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We’re in the midst of a seasonal rationalization (per British English, reorganization and integration), which has resulted in a few key discoveries (or, in many senses, reality checks):

We have far too many clothes. I know I’m a pack rat, and that I have a hard time letting go of some of the simplest things. [...]

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Activity: road cycling
Location: Dupont Circle > Potomac/Avenel > Dupont Circle
Distance: 32.7 miles
Duration: 1:54
Weather: sunny, calm and chilly, 46-48 degrees
Avg HR: 128 (max 158)
Type: aerobic
My first shake-down of the ZX3, and it was a lot of fun. It climbs well and is very fast on the flats. The bottom bracket area is very, very [...]

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It’s done!
After a lot of toiling over a (virally induced) long weekend, and a little help from the LBS to cut the steerer tube, my Pedal Force ZX3 is done. It has been deemed “The Rudi Projekt,” a name that was first suggested by my riding buddy, Jonathan.
And so it is.
Here are the specs:

Pedal [...]

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Activity: road cycling
Location: Middleburg, VA > Purcellville > Lovettsville > Purcellville > Middleburg
Distance: 59.9 miles
Duration: 3:18
Weather: sunny, calm and chilly, 40-47 degrees
Avg HR: 130 (max 160)
Type: aerobic
PPTC “Something In The Middle” ride, led by me. I was recovering from a nasty head cold, and this was my first real outing since getting sick. [...]

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Inspired by Sweetpea, as well as sprite and Sam, I play the meme game again:
Copy this list; leave in the bands you’ve seen perform live; delete the ones you haven’t, and add new ones that you have seen until you reach 25. An asterisk means the previous person had it on their list. Two asterisks [...]

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This is what a couple days of piecemeal assembly has accomplished: a bike that’s about 70 percent of the way to ride-ready.
I’ve actually progressed a little bit past this point, but ran into an impasse when I discovered that I had Shimano brake cables, and not Campagnolo-compatible. So tomorrow, along with the cut-down of [...]

Popularity: 25% [?]