can a camel fuel fire?

it's time to turn things around... highlights of this weekend included some great riding, a super chill but challenging 4 hour hike including straight up the ridge to some gnarly rocky sections of the mid state. home made cosmopolitans ala nic's bf. concentrated studying. the low lights included mssing my boys in black and gold play sunday but ofcourse i'll take a hike over sitting in front of the tv any day.

last night i decided to tackle the cable and housing on my bike. it's been sticky lately and i've wanted to fix it. the garage workshop is finally setup and it's super sweet as is my new bike stand which makes life so much easier. it took me a while as i wanted to make sure i did things right but... it all worked and went together perfectly.

the shifting was a bit off at first but after a quick suggestion from the freeze thaw boys, i think i may have fixed it. i'll know for sure tomorrow if it starts jumping on the climbs.

i'm proud!! it was my first bike repair job that was actually quite successful.

next up are the brakes on the cross bike and cleaning my rims which i didn't know how to do properly until today.

working on bikes is the next best study break to riding bikes. there's a sense of accomplishment but alas there is something relaxing about some good tunes and a little grease...

so the fascinating animal of the day is the camel. Did you know that the camel's poop is so dry that it can be used to fuel fires? its not as cool as the lungfish but...

ah yes, the things you learn when studying physiology...

and on that note, sleep calls...