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Installing the leash

The leash system I designed for speed skating provides much improved brake performance by helping the skater apply leverage to the brake pad. In this post I will discuss mounting the leash on speed or rec boots.

Got some nice photos of the frames with wheels and a boot.

Frames look much prettier with wheels and a boot.

Initial Shopping list for skate boot project

As with any project in a new area it is hard to even figure out the materials one needs. I want to keep costs down but I also want to make sure I buy what I need to make my first pair of boots a success and I don’t find out half way through a step that I am missing something that is needed.

Skate of the Union

I have a big love of racing at a deep level but there is are times in one’s life when the competitive focus lives. For the last couple of years I have not focused on “racing” and at this point in my life my joy from skating has very little to do with “racing”.

Skate Frames are now Annodized!

I got my skate frames back from the annodizer (I will take photos in the next couple of days).

Tuesday night skate at CSH

We did the 36 mile route today and the group was in a fast mood. The cyclists hammered the hills and kept a strong pace on the flats.

So far this was the hardest skate of the year for me. We did an 19mph average speed and while that does not sound crazy fast it is a super hilly route.

Kendra shot this short video clip on Friendship RD. The pack was going fairly easy at that point and Kendra was riding her bike shooting video with one hand. The video still turned out pretty good.

I am also really liking my new skate frames and wheels.

Also, let me know if you think I am double pushing.

Moving things from my old blogger site

This is now the new home of my blog.

I am moving my posts, links, and such from my old blogger site.

The import feature of worldpress works fairly well but it does not pick up videos so the imported posts are going to have missing video clips.

Also, I have some work to do to add links and other stuff that did not get imported.

Everything should be fixed in the next couple of days.

Skate and Swim

We decided to do a skate and swim today. It was actually Radovan’s idea so we met at BJP park for a 36 mile route.

Commuting round trip, 30 of 461

Road to work and back.

It is nice to be back in the swing of bike commuting. The bike is riding well and with the dry/dusty summer conditions it is easier to keep the bike clean vs. the wet/muddy conditions I had earlier in the year.

Also, it is nice to ride into work since leaving at 7am I get a chance to enjoy the relative cool of morning.