November 18th - Cold feet!
My feet are so cold they sting! I had a very pleasant ride in to work last night. With one stop, it took 50 minutes to ride the 7.5 miles. It appears I ride slower in the dark (and without an e-hub motor).
The ride home started at 6:09 AM and I took a wiggle at the end of the ride so I didn't have to face climbing the big hill up to the house. I was in the door at 6:50. But my feet! The old Converse Chuck Taylors don't have any insulation. At the bank by work the temperature showed 29 degrees farenheight. By the time I got home, the sun was up and the temperature was 33 degrees - but that made no difference to my poor little toes.
I am still having trouble with chain hop in the lowest gear. This is getting too serious. I have to find a solution here. The SRAM 7-speed dual drive seems appealing, but we must save for that one.
In the meantime, I need bar ends. My hands and arms are feeling the strain of no alternative grip positions. Perhaps a set of drop bars, or one of those funky time trial bars would be a good solution. Yet, I don't know if this is the bike I would want to spend days on doing a self-supported expedition. The Speed 8 seems better suited for a card card tour of wine towns in some exotic country.
Well, I am starting to feel my toes. It's already 7:20 AM, I must go to bed.
The ride home started at 6:09 AM and I took a wiggle at the end of the ride so I didn't have to face climbing the big hill up to the house. I was in the door at 6:50. But my feet! The old Converse Chuck Taylors don't have any insulation. At the bank by work the temperature showed 29 degrees farenheight. By the time I got home, the sun was up and the temperature was 33 degrees - but that made no difference to my poor little toes.
I am still having trouble with chain hop in the lowest gear. This is getting too serious. I have to find a solution here. The SRAM 7-speed dual drive seems appealing, but we must save for that one.
In the meantime, I need bar ends. My hands and arms are feeling the strain of no alternative grip positions. Perhaps a set of drop bars, or one of those funky time trial bars would be a good solution. Yet, I don't know if this is the bike I would want to spend days on doing a self-supported expedition. The Speed 8 seems better suited for a card card tour of wine towns in some exotic country.
Well, I am starting to feel my toes. It's already 7:20 AM, I must go to bed.
posted by Gymswhirled Kilts at 4:10 AM
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