Songs from my cousin

One of my cousins is a singer studying Medieval music. In the midst of the Pandemic she moved to Switzerland, and just recently posted links to videos of a couple of recent singing performances. It seemed to me like a number of people here might enjoy listening to them (though I can't say I completely agree with the lyrics!).

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Resurrection; testing [bicycling]

With Frodo still waiting for a replacement wheel and still with a stuck brake lever bolt, and with residual slush, salt, and snow lingering from last week's snowstorm, I decided it was finally time to set aside Froinlavin and dust off the Jolly Roger and see how rideable the Jolly Roger is following all of scrottie's repair efforts 1.5 years ago.

My first test ride was over to the grocery co-op on Saturday, where I determined that the seat was up just slightly too high. Given how much work went into rehabbing the seat tube, I wasn't sure how difficult it would be to make the adjustment. Thankfully, it wasn't too bad, although as S noted to me it was necessary to crank down some to get the seatpost lever to close up all the way again, which is a little troubling.

Here's the (slightly blurry) rehabbed seat tube:


Who knows how long it will hold, but riding in to work today I can tell you that I've missed this old sluggard, complete with its basket and lights.



There is one downside, which is that all of the JR's lights are battery-operated. I can't say that I missed the chore of having to keep on top of battery charging.

I also miss the pedals I put on Frodo and Froinlavin - the MKS Lambda pedals are so much more comfortable and grippy than whatever got stuck on the JR. That could be remedied, of course.

I also tested out those duck-like boots I ordered:


They do indeed appear to be comfortable for bicycling, hurrah!

A lot of bicycling shoes have extra-stiff soles. These boots do not. But if they help to keep my feet dry and warm in slushy weather, well, that's my main goal, at least.