I miss my donkey
Donkey is the nickname of my bike.
A few weeks ago I seized the rear hub. I think I overheated the coaster brake and everything collapsed from there. I have a new single speed/fixed hub on order, but it has been delayed. I am getting a deal on it, so it is hard to complain. Luckily my friend Jeff loaned me a bike and I am able to ride, but it is not the same as mine. I know, whine whine. I was moping and haven’t been riding, hoping “tomorrow” my parts will show up.
Today I kicked my own ass and rode in to work. Oh how I missed it. The loaner is Surly CrossCheck running a 48/16 compared to my 44/16. It was a workout but up the hills, but now I want to up my ratio so I can fly on the flats and downhills.
Now if I could just pick up the OneHundredPushUps challenge again. Keep dying at week 6.
Lazytime is over.
Posted on Monday, September 8 2008
Author: FEJ
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