Middle o' the week

 Shimano suddenly gives new meaning to the term "Bottom Bracket Adjustment" ...

 So hot!  Do want!  Just clean and simple...

Are you sure you still want to go to Italy and ride the Stelvio?  Looks like a barrel of monkeys, eh?  Remind me to fit a compact crank, AND a 12-28....

I forgot to post this pic from Monday's trip to Charlotte.  Every LEO on the planet is there working the DNC.  Couldn't tell where these guys were from, but they were all riding Scott 29ers.  Pretty cool.  Beats the hell out of riding around in a beat-up Crown Vic all day!

Some Danny Mac love...

 

Good ride last night.  Even the rain was nice.  It was SE Asia humid when we rolled out.  Little drops started to fall once we crossed I-26.  They got  bigger, and colder, on the climb up Glenn.  The rain started and stopped somewhere around a dozen times over the course of the ride.  No matter...it was cooling, and felt good.
I was forced onto the Salsa last night.  I'd really forgotten how well that thing does on road rides.  The position is dead on, and the 7800 Dura-Ace works every time.  7800 is STILL the gold standard, and I have 7900 on the Ridley.
Anyway, the Salsa acquitted itself well, even with a 48 big ring.  The 48 is actually a pretty nice choice for around here, as one can muscle it UP the climbs, yet it's still big enough to build some serious speed when the 12 cog is called upon.  Yes, Virginia, you CAN take a 34mph pull in a 48/12!!

That's about it for today...nothing more to see here...move along...

Namaste!