Ramblin' On...

10/24/14 Afterwork Kitsuma with Johnny Calhoun. Shakedown Ride after having Luna Cycles install a new drive train on the Superlight.

New cassette, Crank/bottom bracket, chain, back wheel and cables. This was my shakedown ride after Luna Cycles in Lenoir got my bike hooked up. Everything was shifting well and I was extremely happy with the job performed but had a technical right before the park at the bottom of the single track. My front derailleur cable had come loose and I could not shift out of the small ring on the crank. No biggie, JC had a allen wrench set (left mine in my road bike seat pouch-not where I needed it today) and we made the necessary adjustments to get me back up Old 70 with no further issues. Back to Lenoir for a little fine tuning today - great guys, I am sure that they will not let me down. Other than the allen screw coming loose (these things happen - it is MTBing afterall), a GREAT job by Luna Cycles.

Road Bike Rides

I've been doing a few road bike rides recently. Mostly the 30 mile loop starting from my house and going around Lake James. Not epic but some great views.

10/14: Kayak Wilson Creek, 10/18: MTB to Harper Creek and technical difficulties

I got a low flow but fun run as it was on the rise. Paddled with Russ and Sven who I had seen around but never paddled with before.

Saturday I decided to do an after work mountain bike ride out in Wilson Creek Wilderness Area but ended up with a severely out of round wheel. I hike-a-biked out of the woods and rode the last few miles on the dirt road to my van. I got back just as dark set in. There were 3 sketchy drunk dudes hanging out in front of my vehicle but right after I got back they stopped their arguing and headed out. Not sure that my van would not have been broken into if I had gotten there 10 minutes later.