Snow Overhaul

It snowed last night, which I was surprised to see as I woke up this morning. We didn't get too much though, maybe just 2 inches, and its almost melted already. However, we might get more this weekend.

This terrible weather has given me the chance to overhaul my bike in preperation for my daily commutes to work (which will start tuesday, I got the job!). I repacked the hubs, packed all bearings cartridge and otherwise with new Velo grease, lubed the insides of all the cable housings, and put on new brake pads on the rear. The bike is rocking for now. My Swinger 6-way rear shock has been suffering from some harsh top outs and a little oil leak, so I went ahead and bled the damping system using a real light oil *cough* chain lube *cough*, and it should prove a temporary solution until I can get some new o-rings for my compression adjustments and proper oil to do the job the right way.

Bellingham Life

Hit the mountain today... the winds were ripping which caused the trees to sway considerably. Because of all the windfall I didn't want to stay too long.

I heard from SPIE yesterday that they are very interested in me as a candidate but are waiting for the background check from the state of AK to come through; apparently these can be slow. I'm ready for the job though, almost too ready.

Mount Galbraith Bellingham Life

As of early October I've been calling Bellingham home. While I've still got much to write about life here, and the adventure it was relocating down here from AK, for now, I'll put up some info about the local mountain bike scene: Biking Galbraith!