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[camwyn]

Today may not have been the best day to go for distance on Chromia (my bike). Chromia weighs twenty-six pounds. I opted to bring my laptop in its backpack, along with my chain so that I could stop at a Starbucks if I needed a rest. The chain weighs twelve pounds and the laptop has a seventeen inch screen, so it weighs a bit. The backpack is padded and covers the entire back.

The last thermometer I saw said ninety nine degrees F.

Nevertheless I have achieved fourteen miles so far.

Comments

[lienne.livejournal.com]

Damn. D:

*offers you Slushies over the Internet*

[nesmith.livejournal.com]

You are a far hardier soul than I. It's only about 85 degrees here, and yet the only venturing I did was in the safety and air conditioning of my Elantra (yeah, I did kind of need her with me to get her tires rotated and her fuel system cleaned out, but still . . . )

[brashley46.livejournal.com]

Have you thought of getting a rear rack and panniers, and carrying the laptop on the bike instead of on your back? Or is that an invitation to laptop thieves in Jersey and New York?

[camwyn]

Thanks. I made sure to stop a lot and get plenty of water.

[camwyn]

I take a certain amount of pride in doing things the stupidly hard way, just to say that I can. Once I've done that, then I do things nice and simple.

(Motto during training: pile on all the burdens you can, and let the drill sergeant in your head yell at the top of his lungs. Motto during actual events: meh, what've you got to prove?)

[camwyn]

I have a rear rack, but I prefer putting the laptop in the backpack; even with gazillions of bungee cords I worry about the laptop falling off. As far as panniers go, I'll probably get them eventually, once I figure out how to attach them with the disc brakes and the hub and all.

[brashley46.livejournal.com]

My panniers attach to the Blackburn-style rack, not to the frame ... but I've no idea how your rack attaches to that rather unorthodox frame of yours.

[camwyn]

The rack is only attached to the seatpost, not to the frame in any other way.

[brashley46.livejournal.com]

Ah, there's a puzzle! No idea what to do with a seatpost-only carrier.

[moonlup.livejournal.com]

Wow. That is very impressive. Kudos.

I'll stop complaining 'bout the weather here, now.

:D?

[camwyn]

heh. No, you're entitled; I'm just a nutcase. (Although that reminds me, I need to change the seat and bring my bike in for a tune-up this week.)