Misc. Ramblings

Fun little Urban ride last night.  Good sized group, and everyone seemed to be there for a jovial time.  Well, almost everyone...

If riding is a grand travail, and one derives little enjoyment from it, just stop.  Riding b/c it's just something to do is not the reason to throw a leg over the top tube. 
It should be a fun, happy, enjoyable time.  Sure, there are parts that suck, but if one is truly passionate, those times are embraced. 
Thanks...moving on...
It was nice to ride in shorts last night.  Sort of an odd sensation after months of covering the legs. 
A bit over two hours in the dark...rolling around.  It was good.

Gilbert might not be the fastest guy on a TT bike, but the All-Belge set up just works...

Ducati.  Hypermotard SP.  Please.  Just need the high-exit Termis, and we're all good.

Someone explain this to me.  Sweet custom frameset, with custom paint.  Custom handbuilt wheels.  FSA cranks? 

Page took the whole "...take the inside line..." thing literally here, eh?

Sophia, in her prime...on a bike.  Enough said...


And a bit of a Pro-Tip :
If you go into a shop, and the "professional" manager tells you that you need a certain size bicycle because of your inseam, turn, and walk out.
It's barely a factor in properly fitting a road bicycle.  Top tube length, head tube length, stem length and angle, seatpost setback, saddle placement on the seatpost, handlebar width/reach/drop, and handlebar height all do more to affect a proper fit than the old, "do-you-have-room-between-your-crotch-and-the-top-tube?".
That's some uneducated, amateur hour shit.
And we won't even go into frame geometry, and how all of the things listed above affect it, and proper fit.  Nor will we talk about riding style, and flexibility...
Do yourself a favor.  Find a shop that  takes the time to ask the right questions, and fits you properly.
Thanks again...

The week is halfway over, and it's going to be pleasant for the next couple of days.  Go outside and play.


Just sayin'...