What a drag

For the 3rd time this year I got to ride at Lake Hope on Labor Day.  I had intended to hit all the trails except for Sidewinder.  Intentions...  Ended up skipping Yosemite Ridge and a section of Copperhead though to get out of the woods and back home in time.  Front brake has been dragging ever since I crashed in April.  A good workout to ride with the brakes on.  Picked up the front wheel and spun it, it would turn about 3/4 of the way around.

Well, last night, I loosened the caliper bolts and pulled the brake lever, letting the caliper align itself.  Turns out the lower mount and the upper mount are no longer in line.  Must have tweaked it during the crash.  Three shims latter, the wheel spins free!

I also got in a 3.5 mile run last night.  This is the longest run since Brock was born.  Felt good.  Hopefully the Indian Trail 5K next week wont kick my butt too bad.

Smashing

Not the weekend we planned, but did accomplish some things.

Hit Lake Hope for the first time since Easter (other than taking Ethan for a pre-ride of his kids race).  The only thing slow about the trails was me.  Was good to be out though.

Hope Furnace in to Bobcat, Wildcat, Copperhead.

Sunday ended with a moon-lit run.  Smashed my previous 2 mile best time of 16:10 with a 15:32.  Don't know what got into me.

Updates

A lot going on...

The fam started back to school this week.  Meaning, I am now up at 5:30 to get ready before they do and then make sure they do.

I have actually been able to run 5 times and ride once in the last two weeks.  Got my first pair of purpose made running shoes, just for running.  All in effort to run the Hocking Hills Indian Trial Run in Sept. (Just the 5k).

I also gave in on changing my own tires, on the back of the Buell at least.  The tire really kicked my butt, luckily Athens Sport Cycles were great to me (as usual) and changed my tire.  Shoulder is still a little sore from busting myself with the tire lever.  Good news is I have new skin on the bike and will be back on the road.

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2010 OMBC - Lake Hope

Sunday was the OMBC stop at Lake Hope. I was way too far out of race shape to participate, but Ethan raced the kids event. It is the longest kids race on the OMBC schedule with 3.5 miles of gravel roads, singletrack, and asphalt. He came in first overall in just a little over 27 minutes! Great job E.

Ethan, just about to make the turn up the connector to the finish.

Brock, ready to cheer on his big brother.

Quilt Barn Ride '10

First ride in a while...  Felt good to spend 3+ hours on the road.  Nice day for it to boot.  Did not take photos of all the quilt barns this year.  More information on the ride and some of the quilt barns here.

Swimin'

Just in time for the screaming hot weather (should hit 98F today). Picked up a small "easy set" pool. Ethan spent over 4 hours in it yesterday. Felt really good to jump in it after a run.

Speaking of running, ran for the first time in a couple weeks Saturday and got a 13 mile bike ride in yesterday. Got a Garmin Forerunner 305 for a late fathers day gift. Nice tool.

Stay cool.

For Sale

A few items for sale:

1. Adidas road shoes size 42. Light use, they are just a little too small for me and I replaced them. $20

2. Syncros OS Gain MTB bar. 670mm wide. New take off from my Redline. $15

3. Misfit Psycles FU2Bar, used. Good condition. $30

All are OBO.