What did you do post Moonlight Madness? I split off from Barry and Dan, came home, talked to my wife, took a shower with peppermint soap — and trued my back wheel at 1:30 in the morning! I’m going away this weekend to Washington, and I didn’t want to leave it like that. I mean, it was barely close enough to ride. Those potholes on Roland Avenue below the Avenue are a doozy! I do enjoy truing wheels, although I usually get really really anal about it and take too long. And with tonight’s fun ride and being excited about my trip, hell, I’m too keyed up to sleep anyway. Now my wheel is trued pretty well, with the tire/tube back on and inflated, and it’s next to ElRo’s bike where it belongs.
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07.31.09 at 10:05 am
Rantwick
That’s funny, I hate truing wheels, so much so that I use heavier wheels with more spokes just to avoid it as much as I can. To each his own I guess!
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08.01.09 at 1:43 pm
Scot
Any word on the guy who took a spill on Wyndhurst during the ride? Local resident physician came by to look him over, but that’s the last I saw.
08.02.09 at 11:04 am
Johnny
These are pretty high-spoke c0unt/heavy wheels. I’m just heavy, too!
08.02.09 at 11:05 am
Johnny
Scot, I haven’t heard anything, but I’ll keep my ears open. I’ve been out of town since Friday. I hope he was Okay. I can definitely empathize on the endo/faceplant, definitely.
08.06.09 at 9:27 am
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