Hot stuff

My new hubs.. haven't gotten the wheels built yet.. but soon enough.







These things are sexy.


I'll send more pictures when I get them built. Thing that sucks is that the crank I ordered was bent.. so I have to wait for that before I'll be able to ride.

Later

Bah

I so don't want to be at work today.

There is a fountain in front of my apartment. Not as fancy as the previous fountain, just a little thing that trickles, or so I thought. It hasn't been functioning since I moved in, but this weekend some people must have fixed it. Little did I realize how loud it was, it sounded like a pretty heavy downpour. Go figure.

But it does help drown out the traffic noise from the street next to my apartment, and the constant sirens coming from the fire and police stations a block away. I can't imagine there being that many emergencies in my area, but I suppose there are.

Anyways, it is a weird thing to have, just this constant white noise.

Oh, and I got sunburned yesterday. That's what I get for riding with a slightly smaller jersey on than all my others.

Later

Too strong

I was just coming home from Subway.. really short ride over there.. and I was stopping in front of my apartment.. when apparently I broke 2 bolts on my crank and bent and broke my chain ring. I'm really amazed that my chain didn't break first... though when I went to look, I couldn't find any broken bolts. So they might have come off on the ride home, though I didn't feel much wobble or play.. so, who knows. I can't imagine having actually done this without something else failing. Oh well, makes for a good picture.




Later

Cycling

So, I've been riding a bit since I got up here. Have been working on my track stand (still have to use hands, so don't ask Sean..) but I've found people up here suck on any sort of incline. Went out with 3 guys today, and everytime there was any sort of rise in the road they'd drop into their little rings. People even have compact cranksets up here. I don't understand it. Now I'm worried that I'll lose my climbing strength by living up here.. I have to make sure that doesn't happen. Need to go find a nice little hill and ride it repeatedly.. everyday.

That is all for now.

Oh, hand-wrapped Italian carbon-fiber bikes are the shit! This thing is so amazingly fast.. and I'm not just saying that... it is the fastest thing I've ever ridden.. hands down.

Later

Pictures

Just a few of them... need to decorate more.

And yes, I am watching Wargames.. On Demand from Comcast is pretty nifty.