In spite of the cool (cold to me) temperatures predicted for the 7:30AM start, I will be riding the 63 mile route of the Baytown Gator Ride Saturday. This will be the first organized ride of the year since the rain derailed last week’s attempt in the Humble Lion’s Club ride. Watch for a few pictures later tomorrow.
Happy riding!
I was reading Leonard Zinn’s tech column at velonews.com today where several riders were asking how to get a frozen seatpost out of their frame. It seems the carbon seatpost had a galvanic reaction with the aluminum frame or lug and started to melt together. The chemistry causes these two materials to bond to each other when moisture is presented. Leonard gives several ideas on how to fix this problem but the best fix is prevention. So, if you have a carbon seatpost (or frame) and an aluminum frame (or seatpost) you should remove the seatpost whenever you have an encounter with water. To be safe it would be wise to remove the seatpost each month and apply a light coat of grease to the seatpost and re-install it. Happy riding.
To solve a transportation problem some people at Texas State University created the Bobcat Bicycle Co-op. According to News8 Austin the co-op will facilitate bicycle repairs and racks on the campus.
Mikail Davenport, 58, has post-polio syndrome and he’s a cancer survivor. Tuesday Davenport kicked off a 950-mile, 25 day cycling tour to prove that having a disability is not a death sentence. He’s calling it the Legless Lizard Tour de Tejas.