Crusty Cassette

Doug's proud of his new red handlebar bag on this it's first ride.You may think that's Sean's Pilot 5.2, but you'd be wrong. That's Doug's bike. Sssh. Don't tell his wife.

Sean's job's too easy.

Bike's seem pretty much to sell themselves. Look in my garagae for proof. Look in your own, or, if you dare, look in Sean's.

Sean shed's bikes like a caterpillar sheds its skin. Turns out, Doug was looking for a new skin.

"I've got a Pilot for you, Doug," Sean interrupted his conversation with a customer.

Doug's mouth was watering over the Trek Madrones but at 4,000 a ride, he wasnt' quite ready.

But he was ready for a new bike. Sure that Specialized was new this season. But I knew by Doug's eagerness when I suggested a stop at B&L that a new Pilot or Madrone was in Doug's future.

Does that make me an enabler? Maybe I should get a commission?

Nah, it was too easy. Sean popped on a set of pedals, a shorter stem and sent Doug out for a spin.

It might have been five minutes when Doug was back, his sales resistance screwed up to the max.

"What d'ya think?" That was Sean.

"I'll take it." That was Doug.

Sean's job's too easy.

Though the wind blew and the temps dropped 20 degrees from Tuesday to Wednesday, its been a great week to be on a bike. Eat your hearts out, working slobs.

I made a Lapwai Loop and grabbed a few pictures of and near the condemned Grouse Rd bridge we use to cross to old highway 12 and head for Arrow Bridge. Read about plans for that bridge and a bike path here: http://twinriverscyclists.org/Advocacy/Advocacy.htm

The best foliage, though was along the Green Belt Trail. On Wednesday I road south to the 10 mile bridge. Pretty nice yellows along that route as well.

You can see more pictures here

For the ride of it.

Jim's Sun Valley Pics

The sun was shining in Sun Valley where I spent four days at the annual Idaho Lifelong Learning Association conference.

I rented a mountain bike and enjoyed a couple of rides along the Big Wood River on a very nice bike path.

The keynote speakers for the conference were two women who quit their jobs as high school principles, sold their houses, gave away most of their stuff, and went on a year long, self-supported bike tour in Europe. They just published a book of their adventures titled Leaving Luna. Sorry, Amazon says it is out of stock.