I did it, It’s coming

It’s all about me and I smother myself in it. Turner has my new DW Spot raw finish awaiting a ship to address. Whoopie. I have coveted this bike for over a year. I deserve it I have been telling myself. What the heck, I am already eating black beans, this just means that dog food is that much sooner but I will enjoy the ride. I have buying to do, a couple thousand to put the bike under me.

Build kit:

The shock will be PUSHed

Rock shox revelation 150 for 6″ front travel, fork to be PUSHed later this spring once they engineer the tuning, 20mm axle

New front wheel build: Chris king hub, DT Swiss rim

New seat post because of larger diameter frame

new bike rack because Maxle fork eliminates holding the front wheel in conventional wheel holder

Replacement for worn parts:

Front & rear derailleurs, grip shifters

Move over:

Chris King headset to 4th bike, Chris king bottom bracket, seat, stem, handlebar, Formula brakes, rear wheel.

Lots of shopping.

Today i participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Black Canyon Multiuse trail. multi organization celebration for work performed to receive the money and spend it. Photo op.

I was 1 of 5 mtn bikers to demonstration ride the new north bound section of trail. There were a few hilers and a bunch of people on horses. Met the 3 riders, 2 are instrumental in the trail. Keith weld fabricated the fence gates. Short ride out to river crossing. The river can’t be bridged economocally because of wash clearing floods recarve the river channel.

Ate white bread lunch provided, 2 helpings of an apple crisp desert. Too bad food stuffed to go for a ride out south.

Needed groceries beyond the lesser desirable section in the local IGA, drove 17 miles down I-17 on greater outskirts of Phoenix. Looked for laundromat: either Phoenix or Sedona. I wonder how people w/o washing machines get along?

Staying here for tomorrow’s trail work project further north. i asked about camping where they will be working, glad I did which is why I am still in same quiet place as last night albeit w/ interstate traffic noise.

Then head back to Sedona and bike build.

Met trail designer and learned from him about his trail build. Interesting: he doesn’t make outsloped trail in the desert. He said it starts out outsloped but the bikes make a center groove and the horses walk on the outside edge for an unknown reason. I liked his design and the build crews’ implementation , all hand made.

Observation: my evolution of dirtbagging is increasing brazenness in using other people’s property. Absent landlords. At first I was freaked if somebody asked me to move. It only happened once back early on. Now should I be asked to leave it will be gracefully if not obsequiousness. Pride interfers. I’m wrong, I’ll leave approach. Where can I go that you won’t kick me off?