Falling Behind! Seats from Canada to Flippin a Bell, to Fenders Fenders Fenders

 Lets go backwards. I did a hack on the Meta's 11sp XT crank to hold on the ring - the stripped bolt completely went, so I drilled a big hole, Dremeled it flat and used roadie crank bolts and backings to hold it on.

I just swapped the Cro-Mo Railed WTB Volt from Pinkbike onto the Meta hardtail anticipating another muddy ride in the am. Big Mudhugger Fenders on the Meta as well, running Chester flats that gouged my right baby-cow going down Cindy a few weeks ago.

This saddle was available to swap the Intense because also on Pinkbike I found a Yeti - branded Cro-mo railed WTB Volt, to match the Yeti, the Peak Bike. This bike did great on a big Pine Mountain XC loop last weekend, a great pedalling machine, I suffered the least of the crew. Experienced quicksand-like bogs without the clay, along with axle-deep water crossings.

Been spending too much time on Zwift this year, in the shed. The batteries that powered the house in a storm work just fine turning a fan and running the laptop. Burning up the tanwall Gran Prix 5000, but I also noticed the trainer is taking a hit, its axle wearing a grove and it looks crooked. The short training efforts are intervals, a good change we should maybe consider keeping.

3 months of wet really throwing off the riding, requiring lots of maintenance because I prefer the mud over the cars in the rain.