Commute
It felt damn good to have the 1st commute of the new school year. School doesn't officially start for me until next Friday, but like many of us, I have to get in the building well early. Plus, our 17+-yr principal is retiring, so there was a breakfast wingding for her this morning. The rest of the day I spent moving crap. It's not that elegant. I tend to actually do better with a schedule; I'm more productive in the off hours, so it will be good for me.
As for my ride, the morning was completely uneventful except that I had good legs. Right out of the gate I was able to push one sprocket smaller, who knows why. It was really nice, actually. The afternoon was pretty uneventful too except that I had the same front mudguard problem as I've experienced before. B/C of my smallish frame, I experience toe overlap, in this case bashing a shoe against the framework of the fender. It's the SKS/ESGE model that has a breakaway design, which is good. The bad is that it's a bit loosy goosy when you smack it. So, I dismounted and jimmy-ed it up, but it was rubbing just a tad on the left. I smacked it again to get home, but I'm going to loosen all the mounts and get it squared up for the fall commuting season.
Ride on!
As for my ride, the morning was completely uneventful except that I had good legs. Right out of the gate I was able to push one sprocket smaller, who knows why. It was really nice, actually. The afternoon was pretty uneventful too except that I had the same front mudguard problem as I've experienced before. B/C of my smallish frame, I experience toe overlap, in this case bashing a shoe against the framework of the fender. It's the SKS/ESGE model that has a breakaway design, which is good. The bad is that it's a bit loosy goosy when you smack it. So, I dismounted and jimmy-ed it up, but it was rubbing just a tad on the left. I smacked it again to get home, but I'm going to loosen all the mounts and get it squared up for the fall commuting season.
Ride on!
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