what was that? is that all there is? who is this? this is it.

got my hands on a pair of new tires today: Kenda Kross 27” tires. I cannot remember the last time I got new, as in full-retail new tires covered in sprues, vent spews, tire nubs, nibs, nippers, spikes, sprouts, hairs, doo hickeys, by-products of injection molding as seen on new tires, not just new-to-me new tires. 

As this Shogun slowly transitions out of its test ride phase back into a ride-ride status I’m kinda questioning my decision to neo-retro throw it back to its 27” days. That certain stubborn sequence of events.  Each of those Kross tires cost more than I paid for this entire thing 11 years ago at BikeWorks. Just another leading economic indicator glowing red in my fleet of heavy steel non profit bike shop bikes. But I haven’t really ridden it yet. 

In other news I’m guessing about the spindle length on that 1987 loose ball square taper bottom bracket that’s still holding on because I’m about to swap it out for something 30 years younger… 

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The wheel reflectors are a nice touch

early August and once again i'm rolling out before sunrise. there's a rooster living across from the RB train platform and he lets me know when the sun is coming up and that makes me smile. reflectors are the antithesis of cool but if you've seen a cyclist after dark those wheel reflectors work wonders as do pedal reflectors in the conspicuity game

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