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| Ride Date |
Distance (miles) |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Category |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
5/1/2024
(Wed)
|
10.00 |
0 |
training: general -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. Started my last month. Retiring. I've probably biked to work 4 or 5 thousand times. |
5/3/2024
(Fri)
|
2.00 |
0 |
general: testing -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
Comments: Test ride of Raleigh hybrid with new left crank.
In April of '22 I replaced the bottom bracket. I forgot about Sheldon's dictum to re-tighten cranks a mile after installing them. It took quite a while, but eventually the left crank was ruined. Once that happens, there is nothing you can do but get a new crank. I thought I would have to replace the pair, but I found a 170 mm left crank on the web. It's not as nice looking as the ruined Sugino crank, but it will do.
When I installed the crank last summer, I felt some grittiness and figured the April '22 bracket was toast. (It sat on my shelf for 10 years before I got around to installing it.) So I got another bracket off the web. I researched it pretty carefully to get one that would fit, but it didn't. With other bike options, I could leave it in pieces. Finally, it is back together with the April '22 bottom bracket. It is fine. Grittiness was probably in the chain, which got a badly needed cleaning and some oil. And this time, I made it a point to ride a mile and re-tighten the cranks. |
5/3/2024
(Fri)
|
16.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG. Olde Towne. Stopped at Saints Row for an Irish Imperial Stout. very nice weather. |
| May Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Category |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 3 |
28.00 |
0 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| YTD Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Category |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 57 |
905.00 |
3,250 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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