Tomorrow I will be a marshall for the Tour of Hartford Bicycle Ride, and needed to get my Sirrus ready for the trip. I have not ridden this bike all summer, as it is my commuter bike. The ride is very slow, and most likely I will be a sweaper, which means I will be going even slower. The glass and debre on Hartford streets is amazing, so I needed to change tires. I put on my old Gatorskins on my 36 spoke Mavic Open Pro's. I also had to change the cog set on the Ultegra Hubs to the 8 speed used on the sirrus. The wheels that were on there were mountain bike 29er wheel intended for any trail riding I might do this past summer, of which I did NONE. Took the cog set off of those wheels and put them on the Open Pro's. I did have the OP's on my Tommaso until I recently bought my Dura Ace wheels, so changing them to the sirrus was a big upgrade.
After mounting the wheels I check and cleaned the Rear and Front D and brakes. I had to adjust the rear D a bit, watched a Performance video online, and it was a snap to make the needed adjustment. Tightened the rear brakes because the rim is slimmer. The last thing I had to do was change the seat height and angle, and now I am ready to ride. I think I will take a quick ride on the sirrus tonight to make any last minute adjust and fine tune the ride a bit, especially to the SEAT!
Look forward to the lazy pace tomorrow. Come join us at Bushnell Park in Hartford tomorrow at 9 for the ride.
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