A Sorta Bad Last Commute

[Zen]

That is sheer determination.
I probably would have asked if they had room in the moving van for me and the bike

[Crankin]

Ok, it IS the shifter cable. I just wasn't looking in exactly the right place. This must have been building up over the past few months, almost since I got my bike. It's just barely a year old and my husband thinks that someone might have nicked the cable during installation.
As for being cold, yes, I did warm up quite a bit, that's why I decided not put the other stuff on. But when i got home, my legs were a little red from cold because I had not followed my own rule of "cover the knees below 65." I took a hot shower and changed, but I still feel sort of chilled.

[SheFly]

Congrats on the last commute! Not sure WHAT is up with this weather here in New England, but I went out with the team tonight, and was dressed like it was fall - knee warmers, underlayer, heavy top, vest, wool socks. Hard to believe that it is JUNE...

Good luck tomorrow; I'm sure that it will be a tough day emotionally, knowing you are done FOREVER! Just think of how much time you'll have to devote to riding now though

Happy retirement, Robyn! Here's to warm weather, flawless shifting, and rubber on the road.

SheFly

[Veronica]

I'm sorry your weather is crummy. But I'm also kind of glad. My sister has one more week of chemo and radiation therapy. Yay!!!! The cooler weather is helping her stay sane.

The one hot weekend you had was hell for her. Low 70s and sunny with low humidity would be nice.

V.

[massbikebabe]

Robyn;

You are one tough little lady!!! Congrats on the retirement, or as my mother the teacher said upon her retirement, "Wish me well on my extended vacation"

We should get together sometime...I am always home!!



karen

[Crankin]

Hey Karen,
I have wondered how you are doing. I will PM you and we can set a date for coffee or lunch. I actually have a busy week next week, which includes leading a ride on Friday, on a route that I am not familiar with, so i have to go out and ride it before hand.
Talk to you soon,

Robyn

[emily_in_nc]

Congrats on the last commute! Not sure WHAT is up with this weather here in New England, but I went out with the team tonight, and was dressed like it was fall - knee warmers, underlayer, heavy top, vest, wool socks. Hard to believe that it is JUNE...

It's even cool here in NC! We were only in the 60s yesterday with clouds and sprinkles, and around 70 today with the same. Normal high is mid-80s this time of year and due to be 94-95 from Sunday through the rest of next week! Given that, I'm sure New England will be warming up very soon too!

Emily

[Geonz]

We're hot and dry here... got into the 90's. But I went out to depress myself by seeing how dead my two tomato plants were... and found that sneaky neighbor of mine must have been watering 'em. I'd jus tseen her out with the hose and there was this circle of water around each of 'em. So I decided to give up on finding something to be depressed about

Last commute.... whew!!!! So... time for more riding!!!

[Crankin]

That's right, more time for riding.... well, I am actually wondering how much more riding I will do. I think my miles will add up because I can do the group rides I do in the summer into the fall, but I don't know if I will be doing any long rides alone. I tend to do shorter training rides alone, like not more than 25 miles. I do plan to do more errands on my Voodoo, which is set up with a pannier, lights, etc. I had planned to use it to commute to school, but it was just too heavy for me to ride the round trip of just under 30 miles; my average speed on that thing is never more than 12! It is fun, though, to ride it to Concord Center or West Concord and go poke around in the shops.
My husband is replacing the cable as we speak. Oh no, he just said that the cable he has is no good. We have to go to the bike store... now I can spend the gift card my students gave me.

[DebW]

Robyn, congrats on the retirement. Too bad the last commute wasn't your best of the year, but lots of time to make up for that now. Next time you blow a RD cable, take a screwdriver and tighten the H derailleur screw til the derailleur moves inbound a cog or two. You'll give yourself a lower gear to finish the ride with.