It rained!

Wow, August 31 and it was cold and rainy! It was 62 when I got home. I only almost got ran over once! This time it was at Sandy. Time to go check the mail - hopefully the derailleur clamp came today!

being rich has it's perks

Here's a good example of the perks of having a lot of money.  I wouldn't be on the road at 2:30 in the morning (unless Jeanette kicked me out!), but come on, the guy left the cyclist for dead.....better get home and sober up!

cannondale is finished! sort of..........

Just waiting for the front derailleur clamp, then it's all finished! Took about 2 hours to put it all together..and I only bled once! damn brake cables! Picture of the completed bike to follow................... 

front derailleur clamp....who knew?

So I pick up a used front and rear derailleur set (shimano 600), and I think everything is cool.....that is until I decide to actually look at them. Lo and behold, a front derailleur without a way to attach it to the frame! Silly me, I thought these things came with one -  the guy who sold these to me must have ripped me off! I go to the web to look for a front derailleur like mine and of course it doesn't have one..................you have to buy a clamp that matches the diameter of your seat tube............duh! So, a minor setback and a week or more for the finished product.............I learn something everyday!

new bike build!

Started building up the new cannondale today. It was really hot in the shed, but I managed to set up the handle bars/aero bars, and routed some of the cables where they need to go. I haven't got the 600 brakes yet, but I have a pair of dura ace 7400's, but they don't have cable adjustment screws....................I can't find any, but I found  some 7700's - I think they'll work but it'll set me back another 25 bucks or so and at least another week to get them. I think I'll wait for  the 600's to show up and run with those for a  while.

right turns...............UGH

Almost got hit twice today (better than this lady, although she caused it)- first at Sandy and then at Sunnybrook....both right hand turns......."one of these days Alice"................I think I'll buy a new camera.....Jeanette's got one but I don't like the pictures it takes......of course it's probably me.

new frame!

WEEEEEEEEEEEE............................ got the new frame today............here it is!

I'm building a bike to "hopefully" ride in the cycle Oregon next year with Joanne......we'll see. It's a 1999 Cannondale R800 - originally had shimano 105 parts, but I'm going to use shimano 600 pretty much throughout. I've got all the parts to put it together, so as soon as I get it built up I'll take another picture. Bliss........................

First Entry

Here we are................

Just a log of my daily grind.................

 I ride to work every day, at least since last year. That's not entirely accurate -  I ride to the train every day, and then home from work ( since March 2010). I usually get a little over twenty miles in.  I started riding last September (2009) when the Green line started service. I figured even I could ride two and a half miles four times a day.  I did this until March of 2010 when  I started riding home every day, increasing my mileage to 20.

 I have many bikes, but the one I ride the most is a $5.00 bike I got from the Deseret Industries.  Here it is..............

I've learned a lot about bikes since I bought this one....... I'll take some pictures tomorrow to show the route.