My Mountain Trail

His and Her Photos

Monday, November 9th, 2009

A couple of photos from this weekend, taken w/ the M6. Obviously I had more to work with than Lori. I also got tired of trying to figure out the color balance of this film, so I showed up in b&w.

Also obviously, I’m very lucky she puts up w/ all this!

We visited Lori’s new bike this weekend. It is a frame right now, and very cute for a baby frame. It’s going to be amazing once it is built up. Maybe another week or so…

What you see is not always what you get.

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

I just picked up a Canon Demi ee17 half-frame camera on ebay. No guarantees that it worked. Well, it does. Sort of.

I had some trouble getting the film into the pickup spool. I guess I failed because it looks like right now I have a quarter-frame camera.

Anyway, two of my favorite girls in this triple exposure.

Here’s another picture from the camera. This is Jim at work. Sort of (again!). Work and play a little pool or play a little w/ your dog work…

Ride the Coast

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Yesterday Lori and I rode up the coast to Point Reyes. I had installed new pedals and was wearing new shoes too. My left pedal/shoe combination just didn’t work. I had a hot spot on the outside of the ball of my foot, and I couldn’t seem to develop any power with that leg. Finally, we stopped in Stinson Beach on the way back and I adjusted the cleat angle. It was better, but I went a little too far. One more adjustment and maybe a shim, and I think all will be good again.

Anyway, that is my excuse for how the day went. I felt okay but I really had a tough time keeping up with Lori. And she hasn’t really been riding much since her return from her injury. Four months of downtime and she was still too much. I did okay on the hills, but man, every time we were on the flats I had to get in close and hang on. Once I dropped off the back, I would steadily lose ground until we hit another hill.

The picture below was taken in Stinson Beach while I adjusted my cleat. It was very hot (up to the high 90s) for the ride, though a bit cooler in Stinson. Anyway, we rested for a bit here and then rode the 30 minute climb to Pantoll and 10 minutes down the hill from there. It was a good ride, but we both worked hard.

Getting Fit

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

Lori got a new bike for her birthday. It will be a custom built Guru bike built for iron-distance triathlons. Today Colin at Studio Velo did the geometry/fit check on Guru’s size specification.

When we ordered the bike Colin took a few measurements and sent them w/ the order to Guru. They produce a preliminary design based on the measurements and the intended purpose of the bike. Colin set up the fit bike w/ these dimensions and then tweaked it just a little.

Next up: A bike frame. Oh yeah, and there are components to select… Fun stuff!