| Ride Date |
Distance (miles) |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Category |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
8/1/2023
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
8/2/2023
(Wed)
|
19.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG, Olde Towne, Saint's Row. Perfect biking weather.
Installed new Flyer saddle at 2492 miles. Both of the previous Brooks's that I had on this bike creaked.
There was a click that I thought was from a loose headset, so I loosened the pinch bolts, tightened the star nut, and re-tightened the pinch bolts. No effect. Then I checked the S&S couplers. The top one was good and tight ,as I suppose you would expect, since it is under compression. The lower coupler was just a bit loose -- probably not even a quarter turn. But that was enough. No more click. I'll have to keep an eye on this bottom coupler, which is under tension. Fortunately, I think it will make noise a long time before it gets dangerously loose. |
8/5/2023
(Sat)
|
23.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: East Village, Airport, WG, Olde Towne.
Saddle creak seems to be creeping back. I wonder if there is something about this seat-post. |
8/7/2023
(Mon)
|
15.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Lakeforest. My test bed is still not ready. Gonna take PTO day-by-day till it is ready. Took the long way home through WG and Airport. |
8/8/2023
(Tue)
|
26.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: All of Wildcat and Rocky. Perfect summer weather. Broken clouds 80F, not humid, nice breeze. |
8/11/2023
(Fri)
|
23.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
Comments: East Village, Airport, WG, Olde Towne. Perfect weather. I'm getting excited about my Lake Champlain tour in less than a month.
Took the bike up to Larry yesterday to look at a spoke ticking against the front brake caliper. Watched him work, but I couldn't really tell what he was doing, and he wouldn't say. (Though he did tell me I shouldn't have undone the couplers to fit it in the car trunk -- only do that for flying. And he told my my saddle was tipped too far back, and I had the wrong kind of pedals. I've bought three high-end bikes from this guy, and interacted with him numerous times. I can't recall a single encounter when he didn't tell me I was doing something wrong.)
Whatever he did, the front brake is totally silent, now. |
8/14/2023
(Mon)
|
13.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG Express. Hot and muggy, but still better than sitting around inside. |
8/15/2023
(Tue)
|
12.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Airport express. |
8/16/2023
(Wed)
|
16.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG Deluxe. Beautiful morning. Bike is running great. Tick in the front brake is totally gone. New saddle is comfortable (if a little bit noisy). |
8/21/2023
(Mon)
|
12.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG express. Perfect weather. |
8/22/2023
(Tue)
|
15.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: East Village, Airport. More great weather. |
8/23/2023
(Wed)
|
16.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG & Deer Park. Quite cool at 7:30 AM. Probably about 60F. Used arm warmers. Other than creaky saddle, bike seems ready for upcoming tour. And creaky saddle is not a show stopper. |
8/25/2023
(Fri)
|
14.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG express w/ stop at Saints' Row. They were out of Baker Street, but the brown ale was very good. |
8/28/2023
(Mon)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
8/29/2023
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
| August Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Category |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 15 |
234.00 |
0 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| YTD Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Category |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 185 |
2,818.00 |
2,575 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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