One Hundred Fifty-Two

Just when I thought I couldn't cut my training any closer...

RAO starts July 22 not July 29! I'm an idiot. Morons and small children could plan better.

At least I don't really have a crew yet. So I didn't screw up anybody else's schedule. However, now I have to tell Eric that I asked for the wrong days off. Good thing is that the 22nd falls on my normal weekend off. I just have to beg for the 24th off.

Base miles from the previous year count - don't they?

One Hundred Fifty-One

Scraps from the desk of JPS:

Yesterday we topdressed greens on the north course at the Reserve. I got to drag sand. That was cool.

Today I rode downtown to pick up goodies at Cyclepath and to hand Sacha a check for one of his new Vanilla Bicycle prints. I took a different route into town this time. Instead of crossing 26, I followed Canyon, then took the bike path to Scholls Ferry, then took my chances on some roads I had never been on; finally I came down on Vista and got back on one of my regular routes at Park.

I've got everything I need to start building a wheel around my new Phil Wood fixed/fixed hub. Wow, that thing is heavy! I'm not sure how I'm going to pull the Bob trailer behind it. Seems like I might have to manufacture some custom "Bob Boltz" using a set of Bob Nutz and some threaded rod from Phil Wood. Will the Nutz screw onto the Phil bolts? I need to go home and find out.

Later.

One Hundred Fifty

Bicycle Hodgepodge

www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/BIKEPED/docs/bike_manual_06.pdf: The 2006 Oregon Bicyclist Manual. A booklet that helps adult bicyclists and parents of younger bicyclists understand how to ride safely and legally on the streets, roads and highways of Oregon. Condenses and paraphrases language in the Oregon Revised Statutes. Also provides safety advice not included in the law.

www.metro-region.org/article.cfm?articleid=218: Where to buy the 2005 Bike There! map ($6). Provides a snapshot of bike lanes and multi-use paths in the Portland metropolitan region.

www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?c=34809: Portland area bicycle maps from the City of Portland Office of Transportation

http://www.bta4bikes.org/: Bicycle Transportation Alliance - Working to promote bicycling and improve bicycling conditions in Oregon and SW Washington.

www.bta4bikes.org/resources/bikeclubs.php: List of bicycle clubs in Oregon and SW Washington

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/: Tons of information about cycling from a man who, as a kid, used to gather discarded bicycle parts and put together bikes to sell for pocket money.

http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/: Another (retail) website with lots of good information about cycling.

www.mile43.com/peterson/FendForYourself.html: Use an old roadside political campaign sign to make your own fenders that “work real well and are very light and inexpensive.”

www.blayleys.com/articles/lights/: A good article about bicycle lights.

http://bicyclelighting.com/: Another good discussion about bicycles lights.

http://www.bikeforums.net/: A place to talk with other people about a variety of topics including Advocacy & Safety, Bicycle Mechanics, Commuting, Living Car Free, Winter Cycling, and much, much more.

http://www.blueberryrides.com/: “Information for the Recreational Cyclist Since 1998” (Includes good maps of places to ride!)

http://www.pwtc.com/: Portland Wheelmen Touring Club

http://www.salembicycleclub.org/: Salem Bicycle Club

http://www.obra.org/: Oregon Bicycle Racing Association

http://www.orrandonneurs.org/: Oregon Randonneurs

http://www.vanillabicycles.com/: Handmade bicycle eye candy from S.E. Portland, Oregon.

http://www.ultracycling.com/: For those who like to ride, and ride, and ride, and ride, and ride…

One Hundred Forty-Nine

Hopefully I live to post again...

Item 1.
Quantity: 1
Phil Wood Rear KISS-OFF Fixed/Fixed Hub
135mm Bolt Axle, 36 hole
polished silver finish
Part #HMK637

Item 2.
Quantity: 1
Phil Wood 1/8" stainless track cog
16 tooth

Item 3.
Quantity: 1
Phil Wood 1/8" stainless track cog
20 tooth

Item 4.
Quantity: 1
Schmidt Dynamo (SON28) 36 hole front hub
silver

Item 5.
Quantity: 2
Velocity Dyad 700c 36 hole rim
silver

Item 6.
Quantity: 80
DT Swiss Revolution 2.0/1.5 silver spokes
for use with front hub w/ 12 mm nipples
for use with rear hub w/ 16 mm nipples
length: 282 mm

Item 7.
Quantity: 50
DT Swiss Pro Lock brass nipples
Silver (or black if black is the only option)
length: 12 mm

Item 8.
Quantity: 50
DT Swiss Pro Lock brass nipples
Silver (or black if black is the only option)
length: 16 mm

Item 9.
Quantity: 2 (i.e. one pair)
Paul Moto BMX V brake
silver

Item 10.
Quantity: 2 (i.e. one pair)
Paul 2.5 Love Levers
silver

Item 11.
Quantity: 1 set (front and rear)
Nokon MTB brake housing and cables
black

Item 12.
Quantity: 2
Nokon V brake noodle replacement widgets
black

Item 13.
Quantity: 1
Thomson MTB stem
1-1/8 x 15 degree x 140 x 25.4
model SM-E110
black

Item 14.
Quantity: 1
Schmidt E6 headlight (switched)

Item 15.
Quantity: 1
Busch & Muller DTopLight Plus (6V)

Item 16.
Quantity: "set"
electrical cable and connectors
to connect hub dynamo to Schmidt E6 headlight
and to connect headlight to DTopLight Plus tail light

Item 17.
Quantity: 1
R&M handlebar mount
see: http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/Schmidt-Lumotec.asp

Item 18.
Quantity: 1
Cane Creek ZS-6 1-1/8" short headset
black

Item 19.
Quantity: 1 kit (1x10mm, 4x5mm, 1x3mm)
Cane Creek Interlok Headset Spacers
black

Item 20.
Quantiy: 1
IZUMI ESH Pro Track Chain

What aren't I buying, you ask? Let's see...

A Country Road Bob frame.

Those (damn ISIS) TruVative cranks that I bought just because of the (damn ISIS) bottom bracket I had, which I promptly destroyed and had to replace with another (damn ISIS) bottom bracket, because now I had a set of perfectly good (damn ISIS) cranks. (Would've, could've, should've been spinning a square tapered Phil bb instead!)

A B&M Dymotec 6V bottle generator custom mounted to the Country Road Bob, connected to a Lumotec Plus headlight and a DToplight Plus taillight.

Those lovely looking Albatross handlebars. (And some tape and/or cork grips.)

A bottle cage or two, rear rack, panniers, etc.

Who needs a crew?

One Hundred Forty-Eight

minimalism n. Use of the fewest and barest essentials or elements, as in the arts, literature, or design.

fewest gears ... fewest training miles ... fewest crew ... fewest excuses (?!) ...