Single Sunday

Last Sunday, Dale and I drove up to Comlara Park to do some 29er singlespeeding. Dale brought his brand new Singular, and I have to say it was looking pretty sweet. We got there early, and I think we only saw two other riders the whole time we were out. One was a guy on a full suspension Turner that wasn't wearing a helmet, but was wearing a headband on his nearly bald head. I thought that was interesting. Trail conditions were very good, and even the weather was nearly perfect- cool and with a light breeze. It looked like we might get rain on the way up, and it rained on us a little during the ride, but not enough to get us or the trail wet! In all, it was a great time on the bike, and I'm ready to do it again sometime.

Looking good!  Dale ordered this from his friend Marty. Frame is new, parts are off his old Mary.

Detail of Phil Wood eccentric. I think that if you were stranded in the woods, you could take this out and use it as a signal mirror; it's that polished.

The Mary hasn't been ridden much. Hate to say it, but I think the Sigular is lighter, and handles better. Time to sell?

Light reading

I just got on the internet to check Howtoavoidthebummerlife.com, and I realized that it had not been updated in some time. This is strange, Stevil usually updates the same times every week I thought, so I did some investigating. I soon came to the same conclusion that you probably already have- Stevil has moved on from Swobo, and is now at http://www.allhailtheblackmarket.com/ (just in case you didn't already know). So much for a PSA... I need to read that blog regularly, and so do you.
Speaking of reading, I haven't read anything that didn't offer a subscription in years. I still haven't finished Joe Parkins' book "Dog in a Hat", so graciously loaned to me by a shop patron about 5 months ago (thanks Michelle!). So far, it's been pretty good, but a few weeks ago I found myself in a Barnes and Noble and wandering AWAY from the magazine rack. I ran across a new book (which I probably won't finish) called "Decoding the Universe" by Charles Seife. I think that book titles tend to draw me in, usually only to disappoint later. Maybe that's why I seldom finish them. I expect that by reading the book, I will be able to decode the universe, although I find it slightly disconcerting that it was on the sale rack for $5.98. I was pleasantly surprised, however, when I read the first sentence on the first page: "Civilization is doomed" Of course! I agreed. I'm pretty sure that when is the question, but that can possibly be answered by the LHC's finding of the Higgs boson and dark matter and things like that. Right? We can only theorize. This book has me excited to read it, I just hope I can actually finish it.