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Old 10-27-09 | 02:47 PM
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EKW in DC
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From: Alexandria, VA

Bikes: Trek 830 Mountain Track Drop bar conversion

Rainy this morning, and looking like rainy tonight. Or at least still wet. Missed the worst of the rain, though and was OK just wearing my long sleeve tee (which got a little wet but is druing in my office now). I need to look into getting a lightweight rain shell. I've got a heavier jacket that's water resistant enough to use when it's colder and rainy, but these 50-60 degree rainy days are too warm for it...

I'm excited about my ride home, though. I'd neglected my brakes a little too long, and finally got a set of new pads and a replacement cable for the rear. Rotated front pads to the back, installed the new pads up front (so as to have the best, most reliable stopping power up front) and replaced the cable at lunch. (Nice to have bike parking in the basement of my building by the maintenance department - no one cares if I'm tooling around on my bike in the middle of the day).

I'm a dorky nerd, I guess, but I'm actually excited about riding with the new brakes (sadly it's the first thing I've changed/added on the bike in MONTHS).

No downpours, but I'm sure I'll have to quick clean/lube the chain tonight... rain, rain go away.
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