Spiffy

[rebeccmeister]

New cycling jacket, plus Froinlavin helping me out with my commute:



Sinus headache yesterday is not helping me to get work done, argh. Now that it has started raining today I am feeling much better. I also took some allergy drugs.

More grading today, plus hiring committee duties, plus probably a billion and five student meetings, between office hours and advising for spring registration.

My mom says my cousin described this as the Hamster Wheel: run run run, never go anywhere, forget how to get off the wheel.

Comments

[thisnewday]

Nice jacket! Are those Vittoria Graphene tires, by any chance? I've been riding on a pair of those with no problems for about a month and a half after flatting twice in two weeks on the originals...

[rebeccmeister]

Thanks!

Looks like they are the Vittoria Zaffiro's. If I'm remembering right, I kind of bought them in a hurry and I don't remember how long ago that was. So I'm sort of ambivalent about them, but on the other hand I think they've been serving me reasonably well, so I should remember that as a datapoint.

For the road bike, I've had reasonably good luck with Bontrager hardcase tires, but then other people I know have had problems with the rubber on them delaminating. I suspect that success with them depends on how aggressive one's riding style is.

I'm not a fan of Specialized tires - gatorskins or armadillos. Don't seem to last very long for me.

[thisnewday]

Not sure how many miles I have on my Vittorias but I do like the way they ride. They roll with very little resistance but feel very "sticky" on hard corners. At 76, I probably shouldn't admit that I know that about them, lol...

[missroserose]

Showers Pass? I think I have that same one in plum. :)

I so get that hamster wheel feeling—I've been there too. I hope it ends soon, both in actuality and in your mind.

[rebeccmeister]

Yes, Showers Pass! And ohhh, plum would be lovely. I have the Men's Elite because the previous one I had is also the Men's Elite in Medium and so I know that the fit is absolutely correct for my purposes (rowing and bicycling).

Re: hamster wheel: Thank you. Survival mode until Thanksgiving...