Baltimore...

I'm here! And it's been pretty great thus far. Maybe next week I'll do a post about transitioning, as I've only been here a few days.

Soo biking.

I wouldn't say this is a bike friendly city such as Boston, but I took my first ride yesterday and it wasn't too bad. It was in the middle of a weekday, but still... The other thing is the hills, oh the hills. The gradient isn't impossible, but they last for blocks at a time! And when you have only one gear, and a high one to boot, that suuuuccckks. I meant to buy a scale, but I currently have very little monies.

VERY little monies.

I did something awesome today: I rebuilt my rear wheel using a new spoke pattern! It's called a '3 leading, 3 trailing' pattern, and I saw it the other day here, and decided to try it out today. Well, here it is!

Holy crap, right!?

So now I have to true the wheels horizontally, then vertically, then put the tube and tire back on. Then I have to ride it and hope it holds up: there isn't exactly a consensus that this spoke pattern can withstand the same stresses as your typical 'Cross 3' wheel.

Wish me luck!


Until next week,

 - M.