2k feet of climbing today in about 20miles on risers. i did ok.

its a ****ing bike, not rocket surgery

Of course, you don't see risers on roackets.

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Today I went to a new lbs that opened up and was looking for a new lock, for an evolution mini they wanted 78.99, I laughed and when the girl told me I should just get a cable lock with a combination because they're safer I decided I'd go to my regular store tomorow.

that's a great price for a NYC lock.

sure you're not colorblind?

i tore a combo lock apart with my hands the other week just to prove to a customer they shouldn't buy it.

Today I stopped in at a Performance shop on a whim because I was driving by. Found a Profile Design T2 Wing bar on clearance. \m/

got up and it was raining pretty hard. supposed to all day. had planned on driving to work, but then the wife just gave me a look like "who are you kidding?".

zoom. throw work clothes in my bag, grab the Ridley SSCX off the peg in the garage, blinkies, clip on rear fender and i'm off.... . got a little damp, but everything i'm wearing to ride is nylon or poly, so it'll be dry in an hour. love that woman.

also going lock shopping tonight. reading reviews online, but want to see stuff in person. keep hearing about how Krypto keys are junk and just stop working, but that's still probably what i'll end up with, likely a 7", as it can get pretty interesting around here finding something to lock to. just need something solid for deli/coffee stops, not overnights.

Krypto keys are junk. They get bent up and stop working right after a year or so depending on how much you use it. A friend of mine locked his lock onto his bike on his way to work, and then he couldn't unlock it to get it back off, so he was stuck with a big 'ol U-lock on his bike until he was able to cut it off.

Today I have to present at lab meeting, which is lame, but my boss is on vacation so theres no pressure.

I'm also really sick of being at penn state, even though I hate football, all this crap in the news and everybody sharing their opinion to me about stuff I had no involvement in is getting annoying.

Between the wife and me we have 3 krypto u-locks. we have 2 ultra long standard model for locking up at home (covered backporch), and then I use one of these mini guys daily...


every 6 months or so, shoot a tiny bit of lube into the lock mechanism and work it in good by carefully locking and unlocking it a bunch of times. and if u make sure to fully insert the key when locking/unlocking, you shouldn't have any issues.
sheldon brown rear wheel locking method - no trouble finding something to lock to.

Check the the ideal city bike guys

https://gearpatrol.com/2012/07/24/ideal-city-bike/

this almost deserves its own thread

My ideal city bike was a Schwinn letour 3, I found it in a dumpster and wasn't all that upset when it was stolen

Today I bent another axle. So early in the morn for that.

I gotta stop riding the single-sped multispeed freewheels. This was only a 5-speed but still, jump, wormp, skidddd. Reset axle nuts, minor tire rub on frame rest of the way in.

seems like ~1k climbing per 10 miles is pretty standard in seattle

hills for dayzzzz

esp if you live on the top of a hill (like everyone does)

i guess if you live in ballard or fremont you're at the bottom of a hill

I'm not sure how I feel about that.

but the hills in fremont are hecka steep if you want to get anywhere north of 34th

I don't like it. And those NuVinci hubs are goofy.

the hub is alright in my book, but those wheels+stem+bars=ideal city bike?

That stem+bars combo makes me want to vomit. I don't see what's "ideal city bike" about that at all.

Is there even such thing as an ideal city bike for all?

Not flashy but functioning

and fenders

That one's geared towards someone who drinks more Red Bull than me, I think. I'd be happy with a lighter version of the Raleigh Sports with wider gear range and front rack.

Switch the cranks and bars to silver, add fenders and I'd gladly roll that thing, though.