monkeymartian

Sunday morn in the greeway.

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Yesterday, I installed a lovely new set of Paul brakes on the Canti-Rom.  I convinced E to go on a short shakedown ride with me.  The weather was very hot and humid, so she came with me reluctantly, grumbling about the heat.  Dropping down into the ravine of the Greenway the temperature felt just a [...]

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I’ve been very quiet here for a few months.  Work has been very hectic and getting in the way of writing anything meaningful, or otherwise here.  I’m still riding to work most days, but recently I’ve had to make treks out to Mississauga several times week.  This has been cutting into my riding time, but [...]

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I like to do as much maintenance on my bike as possible.  I like messing with the tools and replacing parts at they wear out.  The one thing that I have a really hard time with on my Rivendell Romulus is replacing the cantilever brake pads.  I’ve used brand name and generic vee brake replacement [...]

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Cotton handlebar tap under a few coats of shellac is wonderfully durable.  This tape has been on my bike since I purchased it in 2005.  Pretty good for 5 years of use, I think.  It might be time to replace it.

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