Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Wow, I am a bi-annual blogger. I notice the July kidsfree time 1 year ago. Quick catch up page, lots missed obviously

Changes in the fleet:

Sept 2012

  • MTB weekend in Bear Valley at Cookie's. 26er does not cut it, take a couple falls, including being jousted by a tree in my shoulder. Ouch.
Oct 2012

  • Last order from M's bike shop. Big pump, lots of tubes, spare chains and cassettes for road fleet
  • Purchase of 9 speed SRAM to get Brian out on a ride - he looses part of his brake and has to turn back.

Jan 2013

  •  Scott Expert 29er via Ebay from a shop in Colorado. Just awesome, hydraulic brakes. Much regular MTBing ensues. See Strava.

April 2013

  • Malachi Gets Gears, 20" 6 speed MTB with shocks.
  • Tuned Zeb's Neutron 4000 by cutting fork.
  • Brian breaks his femur at the hip in slow freak accident.
  • 2 more rails for the GTI roof rack, some success trying it out ensues.

May 2013

  • Andy H's Son gets Zeb's 20" Intense BMX, apparently loves it

June 2013

  • Let Cookie borrow the Giant Rain Bike, sans fenders, as he trains for his 100 mile offroad High Cascades Ride.
  • "Bill Davis" Nissan Leaf 1-1/4 removable hitch rack installed, by Bill Davis himself

July 2013:

  • New Yakima Hitch mounted rack for the Nissan Leaf
  •  16" Specialized Hotrock SOLD via Craigslist


  • 7/23/2013 Barbara goes 29er with a Novarra Matador, first one she test rides.
  • 7/27/2013 110 miles, 9600 feet with Floyd and Eric in Napa, biggest ride in some time
  • 7/28/2013 Replaced front disc pads on Scott 29er
  • 7/28/2013 Loose part of new Yakima rails
  • 7/31/2013 Xtracycle Freeradical and Peapod Seat SOLD via Craigslist. Really wanted to move the Gary Fisher with it, too bad.
ON DECK
  • Merge best of 3 26ers in the house into Super Xtracycle
  • Sell leftover 2 MTBs
  • Get Rain bike back?
  • Fix and consolidate Tronbike, make more space