Wednesday's Commute

Just getting to some photos from the week tonight. I have been very busy which as some of my friends say is better than not being busy in this economy.

These are from the long ride back on the Peavine from 89a. Everything is green and lush.





















There is a bit of bike worship in the photos. The Monkey is justifiable in this regard. I am extremely pleased with the bike overall. I rides just like the Cross Check except I can run any tire I want, and my foot does not overlap the fender.



This is the current set up and likely to remain for a while. Comfy and fast. It took me a while to decide on a bar/stem combo, but eventually ended up with these:



They came of Josh's set up (which came from Dan) and just seemed the right fit for the bike. The Carbon Maxm bars worked okay, and were about 1/3 as light, but, weight be damned, this is a Surly and carbon has no place on it (they are really heavy)! I also like the width. The sweep has not bothered me though I let it sweep down a bit.

I have the fleet pretty well sorted at this point. Hopefully no big changes although recently I have an urge to trade in the Comandante for a Ventana mountain Tandem. That would be a pretty big, expensive build, so I don't see it happening any time soon. The way I see it though, it's quality family time. The boy can ride his bike. Girl #1 on the tandem, Girl #2 on the trail a bike attached to the tandem! Would require a pretty open trail with a rig that long.