New Wheel

Wachusett Reservoir, West Boylston, MA
August 6, 2015

First ride on the new Easton rear wheel and first ride for the combo new wheel & drive train and it's an amazing thing - the trusty six year old Allez Comp feels like a brand new bike. The shifting is smooth, swift, responsive, and the light weight rim and taut spokes of the Easton hurl me forward like an arrow. Jah's arrow. Dispatched into the magnificent sunny void, the technicolor zone of spinning meditation.

34.1 miles into Sterling and the Wachusett Reservoir area and back, just 1800+ feet of climbing, 2+ hours in the saddle.

Second ride with the bib. I'm a total convert to this piece of equipment. Though now I learn that the Mighty Scrod has been a devotee for quite some time; why he never extolled the bib's virtues to me I can't say. Perhaps he seeks a competitive edge.

Road condition update: There are still patches of scraped & grooved road surface on Holden and Brattle Sts. heading out of the Woo to the northeast.

Tech: New chain, new chain rings, new crank arm and bottom bracket, new rear wheel. Ka-CHING.

Irie Tally: 1 thumbs up & chest tap from a motorcyclist responding to the Steal Your Face jersey.