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Glad you got your other bike!
2 years agoYum!
2 years agoGlad your bike shifting has improved. Great photos!
2 years agoNo fun!
2 years agoDid you ask about the current condition of Blue Mesa Cutoff versus Lake City Cutoff?
Blue Mesa Cutoff was fairly smooth when I did it in 2010, but of course road condition can vary greatly from year to year.
I'm amazed that you can still do 3900 feet of climbing in one day.
And Oren, he's in his 70's?
Your "skipping pedals" problem sounds like a freehub ratchet going bad or needing cleaning/lubrication. It's embedded in the wheel, so you can't fix the problem by swapping the cassette. In the old days, the ratchet was easier to replace because it was embedded in the freewheel instead of in the hub.
The "ghost shifting" is caused by something else, I think. Broken hub axle, loose hub bearings, who knows. I suspect that swapping the rear wheel would have fixed your problems, allowing you to ride the preferred bike.
Memories are bitter sweet, aren't they?
2 years agoThe narrative “ It does happen to take us to Delta, where I grew up. My mother is gone, and I haven't lived here in 30+ years.”, along with this great picture, sorta made me choke back some tears. I so vividly remember riding there with you and how proudly you showed me the, was it the “Treaty”, tree? And I recently traveled to my own home town, Ferris, TX, and how the funny feeling felt riding thru and remembering.
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White pelicans; larger than the brown ones normally seen along Ocean ports. Whites have a black wing tip and soar in Vs when migrating. I see them here in KC as they pass north/south.
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That sounds about right. But I’m pretty happy with the Enviolo.
2 years agoDidn't you have a catastrophic break down on a Phil Wood rear wheel down around Durango somewhere?
If the hub has issues, I feel I've gotten my money's worth out of it. I don't track miles on components, but this one has seen plenty of use.
I did consider swapping wheels. The cassettes are different sizes, so the chain length might have needed adjusted? I thought this would be more of a sure thing, just getting a new bike. This bike also had a tune up, as it's the bike I'm planning to take to Tucson. However, I'm not sure I rode this bike after the tune up. Maybe 1-2 times . . . we'll see how the day goes.
2 years agoSounds like you have the problem worked out. So you have a Phil Woods hub?? Don says it sounds like you have a broken bearing or pawl or spring. And yes, we can attest that Phil Woods hubs DO wear out and can break! We have them on the tandems and several times have had issues on tours, and had to have repairs done on the road. So they don't last forever. Don suggested maybe you could just swap out your back wheel? Although at this point of your tour, maybe just switching bikes would be better.
2 years ago
Nice bike! Watch out for bee hives though, I got stung near one in Wisconsin when I stopped for a potty break!
2 years ago