jayg
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Ate a small breakfast at about 8:00 AM and headed for WRL, about 9:30 AM to test the new configuration. Rode counterclockwise to the Northeast corner of the lake to look for Kenny J. No Kenny, so headed back to Sunset Bay to adjust the bike's boom in about a 1/4". Headed out clockwise, feeling more power to the pedals as a result of the adjustment. Low energy, so I stop at the 7/11 for a big bottle of Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino and a bananna. Continued on to the West Lawther speedway. Waste of time, because my low energy persisted, and I was cruising at a very unimpressive 16 mph into a 10 mph headwind. Took the bike up to 28.4 mph on the run South of the Culture Center, but that was not impressive, because of the 10 mph tailwind. Rode a total of 16 miles. Will wait for a day when the Force is with me, and there is no headwind, before I conduct another test to see if raising the BB provides a perceptible speed increase. One thing I do notice about the bike is that it seems to climb better than my other bikes on WRL's short hills. Not too pleased with the 10-speed, 11T/32T cassette installed on the bike (too much cadence differential between cogs). May change to a 12T/27T, close-ratio cassette, like I have installed on my Musashi and Carbent.
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