On shout outs and silly mistakes

I had to connect to the office to perform some backups - it used to be an automated process but a "bug fix" made the automated part of the process break, so now every Sunday at 0100 I am connecting to work to start servers up. (I have got to fix that.)

Anyway first, I am surprised nobody pointed out how careless I am, 2 by 6 is 12 speed, but 3 by seven is 21 speed, only back in the days when I was young and horses had yet to be invented I don't think there were all that many seven speed cassettes. This is why I kept saying 18 speed, because road bikes were 2 by 6 mountain were 3 by 6, not 3 by 7.

Also, not that it matters, and it is rather obvious, my spelling is pathetic. But I will point out Dura-Ace is spelled Dura-Ace, hey its just a product name, but still I can Google Shimano. Now that I've done just that, has anyone checked out the DI-2? It looks stupid crazy expensive, massive overkill and waaay cool. On the other hand, one thing I really like about riding is it is entirely a human thing, every part of a bike is being moved by the rider. This electronic control system puts some tiny portion of the effort on the grid and that just seems wrong to me.

Now I was reading over Eric's blog and even if you don't skate it is easy to say the version 5.1 skate boot is really a thing of beauty. I have to admit, if I owned skates that looked that good I'd be really hesitant to use them because I wouldn't want to scuff them up. Well done Eric!

On an unrelated note, I noticed someone from Whitchurch-Stouffville, or at least their ISP is in that area, was reading my blog. Hello who ever you are, can I just say I really like riding through your neck of the woods, but damn Stouffville road is not a bike friendly road at all.

Finally I am putting out a call for volunteers, I need someone to drive or take notes, which ever, sometime during the Christmas weekend. I want to drive the route around Lake Simcoe and I think it best if someone is with me to help me firm up the route. If you think you can help out, drop me a line or post a comment.