The Stages of Moving Out

Stage 53: That moment you realize that you will probably never be naked within these four walls again. Probably.

Stage 54: Get naked one last time, so that you remember it.

I Now Own a House

Neat.

A New Home... For My Phone

There's rare occasion where I feel the need to have my phone out while driving. Very rare. But when it happens, I'd like the experience to be slightly more convenient than just stuffing the phone under my leg so that it doesn't go skittering across the floor of my van.

3d printing to the rescue.

I printed the replacement for the old UV-toasted tupperware cup at a pretty high speed so the bridging at the top didn't come out as magnificently as it probably should have, but a little blast with the heat gun got things mostly into place. Good enough to be functional. I almost left that part out but felt like it would look weird without something to connect the two horns sticking up above the rim.

I didn't make a cutout for a charging cable because it's an iPhone and it doesn't need charging. Certainly not for the rare occasions I use it in the car.

In a way I'll miss the tupperware cup. It served as a pen and coin holder in both the Jellybean and the Pedovan, and has seen me through thick and thin. Actually no, I take that back; it's filthy, rotting and disgusting, I won't miss it or the neon yellow-green crumbs it was leaving on my dashboard one bit. It had a good life, and it has now lived its last.

Amusingly it's old enough to have "Made in Canada" stamped on the underside. I suspect it's probably a fair few years older than I am, but it will not outlive me.

I Am Thankful For My House

All the i's are dotted and t's are crossed, and now it's just a few days of waiting until Monday when the final contract is signed and the money changes hands, and I will have my house.

Feels good, man.

Pedals Go Round and Round

Finally got the back-ordered pedals in for Bike 2. Still waiting on the missing part from Cannondale but I suspect it should be here this coming week. Just to be safe I had them send it to my work address.

The smoke has been pretty thick here lately so I haven't been in much of a cycling mood, despite just getting some new cold weather gear. There's some forecasts for rains late next week around Thanksgiving so maybe that'll help clear the air a bit. Of course I'm taking Thurs/Fri and all of the week after off for moving so I won't be putting in many commuting miles, but I might sneak in a fun ride if the opportunity presents.

No More Speed Bumps? No, More Speed Bumps!

Turns out I really shouldn't have trusted Sports Basement to put the bike together. I figured "what could they possibly screw up?" Turns out, a lot of stuff.

First off, one of the shifter cables is catching on the stem bolts and is preventing the bike from steering properly. That's only potentially fatal.

Secondly, the cable guide in the bottom bracket is very clearly printed with "USE WITH METAL SUPPORT" and guess what's missing? The metal support.

Finally, the clueless retard managed to use a piece of brake cable housing to route the shifter cable to the rear derailleur. These are literally physically incompatible (brake cable housing is 5mm, shifter housing is 4mm) so you have to go out of your way to bodge it into working.

I'm going to be getting my money back on that service, and hopefully they'll be able to find the missing parts, although if they're gone for good I can just buy them online.

Bike 2! (Almost)

Getting closer. Seat post should be here this coming week, it's just making its way through shipping. Pedals are still ??? but I'm sure they'll show up eventually.

Curiously enough, when I was first shopping for my CAAD9 I had my eye on the matte black color, but it wasn't available with the components I wanted (SRAM Rival) so I ended up with red instead. It's all coming around I guess.

The new frame has much better tire clearance, particularly around the rear brake bridge, so once these 23mm GP4000sII tires wear out I can switch out for 25mm GP4Season without any trouble to make the bike more rain-friendly.