I've ridden by these falls countless times, but rarely stop to look. At the beginning of this ride I decided that I would stop and enjoy them for awhile. Three other riders had the same idea and stopped a few moments after I did.
Sunday, June 23, 2024
Friday, June 7, 2024
20,000 Miles
The compact double has been a nice improvement. I have not put on as many miles the past few years, but I did hit 20K miles on the CA2 a few days ago near the Newmarket High School. I am hoping to be able to ride more this season.
Saturday, November 21, 2020
Conversion to compact double
I converted the Carbon Aero from a crankset with 3 chainrings, and a 9 speed rear cassette to a "compact double". This has 2 chainrings in the front and a 11 speed cassette (11t-32t) in the rear. I rarely used the smallest chainring with the triple. This results roughly with a range of 123 to 29 gear inches. Which should work well for my riding. I used handlebar tape for the gripping area of the handlebar instead of foam grips. It is easier to wrap tape then it is to get the grips on, so I tried this first.
I've only ridden 20 miles with the new setup, but, so far, really like it.
Components:
Shimano Ultegra:
Front derailleur: FD-R8000-B
Rear derailleur : RD-R8000-GS up to a 34T cassette
Cassette : CS-R8000
Shimano Dura Ace 11speed bar end shifters: SL-BSR1
Shimano CN-HG701-11 chain. The bike requires more than 2 chains.
I still have to do wrap more tape on the handlebars.
Monday, October 5, 2020
Sunday, September 27, 2020
On Saturday, I went for a ride on Pickpocket Road to Powder Mill Road. I've been riding the Bacchetta Giro26 more often this year. Here's a picture from Powder Mill Road
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
10,000 Miles
Poor picture of the odometer at the bottom |
Where it happened on Bay Rd. Looking towards Newmarket |
Where it happened on Bay Rd. Looking towards Durham |
Oaklands Rd, Piscassic Rd Junction |