Blackstone Bicycles: Spring is here... sorta.

Blackstone Bicycles: Spring is here... sorta.

Jones'n

Jones'n's* gettin the better of me. After a couple Blue Hills IPA's t the Fat Cat I decided that in the morning, I will mount my 18yo homebrew-studded Fisher Fattrax on the 'ol 26er and ride in whatever I may encounter. I guess that would require some documentation, so stay tuned for pix......


*def.  jones'n
To really crave something. Such as a food or drug that gives you pleasure or relief.

At least I got one ride in this week

Less free time  means less chances to ride....such is my life right now. Two jobs is good for the $$ but makes me get more creative with my time, but even when I do, energy levels are lower....
Anyways, I still rode one morning this week since saturday, and plan to at least hit the trainer tomorrow if not ride but the sh!ttty weather right now isn't promising much.

And the extra dough, some of it, squirreling away for bike-related ( new bike..) purchases and trailhead gas...
Then there's always the early-morning weekend ride.....trail or road doesnt much matter to the jones'n.....

How to properly remove a crown race. First make sure your machete is very sharp

With alternating patches of snow and dirt I both trudge and float over the blizzard's remains.

As was reported a few posts ago, my Redline was up in the stand with the entire drivetrain off, for a good cleaning. The paint isn't real pretty anymore, so I didn't take too much time to make it real shiny, but wiped the grime off and re-wrapped the driveside chainstay with electrical tape.
I replaced the chain and cassette, scrubbed the chainring and crank in the kitchen sink, got rid of all the jammed-in duff from the forest floor. Goes welll with the kitchen's earth-tones theme. Same with the derailleur, but I did notice that onea the pulleys has a crack all the way through to the bearing. So it may fall off someday while I'm riding down the trail. Until then, maybe Blackstone Bicycles will order me a new set for my next trip down south? Should be next week if everything works out. Need to service the 'ol Recon.

Other news is that I picked up a Reba from a guy in Providence yesterday. 80 bucks!... It's an '08, but 'like new' (so's my D460. 2008 was the last year they made them!). Really clean, not what my forks ever look like. Hardly a scratch, and apparently really not ridden much, as the guy took it off a new Voodoo build and replaced it with a rigid carbon fork. WHY anyone would do that, I don't understand. He explained to me briefly something about 'taking it on the chin' , but I guess that's never gonna be my riding style....
With any luck, we'll get pummeled with snow this weekend, I'll have Friday  off, and will get to installin the reba, and slappin on the snowshoes and havin fun!

Today. Just below freezing and the morning sun is shining like a red rubber ball...actually more yellowish...
2x around the Marsh with a total of 3 deadsailors loops. Like yesterday, the ground still frozen solid with no ice under the dusting we got yesterday....so, still fast with a 11.4 avs in 8.49 miles and 45 minutes. Second loop I warmed up nicely. Highly recommend a go at it after work!