I broke another spoke on Wednesday. I went out for a 30 mile ride and broke a spoke at 22 miles. At least this time I got more than 4 miles in before it happened. Oh well.
The guys at the shop told it might happen again. Apparently they usually have issues when replacing a single spoke like that. It's hard to get the wheel properly aligned and tightened, so sometimes another spoke will end up breaking.
So now they're in the process of respoking the entire wheel. It's done (finally) but I can't pick it up until tomorrow. Three days without riding is killing me!
Friday, August 18, 2006
Monday, August 14, 2006
Bicycle Mania
I've been all about bicycling the past few weeks. For some reason I've really been into it. I've ridden at least 500 miles in the last two months. My longest ride has been 50 miles, but most of them are between 20 and 30. I just met the goal I set for myself when I bought the bike: 20 miles at an average speed of 20 mph. That was tough, I almost puked. Next up: 25 miles at 25 mph. That will be much, much tougher.
Anyway, it's great exercise and pretty darn fun. There's nothing quite like putting the hammer down and hitting 40+ miles an hour down a hill. Of course, it's not so fun when you break a spoke at 40 mph like I did on Saturday. I heard a loud metallic PING and realized that something broke. Luckily it wasn't anything catastrophic. I was able to ride home (slowly) without any trouble.
So right now I'm wishing I was outside riding while my bike is getting fixed. I might be able to go get it tonight, but not in time to get a ride in. Oh well, tomorrow I'll be back at it.
P.S. I do, in fact, wear the little biker shorts and jersey. Yes, I look like a tool. I'll have to take a picture next time so everyone can have a good chuckle.
Anyway, it's great exercise and pretty darn fun. There's nothing quite like putting the hammer down and hitting 40+ miles an hour down a hill. Of course, it's not so fun when you break a spoke at 40 mph like I did on Saturday. I heard a loud metallic PING and realized that something broke. Luckily it wasn't anything catastrophic. I was able to ride home (slowly) without any trouble.
So right now I'm wishing I was outside riding while my bike is getting fixed. I might be able to go get it tonight, but not in time to get a ride in. Oh well, tomorrow I'll be back at it.
P.S. I do, in fact, wear the little biker shorts and jersey. Yes, I look like a tool. I'll have to take a picture next time so everyone can have a good chuckle.
Friday, July 21, 2006
Long overdue update
A whole bunch of little stuff has been going on recently. The two main things are plumbing problems and bicycling.
We had some sort of plumbing issue last weekend. Jen realized on Friday morning that our downstairs bathroom ceiling was full of water. Ugh. It hadn't collapsed yet but the drywall was definitely shot. I called some guys out and the four days of fun began.
When they came out they couldn't really figure out what was going on. They thought it might be condensation, because everything was damp. After a bunch of hemming & hawing we decided to dry things out (with the water & air conditioning off) and do some tests.
Well, once things were dry I turned the air back on. No problem. Then I turned the water back on and the drip came back. So it had to be a pipe, right? Apparently not.
When the guy came back he cut a hole in our upstairs bedroom to look at the pipe behind the upstairs tubs (which are above the downstairs bath). When we started investigating we realized that the shower had a leak where a hand bar met the tub. This was all cracked and leaked like a sieve. So we fixed it with some silicon caulking and all was well. Or was it....
As it turns out, we also had another leak. There was a pinhole leak in one of the copper pipes. So they guy had to come back on Monday and fix that.
What are the odds that we'd have two leaks in the same spot at the same time? Weird. Anyway, all's fixed now.
Everything else has been about bicycling. I'm loving my bike right now. I twisted my ankle pretty bad in basketball so cycling is one of the few things I can do at the moment. Plus, the Tour de France is on, so I've got all kinds of motivation watching those guys fly through the mountains.
That's pretty much it. I'm just glad it's the weekend now. Score!
We had some sort of plumbing issue last weekend. Jen realized on Friday morning that our downstairs bathroom ceiling was full of water. Ugh. It hadn't collapsed yet but the drywall was definitely shot. I called some guys out and the four days of fun began.
When they came out they couldn't really figure out what was going on. They thought it might be condensation, because everything was damp. After a bunch of hemming & hawing we decided to dry things out (with the water & air conditioning off) and do some tests.
Well, once things were dry I turned the air back on. No problem. Then I turned the water back on and the drip came back. So it had to be a pipe, right? Apparently not.
When the guy came back he cut a hole in our upstairs bedroom to look at the pipe behind the upstairs tubs (which are above the downstairs bath). When we started investigating we realized that the shower had a leak where a hand bar met the tub. This was all cracked and leaked like a sieve. So we fixed it with some silicon caulking and all was well. Or was it....
As it turns out, we also had another leak. There was a pinhole leak in one of the copper pipes. So they guy had to come back on Monday and fix that.
What are the odds that we'd have two leaks in the same spot at the same time? Weird. Anyway, all's fixed now.
Everything else has been about bicycling. I'm loving my bike right now. I twisted my ankle pretty bad in basketball so cycling is one of the few things I can do at the moment. Plus, the Tour de France is on, so I've got all kinds of motivation watching those guys fly through the mountains.
That's pretty much it. I'm just glad it's the weekend now. Score!
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
So tired...
Well, it's 3:45 am and I'm getting ready to drive to Cleveland for work. We're going to drive 5.5 hours, have a 2 or 3 hour meeting, and then drive back 5.5 hours. Sounds fun, huh? Anyway, I'm waiting for my ride to show up so I thought I'd finally get around to posting again.
The bike is doing nicely. I haven't been able to ride as much as I'd like, because I have to wait until 7:30 or 8:00 in the evening so the roads are cleared off. By then I'm usually in the middle of something else. It's really nice to go out and ride, though.
The vacation was great. I'll put up some pictures in a bit, but suffice it to say we had a good time. It was good to see our Aunt Casey. She seemed to be doing really well. Jen hadn't met her yet and really liked her.
The only real things we did in Miami were visit the Everglades and go to South Beach. Other than that (and including South Beach I guess), we just layed around by the pool or on the beach. We each read two novels, so you can guess that we were nice and relaxed.
Okay, now I'll post some pictures before my ride shows up.
The bike is doing nicely. I haven't been able to ride as much as I'd like, because I have to wait until 7:30 or 8:00 in the evening so the roads are cleared off. By then I'm usually in the middle of something else. It's really nice to go out and ride, though.
The vacation was great. I'll put up some pictures in a bit, but suffice it to say we had a good time. It was good to see our Aunt Casey. She seemed to be doing really well. Jen hadn't met her yet and really liked her.
The only real things we did in Miami were visit the Everglades and go to South Beach. Other than that (and including South Beach I guess), we just layed around by the pool or on the beach. We each read two novels, so you can guess that we were nice and relaxed.
Okay, now I'll post some pictures before my ride shows up.
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