Like a Kid Again

Holy shit this bike is fun! It's been a long time since I've ridden anything with a coaster brake, I mean a really long time, as in childhood. I certainly forgot how touchy they can be, not a whole lot of play between slowing down and a full on power slide. Oh, how I love that power slide. The bike itself a full on tank, tipping the scales at 38 pounds and even with an easy gear I get a little burning in the legs on the 1/2 mile flat ride home from school. On the plus side, drifting the tank through wet grass is just about the most fun thing I can think of. Now where in the hell can I find some cheap fenders that will fit over 26 x 3.0s?

Thinking About The Future

I made a quick trip down to Portland this last weekend to tie up some loose ends. Driving around with Pat on Friday I decided that I should start looking at what I'm going to want in a home of my own. Okay, that's not really true. I've been thinking about it for a long time, filling notebooks for the last few years in fact. I really like the look of this house that's just a couple of block away from Pat's although I'd definitely need to swap out the clear cedar lap siding for rain screen. I do love that little touch of cedar.

This however is a bit much for my tastes, not to mention that clear cedar ain't exactly cheap.

Gotta dig the location though, situated right on the bluff in the Overlook neighborhood.

I'm down with VG fir too...

Welcome To The Fold

I made a killing on the Cowan. I essentially got more than I was asking for it and scored a pristine Humuhumu-nukunuku-apua'a at the same time. Now I've got something I can lock outside the school that I'm not so attached to that I have to worry about it growing legs. Sweetness.

Bike For Sale!

All done and ready to be sold. Act now because these deals won't last long. Inquire within.

Getting Ready for Market

I'm laughing because I just got done doing something really stupid. If you look closely you'll notice there are no brake cables and no brakes, just levers. The Cowan just got an uber cheap wheelset and gears and I wanted to make sure everything was working alright. As you may recall, I live on a steep hill, and without brakes going up is clearly the way to go. Of course, I've got to get back home after verifying that the shifting is cool, why not just ride back down the hill? Oh yeah, those levers aren't connected to anything! After some foot dragging and a ghost ride into the blackberries around the corner I came away unscathed. At this point all I need is one brake cable and housing and the Cowan is ready for Craigslist. Here's hoping for a quick sale.

2nd Wedding in a Row

A week ago it was Chad(another of Michele's co-residents) and Beth's wedding. This weekend it was Jeff and Kate(my cousin)'s wedding. In another month or so it'll be Star and Eddie's wedding. My cousin Lizzy's wedding is also on the horizon. They're coming fast and furious now, who knows what wedding will be next.

Anyway, the Jeff and Kate wedding was a small affair at the Lake Union Rowing Club, there was only about 50-60 people there for the short ceremony followed by brunch.

I only got one halfway decent shot of Kate and Jeff together.

I love this shot of Kate and her brother Chuck dancing together.

The weather has been great here in Seattle the last few days and I'm hoping it will hold for at least a little longer. Wednesday is the earliest I'll be able to ride and I'd like to find sunshine and dry trails when I do.

I Had A Plan

I was going to drop Michele off at work, come home, load up, and head out. The idea was that I would drive to Fauntleroy, park and ride my bike onto the ferry to Southworth. From there it's only a few mile to Banner Forrest and as we all know, there's a lot of riding in them there woods. That was the plan.

Instead, I got sidetracked when I got home and the rain wasn't stopping(yeah I'm a bit of a wuss) so I worked in the garage for a while. Just about lunchtime the sun came out and I fanally got my ass in gear. The lateness of the hour made St. Eds the place to be. I got a full two hours of riding in on some very wet but only mildly muddy trails. I've really got to start getting out more.