My Bicycle Musings

I wuz riding along yesterday and heard this plantive little beeping sound. I looked around, and there on the road was this round plastic thing with wires sticking out. It had a blinking LED and a very sad little siren-y sound. I didn't know what it was, but I researched it and came up with the answer. It's an anti-shoplifting device called an Alpha Spider Wrap. I took it apart to see what makes it tick, and to shut the dang thing off! I might make it into something I can use, like a bike alarm in the garage. Or not...

Here's a pic showing a reconstruction of the cable hitting the crankarm incident I mentioned the other day. I bent the cable back for this picture. Then bent it back back.



I got the super-bright idea to paint a little White-Out on the rims and notate the maximum tire pressure thereon, since I can never remember what it is. I am impressed with myself!


FRONT -- Hutchinson "Flash" 700x28 maximum 90 psi


REAR -- Performance Forte GT2 700x28 maximum 105 psi

Miles so far this week, 46 or so.

Today was a no-cloud morning. "June Gloom" must be over! Alas!

We hate it," he hissed. "Nassty, nbassty shivery light it is -- sss -- it spies on us, precious -- it hurts our eyes."-- Completely taking Gollum's words out of context.

As you know, I don't care for bright sunny mornings much. That's how Tom Fudge got whacked. I've almost done it myself!