Ah the wonders of base ten. Some may have noted that yesterday was a day of some significance. That’s because the date (by the purest of arithmetic coincidences) was 10-10-10. Of course if we only happened to have four digits on each hand it would have been 12-12-2512. In binary it’s even worse, being 1010-1010-1010. Given enough time, Shimano will, no doubt, develop that into a driveline, and then Campy will claim they did it first with but theirs will be a 1010-1010-1011 gearset.
MidFall Celebration Night Ride: It’s coming. In just two weeks. Here’s a bit of news on that. We will meet and depart from the Hollonville Opry House. It’s at the intersection of GA-362 and Kings Bridge Rd. Watch the weather. It could be getting cool that night. We’ll go rain or shine, warm or cool.
A moon, just a bit past full, will rise for us, just after 8:30.
This ride just might be a bit shorter, but it will be well worth it. I promise some challenging terrain, and some special rewards. And just a suggestion here, but those of you with touring type bikes would be well advised to use them. Don’t worry, the pace will be a bit calmer to allow for that.
Project Update: The new build project is ne schedule, and maybe just a tad ahead. I got the driveline completed this past week, and have added a few touches. For any who are tuning in late, here’s the short and skinny.
I’m building up a Surly Traveler’s Check. It’s basically a cyclocross frame, with S&S couplers. So it’s a travel bike too. I built up a rear wheel around the new SRAM Torpedo hub. It’s a trick hub that can be used as a single speed or a fixed gear. It doesn’t shift from one to the other on the fly, but it can be changed with the twist of a screwdriver. No need to unmount the wheel and flip it. Expect some pictures along about next week.
Starting tomorrow, we’ll be doing some technical work. The subject will be brakes.
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