Marathon Day and a SS prophet-jerry rig style

With drivetrain issues, I decided to make the Prophet a Single Speed, jerry rig style. My chain is worn out, my cables are stretched and the derailluer needs to be dialed in. Instead of performing a drivetrain overhaul and the repeated chain slip where my knees paying the price, the chain was shortened, derailleur, cable and housings were removed.

Over all, the conversion worked pretty good. Instead of my knees bashing into my headset, now my quads are stiff and sore. It was more fun when I was less worried about chain slip. I was able to do bigger drops off concrete ledge walls.

I was able to make my way to the finish line of the 111th Boston Marathon. I arrived just in time, as the Marathon was officially over and only the last of the runners were crossing the line. The clean up crew had already begun their work and I was able to bike my way through Boylston Street.









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commuting 101

here are a couple of tips I got from the commute by bike blog.
Good advice and will keep the commuter among the living.

don't ride in the door zone
I've had a few close calls with doors opening. One thing that made me boil was when then Lt. Governor Kerry Healy vetoed a bill that would make it a law for cars to look before opening their car doors. It was one of the last things she did before she her term in office ran out. The bill will, again, eventually go before our current Governor Deval Patrick. I hope he does the right thing.

Sun Glare in April and September
This glare is the same glare that drivers see like a flash of white light on their windshield, temporarily blinding them.
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