"Los Bigotes"
Date: Jan. 11
Mileage: 18.5
Ride type: Commute
Bike: Surly LHT
Temp: 48 a.m./46 p.m.- windy
January mileage: 93
Year to date: 93
Spanish for 'moustache', you know. i debated whether to make it plural or singular. in English, you would say 'moustache bars' plural, but i'm too lazy to look up handlebar in Spanish at this moment.
first commuter ride on the LHT with Moustaches attached. the 1 day verdict is that i like them very much. they give you several interesting positions. in the outside-to-inside order, on the outermost flair, this provides an upright position for climbing and for relaxing. this would be like on the tops of a road bar. the next is tucked just outside of the curve. i found that i liked that one quite a bit for general riding. the next is deep in the curve to access the brakes. this is nice and aerodynamic, but safe. finally you can drap atop the brake hoods. this is the most aerodynamic. all of these are comfortable, and much more useful than a straight flat bar like that which was on the LHT before. i think in the longrun, these will suffice better than a road bar, at least for commuting, b/c all four positions are accessible, given that i'm not going in the full drops anytime soon on a commute.
this bar position business has gotten me thinking about the bar on the Litespeed. i've wondered several times why the justupfromhood position on my RB-1 is more comfortable than that on my Litespeed. if you read promos at "rivendell", they discuss ramp position, which is that spot just up from brake levers. apparently, they have Nitto design bars that have more of a flattish profile before going into the drops. this gives you a more comfortable spot to cruise before going into the levers. on the ITM bars on the Litespeed, the top of the curve is rather pronounced, tweaking the wrist a little. an eventuality- a LONG eventuality- is to trade out bars for the Litespeed to give me more cruising comfort. little things that can help build long-term mileage.
I hate teenagers' loud non-muffled Hondas. loud assholes. not all teenies; just the ones with no mufflers.
I hate people who buzz cyclists even though they have room. makes me want to put a scratch all the way down their car.
was on the Beargrass trail looking for beaver today. the girl scout parking lot is emptying mud onto the trail, although they DO have a couple straw bales there to stop it. hope they can inconvenience themselves a bit for their campfires to take care of that.
and finally, i think the ECHO computer is abt .05 off per mile. now, that's a mile every 20, if my pathetic math skills are correct. i'll have to tweak that, but the mileage up top is a pretty good calculation. a good commuting day all round.
Mileage: 18.5
Ride type: Commute
Bike: Surly LHT
Temp: 48 a.m./46 p.m.- windy
January mileage: 93
Year to date: 93
Spanish for 'moustache', you know. i debated whether to make it plural or singular. in English, you would say 'moustache bars' plural, but i'm too lazy to look up handlebar in Spanish at this moment.
first commuter ride on the LHT with Moustaches attached. the 1 day verdict is that i like them very much. they give you several interesting positions. in the outside-to-inside order, on the outermost flair, this provides an upright position for climbing and for relaxing. this would be like on the tops of a road bar. the next is tucked just outside of the curve. i found that i liked that one quite a bit for general riding. the next is deep in the curve to access the brakes. this is nice and aerodynamic, but safe. finally you can drap atop the brake hoods. this is the most aerodynamic. all of these are comfortable, and much more useful than a straight flat bar like that which was on the LHT before. i think in the longrun, these will suffice better than a road bar, at least for commuting, b/c all four positions are accessible, given that i'm not going in the full drops anytime soon on a commute.
this bar position business has gotten me thinking about the bar on the Litespeed. i've wondered several times why the justupfromhood position on my RB-1 is more comfortable than that on my Litespeed. if you read promos at "rivendell", they discuss ramp position, which is that spot just up from brake levers. apparently, they have Nitto design bars that have more of a flattish profile before going into the drops. this gives you a more comfortable spot to cruise before going into the levers. on the ITM bars on the Litespeed, the top of the curve is rather pronounced, tweaking the wrist a little. an eventuality- a LONG eventuality- is to trade out bars for the Litespeed to give me more cruising comfort. little things that can help build long-term mileage.
I hate teenagers' loud non-muffled Hondas. loud assholes. not all teenies; just the ones with no mufflers.
I hate people who buzz cyclists even though they have room. makes me want to put a scratch all the way down their car.
was on the Beargrass trail looking for beaver today. the girl scout parking lot is emptying mud onto the trail, although they DO have a couple straw bales there to stop it. hope they can inconvenience themselves a bit for their campfires to take care of that.
and finally, i think the ECHO computer is abt .05 off per mile. now, that's a mile every 20, if my pathetic math skills are correct. i'll have to tweak that, but the mileage up top is a pretty good calculation. a good commuting day all round.
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