Weekend update

Friday

Aikido

Saturday

Bike ride 5.7 mi with K.  We encountered several groups of bike riders along our route.  All of them going in the opposite direction.
Blueberry muffins
Aikido
Durango's
D&D

Sunday

Banana's Foster French Toast:  failed at the recipe.  Used a mixer instead of a fork to combine some ingredients and it came out as too much of a liquid.  Discovered our rum no longer has any alcohol in it: it wouldn't flambe.

Mowed and edge my part of the lawn.  My eyes have developed a reaction to the dust of grass, I think.

In the shop to turn some pens.  Managed 3 successes out of 6 tries.  3 blowouts on attempts at El Grande styles of pens.  One blowout each in : Figured Mesquite, Box Elder Burl and Amboyna Burl.

Pizza for dinner
Tried to rest my eyes.  Went to sleep with a cool compress over them.

Weekend update

Friday

Aikido

Saturday

Blueberry muffins
Worked on the bike: made a rail for the back on which to place 3 taillights for visibility

Took a bike ride with helmet, shoes, light rail, etc.  I had my first wreck on the bike.  I was coming to a stop sign and could not get my feet out of the pedals.  With no momentum and no way to place my feet down, I fell over.  I landed firmly on my butt.  Luckily, nothing else was damaged.  I think the handle bar got a little scratch, but that's it.  It did take me a few minutes to get back up on the bike again.

Aikido
Dinner at Durango's
D&D  Well, we were supposed to, but the quorum vanished, so we didn't play

Sunday

Up at 5:30 am to go blueberry picking.  We managed 22 lbs in about 1.5 hours.  Then up to Conroe to get peaches.
Nap
Worked on preparing blanks for turning them into pens.
Grilled out T-Bones for dinner.
Started reading Julie & Julia.

Weekend update

Friday

Aikido

Saturday

Testing of software release for work
Tried re-arranging garage for better bike storage
Took two older bikes to Hurricane for complete overhauls
Aikido
Furniture shopping with K and K
Durango's

Sunday


Testing of software release for work
Artfire work
Grocery shopping
Blueberry muffins
Furniture assembly with K and K
Craft show prep work
Dinner delivered from Joe's
Bike ride
Pralines

Commuting bikes

I'm working on finding a commuting bike for when my company completes the new building currently under construction.  It will be about a 5 mile commute from home to office and then 5 more back home. I'll need to get some lights, helmet, saddle bags and toolkit at least, in addition to the bike itself.  The two bikes I'm considering are the Jamis Coda Sport and the Cannondale Quick 4

Here's a listing of the stats reported on the web pages for the bikes:

    C * Frame Quick, mech formed, 6061 alloy
    J * Frame - Reynolds 520 double-butted chromoly main tubes, extended head tube with reinforced collars, double tapered cromo stays, forged dropouts with eyelets

    C * Fork Ultra X All-Conditions Carbon
    J * Fork - Chromoly unicrown, bulge butted steerer, low-rider carrier braze-ons, forged dropouts with double eyelets
    C * Headset VP semi-integrated threadless, 30 mm top cover

    J * Headset - Ritchey LB A headset, 1 1/8”
    C * Rims Cannondale C3 w/machined sidewall, 32 hole
    J * Wheels - Alex ID-19 alloy double-wall rims, 32H, with Shimano Road 2200 hubs, 14g stainless steel spokes

    C * Hubs Shimano HB-RM40 front, FH-RM30 rear
    C * Spokes 15g stainless steel

    C * Tires Kenda Kwick Trax, 700 X 32c
    J * Tires  - Vittoria Zaffiro, 700 x 28c

    C * Pedals VP platform w/sole-friendly alloy cage
    J * Pedals  - Full alloy platform

    C * Crank Shimano FC-M341, 48/38/28
    J * Crankset - FSA Dyna Drive Triple, 48/36/26T, 170mm (15-17”), 175mm (19-23”).

    C * BottomBracket TH cartridge
    C * Chain KMC Z72 8-speed
    J * Chain - KMC Z9000

    C * RearCogs Shimano CS-HG40, 11-32
    C * FrontDerailleur Shimano Alivio
    C * RearDerailleur SRAM X-5
    J * Derailleurs - Shimano Deore M590 rear and Deore M590 bottom-pull front

    C * Shifter SRAM X-5 trigger
    J * Shiftlevers - Shimano Deore M590 Rapidfire Plus, 27-speed

    C * Handlebar Cannondale C3, 20mm rise, 600mm wide
    J * Handlebar - Jamis flat bar, 6061 T-6 alloy, 10D bend x 580mm

    C * Stem Cannondale XC3 1 1/8", 31.8 mm
    J * Stem - NVO Components adjustable threadless system (ATS) aluminum stem, TM-3, 90mm (15”), 105mm (17-19”), 115mm (21-23”)

    C * Brakes Tektro TK-B18 linear pull w/cartridge pad
    C * BrakeLevers Tektro 3-finger w/Kraton insert
    J * Brakeset  - Tektro direct-pull brakes with front power modulator and Tektro alloy levers

    C * Saddle Cannondale Quick Ergo Performance
    J * Saddle - Selle San Marco Elba

    C * Seatpost Cannondale C4 Alloy
    J * Seat Post - Suspension, 45mm travel, 350mm x 27.2mm (260mm on 15”) , alloy clamp with QR seatpin

    C * Sizes S, M, L, X, J
    J * Sizes M: 15”, 17”, 19”, 21”, 23”

    C * Extras Montague "CLIX" Front QR, rack mounts

I think it'll come down to the first bike to fit me, as I'm going to test the limits of the sizes of any bikes I try.  At 6'5", I'm not going to have a huge number of options.

The first one I'm going to try is the Coda Sport.  3rd Coast Bikes, in Seabrook, ordered one for me.  I'm just waiting for it to arrive.