Ted doing the dreaded routine bike maintenance.
Well, things have slowed down a little. The weather makes it difficult to go with any predetermined plan. So for the most part outside of my usual daily commute, I've been concentrating mostly on logistics and equipment stuff. My front derailleur froze up on me from ridding in the wet weather. Not a big deal, I just needed to clean it and re-lube the pivots. Apparently moisture got into the bushings and caused the moving parts to stop moving. It's a good thing it happened now, cause at least I know that this may be a concern on the real trip. Another problem I've had this past week is both tires going flat after ridding in the rain. No apparent reason that I could see. There were no thorns or cuts visible, and when I pumped them both up, they seem to be okay. It's a strange one, but I've had that happen on a few occasions before.
On one of my rides when the weather was a lot better, I mounted the video camera on the back of the BOB trailer just to see what it looked like from back there. Here is a short video clip of that experiment:
I'm doing these test posts now so that I can share stuff with you guys later when it counts. So please tune in once a week for the updates. Usually by Sunday night for the coming week. Then as much as I can when internet access is available on the road.
See you guys next week. Alooooha, Ted.
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