...small things x 3

Turned my stem upside down on the Salsa today. It reduced my handle bar height by 40mm or so, and now is almost identical to the Gary Fisher Rig. Rode for an hour or so late on Sunday afternoon and I found perfect happiness. The new bike glow had worn off and I was wondering why the new Salsa Dos Niner wasn't feeling quite right. I compared seat height, seat position, geometry, bar end angle, seat angle, bottom bracket height and then I realised how dumb I am. Inverted the stem - as on the Rig - and just like a gay looking magician in Vegas - magic happened.

12 wheelbarrows of dirt; and a swim prevention device has been created.I was worried that without a berm on the western end of the ELERINGTON, there would be too many bikes in the dam. Now that it is going on winter, swimming in the dam is no longer an option. It is something that I have been putting off for a while now, but a solid hour on the end of a shovel has done the trick. Whilst the berm still needs a bit more physical labour, the back has been broken, and a small amount of effort has made the track all the more sweeter.


I raked the North Shore extension again today. It's probably the 5th time the add-on to North Shore has been groomed this way, but this time, it seems that I have reached the hard stuff, and now the corners can be hit at speed with confidence.

Life is good!