focus free

he knows how to breakdance

this morning's ride. glory be saturday.

get off my lap cat

Friday is the day of the week falling between Thursday and Saturday. It is the sixth day in countries that adopt a Sunday-first convention. In ISO 8601, in work-based customs, and in countries adopting Monday-first conventions, it is the fifth day of the week.

In most countries with a five-day work week, Friday is the last workday before the weekend and is, therefore, viewed as a cause for celebration or relief (leading to the phrase "TGIF", for "Thank God It's Friday"). In recent years, in some offices, employees are allowed to wear less formal attire on Fridays, known as Casual Friday or Dress-Down Friday.

In Saudi Arabia and Iran, however, Friday is the last day of the weekend and Saturday is the first workday. Moreover, in some countries, Friday is the first day of the weekend, and Sunday is the first workday. In Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) and Kuwait, Friday was formerly the last day of the weekend while Saturday was the first workday. However, this was changed in Bahrain and the U.A.E. on 1 September 2006 to Friday as the first day of the weekend and Sunday as the beginning of the workday, with Kuwait following on 1 September 2007.

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is that hodgens?

tuesday i got home after a long day at the office. once inside the front door i was greeted by two packages. some winter stuff from an online discount cycling retailer, and the other package came from www.fixedgeargallery.com. let me say: awesome! the first thing i noticed was how soft the shirts were. then, after a pre-wash and dry, i notice how much softer the clothing has gotten. so stoked on all of the shirts, awesome graphics too. thanks!

far cry

i got a wild hair. being in a position where i need to shrink my stable of bikes i decided to try something different. i have been riding the surly per it's design, minus brakes and coasting. it is a perfect 26" wheeled machine.

i had a pair of weinmann 700c track wheels from a khs flite and decided to mock them up on the surly. since brakes aren't a problem i was more concerned with fit, tire size, gearing, etc.

being that surly is surly - everything fit. i was really happy this morning when everything came together and, aside from the wonky chainline due to the 135/120 difference, everything looked on the up & up.

once i arrived at our trails i figured i would ride pate trail, since it starts closest to the parking area and if any adjustments are required it returns you close to the parking area also. the trail is just around 2 miles. i rode that entire trail at 40psi, which ended up being fine for the front, but way too low for the rear; before i could get back to the 'napper van to make adjustments to my air pressure the lockring stripped off of the hub!!! this was mechanic installed and then this morning doubly tightened to make sure the lower gearing/higher torque "wouldn't" be an issue. regardless.

what is the point??? well, don't expect cheap formula hubs to stand up against off-road use. also, you can convert your 26" 1x1 into a 700c machine if you're running fixed with no brakes or if you're running discs. also, don't run cheap crap off-road - there is no replacement for quality stuff. i have been riding a surly fixed hub for a long time and it does nothing other than work. phil makes a new iso bolt on fixed hub, which is probably really nice, but equally as expensive.