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Wednesday Apr 21, 2021 #
Mountain Biking w/ Jess 1:00:00 [3] 7.0 mi (8:34 / mi)
Up at 3AM, couldn't sleep. The times, they are a-changin', and the tires need to change along with them. Pulled the knobbies off the Cutthroat, and swapped the summer slicks back on. Couldn't get them to seat with the floor pump, and it seemed wrong to fire up the air compressor at 4AM, directly below the bedroom. Swapped out the 30t bikepacking chainring for a faster 34t. Goodbye, granny gear!
Since the back wheel was off, and the chain and cassette are both on their last miles, I pulled off the hub driver and matched pictures online until I was confident I had found the correct XD driver to replace the stock 11s driver. If the new one actually shows up in a month (shipping from China), I'll try a wide range 9-46 e13 cassette and have a true go-anywhere bike.
As soon as creatures besides mouses were stirring, I fired up the compressor and popped both tires on. Then banished the bikes and gear bins to another room and vacuumed and steam cleaned a winter's-worth of grit and grease off of the carpet.
Took Jess out at lunchtime for what was supposed to be a quick shakedown to bounce the sealant around and make sure the shifting still worked. Passed an enormous snapper laying eggs on the way in. Jess went straight to the muddiest of mud holes, and so we extended the ride in hopes of shedding mud and finding cleaner water. Ran into Crazy Daisy and the two of them ran each other ragged for a while. A few minutes later we heard a crack and watched a 100' pine come crashing down, a bit too close for comfort. Nearly got blown over sideways as we exited the woods onto the narrow, fast runout into the main field. Rain is imminent.
Since the back wheel was off, and the chain and cassette are both on their last miles, I pulled off the hub driver and matched pictures online until I was confident I had found the correct XD driver to replace the stock 11s driver. If the new one actually shows up in a month (shipping from China), I'll try a wide range 9-46 e13 cassette and have a true go-anywhere bike.
As soon as creatures besides mouses were stirring, I fired up the compressor and popped both tires on. Then banished the bikes and gear bins to another room and vacuumed and steam cleaned a winter's-worth of grit and grease off of the carpet.
Took Jess out at lunchtime for what was supposed to be a quick shakedown to bounce the sealant around and make sure the shifting still worked. Passed an enormous snapper laying eggs on the way in. Jess went straight to the muddiest of mud holes, and so we extended the ride in hopes of shedding mud and finding cleaner water. Ran into Crazy Daisy and the two of them ran each other ragged for a while. A few minutes later we heard a crack and watched a 100' pine come crashing down, a bit too close for comfort. Nearly got blown over sideways as we exited the woods onto the narrow, fast runout into the main field. Rain is imminent.