Bachelor Weekend

Mrs. P and Little P are out of town visiting MY parents in Indy. So I have been alone for 2 nights now. I have to admit I likes me some alone time. I need it every now and then. Last night I made myself some great food and didn't even clean up.

I went for a ride tonight after work....

I will be riding tomorrow....

Oh...and a century on Sunday.

IN THE SHOP:
aham's wheels. Finishing them up. It is tedious work so I have to work on it for 20 minutes then walk away for a while....recharge and go back. I am on a break right now.

aham is coming up for a ride together on a group ride tomorrow morning. The plan is to give him his wheels when he shows. Finally....he has been waiting for a while. That's what happens when you're building with paired dogbone drilling on flanges......total PITA. Changed spoking patterns...re-ordered spokes twice for 3 sets. :(

Hope you're enjoying your weekend.

In the shop

Now that I've completely bored everyone with my excessive posting (again) I've decided to start dedicating some of these to the rigs I currently have in my shop from time to time. Right now I have the following:

2008 BMC SLC01 - Full carbon frame running SRAM Red drivetrain (Ultegra 11-23 cassette). Compact crank. Wheels are HED Jet 50 rims. I'm not familiar with them, but they appear to be an aluminum clincher with a carbon fairing over them. Interesting. Also the rear is built up over a Powertap Wireless hub.

Based on the shop time and some time spent riding it around (along with other experiences) I have mixed feelings about Red. I do not like Doubletap. I do not like the hoods/levers. I do like some of the feel. I LOVE the rear derail.

The brake calipers are much better than I thought they would be as well. As shown the rig weighs in at 17.5 #'s. My guess is that in a racing configuration for me it would come in around 16 and some change or about 1 pound lighter than my current rig.