This post is for the week of March 30 to April 2nd, but on April Fool’s I did get out for a nice forest walk with the dogs which is included in the mix here.
Starting with Monday, I biked up to the bike shop to grab some Newbaums and cables for the Hillborne, which has been sitting mostly-rebuilt for about a month now. I stopped at QE park, near the shop, because it’s beautiful:
Tuesday was a shorter ride to Home Depot for a couple things, and took the opportunity to also purchase some shears for trail maintenance. As it probably already known to anyone reading this, I tend to like the lesser used trails which are often overgrown by mid-spring.
I always hope to get a photo of this scene, with the blossoms going, without a car in it. Alas, there’s always a car or two parked in the shot.
Wednesday I didn’t ride, but I did get a nice forest walk in with the girls while my partner was getting dental work nearby. This was Pacific Spirit Park, and there’s a loop I default to when Aimee’s at the dentist that tends to take just the right amount of time. I love to ride in PSP too, but these are no-bikes trails – which is pretty nice for dog walking. Dogs and bikes really don’t mix that well; I wish the park had better separation for each group’s sake.
Thursday was the Friday of this week thanks to Good Friday, which I’ll make a separate post about. I got the Hillborne back running and took it for a ~27km loop to Deer Lake. It looks nice in this photo but I was a bit annoyed by the rear brake’s poor performance (friction somewhere, I think, probably the noodle) and some creaks and squeaks that are not unexpected for a bike with over 14,000 km on it and most parts with a few thousand more. I did a strip-and-rebuild, but didn’t replace too many parts; I think it’s time for some further maintenance.
Check out that fence closely! The wires have been augmented into the image of a horse and it’s most impressive up close.
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