Mostly we're just shy :). That, and at this moment we're supposed to be reading a dissertation that's going to be defended this week, not trying to catch up on Addiction, which is nearly an impossible task -- you guys are prolific!

The little lady decided it was a nice morning for a rainy ride down to the coffee shop on the tandem. It was pretty nice, indeed. It didn't rain too hard and traffic was light. Sure had me jonesing for a long tandem ride...

I'm reminded that I also taught a few semesters of undergraduate chem labs at Princeton. But after the first semester all the guys in the lab complained that I only paid attention to the female students. Surely that was a gross exaggeration. In any case from then on all my lab sections were guys only. Blech!

Love this pic at a bike shop in Japan. Sweet tri bike, penny farthing, "Song of the Terrain" Giant stickers, Bridgestone box, and whatever that rustic equipment is leaning against the wall behind the p-far... are those folding chairs ?

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Speaking of Bridgestone, I guess Grant Petersen is making an appearance at a bike shop down in the big city today. Not sure if I wanna brave the rain for that.

Although there's apparently gonna be "cheese, cookies and egg nog."

Egg nog and cheese sounds like a bad combo, but free food is good food!

Egg nog and anything sounds like a bad combo, except for rum.

How dare you not mention the prominent and lovely Specialized sign. Their attorneys will be knocking on your door before the night is out.

we should all be expecting someone to serve us papers within the week just for looking at it.

the piolet is a pretty cool bike, but i absolutely detest their new ergo-dirt drops.

and being a "mtb" level top tubes are pretty much nonexistent so i doubt they ever even gave that a thought

I'd never own a bike with those bars on it either. Yuck!

VO is one of them vintagey kinda companies and there were plenty of level TTs on vintage MTBs, so I think it would work perfectly with their "brand."

i agree that it would look better, being rigid i doubt its marketed towards the XC crowd so a level TT wouldnt really be out of place anyhow

plus you could also fit an enormous frame bag for bikepacking!

I am organising a 200km randonnee today. Lots of food, fluids and logistics involved. Perhaps I should have said I have been organising a 200km randonnee for the past week.

17 starters, which doesn't sound like much, but it is an off PBP year. Oh yeah, the 4000 METRES of climbing might put a few people off. :D

The start was at 7.00 this morning. So far so good. Back home at the moment collecting up the next couple of checkpoints' goodies. Then back home to get Machka who will do the finish control from 1.30 to 8.30. And then I do a shift change at the second-last checkpoint.

Long day, but I love organising events like this.

I reckon you will see more and more drop-bar MTBs because the levers now work with disc brakes. Not that there really is much point to them, I think. Just like CX bikes with drop bars... I mean, why? How many times in a race has any rider got down on the drops?

Yeah, I'd probably want a 22/34/44 triple for loaded gravel tour myself.

The gearing on there would probably be fine for single-track action.

Another swim meet bites the dust.

I wasn't impressed with the climbing number upon first scan of your post, then I re-read and the METRES unit finally clicked. Yeah, that's a little hilly for a metric double.

Consistently the best prices I can find, I've ordered from here a few times:

Clincher tires only

Anybody want a 13 year old girl?

reported.

Mine are 14 and 15. It gets worse.

BTW phenomenal club ride today. 54 miles and 8 short of 5000 for the year.

We saw a bunch of Fredded out cyclists on the ride today. Turns out there was a 200 Km rando in the area.

Did you say hello to Rowan and Machka?

Received.

Punishment forthcoming.