With bad weather looming I decided on a Saturday ride. Called Mike, but he wasn’t about. Since I’d just tuned the BOD and it was ready to go, I took it.
Took a nice route west on St. Matthews, then Silver, then Bruce out to the hospital. From there, Hamilton to Isbister Park […]
I spent half an hour this morning giving the Bike of Doom what would essentially be its 100 Km warranty adjustment had it been purchased at an LBS. Cleaned it, checked all brake and gear cables, derailers, checked and tightened all bolts, cleaned and lubed the drive train, checked spokes and rim. All […]
Riding to work today I decided to scout a longer route and tried the river walk from the legislative buildings, along through the Forks, then up to the Provencher Bridge. I fell twice after hitting large, frozen puddles adjacent to jagged stretches of ice when my wheel jumped.
Scraped up my arm, bruised my left knee. […]
I took a 5.2 Km ride on the Bike of Doom tonight. Well, at 5.2 Km, it wasn’t exactly a “ride” — more of a little spin to figure out what still needed to be adjusted.
I think that’s one of the biggest differences between buying a bike at a Local Bike Shop (LBS) and buying […]
Behold! The Bike of Doom!
I just bought the Bike of Doom. I paid $99 for it at Canadian Tire. It’s a classic, entry level department store bike. Its real name is the SuperCycle 1800 18 Speed Men’s Mountain Bike. The US/Walmart equivalent would be the Huffy Blackwater 26″ Men’s Mountain […]
