After leveling out Red Miles's saddle, I tried my wrench at fitting it again. I got it pretty close, but still need to tweak it again with fresh knees.
Since I did two centuries on this weekend, I'm going to be more terse than usual with these posts.
More after the break…
Outbound
I started at about 05:20 or so and headed out along the Burke-Gilman Trail.
The detour that's been in place for quite some time was finally open! It was a bit nostalgic seeing the old stuff I'd been skipping over for so long, but my favorite change was the new trail overpass to the Lake Washington Loop.
No more BGT detour! #cycling
— 竹下憲二 (@takeshita_kenji) July 3, 2015
By leveling my saddle, tightening the leather a tad, and lowering the whole thing a ton, it's significantly more comfortable!
— 竹下憲二 (@takeshita_kenji) July 3, 2015
When I got to Kenmore, I found a couple of cool folks riding some nice steel.
Chatted with a guy riding a Soma Grand Randonneur and another riding a Paramount at the park back there.
— 竹下憲二 (@takeshita_kenji) July 3, 2015
Seeing other cyclists up here, oddly enough.
— 竹下憲二 (@takeshita_kenji) July 3, 2015
They both had the VO 50.4 BCD crankset on their bikes.
Also while at the park, I found another customer at my local bike shop that I knew, and some I'd never seen before.
I left the trail in Bothell and took Bothell–Everett Highway to head towards Canyon Park. Folks were ready for the Independence Day Parade already!
I stopped by my parents' place to chat for a bit and pick up a gift they had for me, then headed up through Mill Creek. Rather than going to Everett, however, I hung a right early and eventually ended up in the Snoqualmie Valley.
I feel like I found a back door into the Snoqualmie Valley.
— 竹下憲二 (@takeshita_kenji) July 3, 2015
I then passed through Snohomish and eventually found another rando guy around Lake Stevens.
Chatted with another Grand Randonneur rider up here. They seem to be pretty popular in certain circles!
— 竹下憲二 (@takeshita_kenji) July 3, 2015
When I got to Arlington, I found that the main reason for my choice of route on this ride was closed.
The one non-Saturday I'm able to visit, and it's closed for the same reason I have today off. https://t.co/v9HPUod70u
— 竹下憲二 (@takeshita_kenji) July 3, 2015
Feeling pretty darn thirsty, I stopped by a local restaurant for a lot of water and a milkshake.
I'm at The Local Scoop in Arlington, WA https://t.co/VY7KvJLkAO
— 竹下憲二 (@takeshita_kenji) July 3, 2015
I was surprised at how many @SwiftIndustries bags I've been seeing up here.
— 竹下憲二 (@takeshita_kenji) July 3, 2015
Inbound
On the way back, I stopped by the Rock City Cafe for an iced coffee beverage.
Decaf. (@ Rock City Cafe in Snohomish, WA) https://t.co/AWmZLLC4ES
— 竹下憲二 (@takeshita_kenji) July 3, 2015
As usual, I took SR-9 back to Woodinville. It was really hard on my knees as I was trying to see if that saddle position would work. It obviously didn't.
I think I might've found the correct saddle position, with the saddle level as it should be.
— 竹下憲二 (@takeshita_kenji) July 3, 2015
My knees are pretty worn from figuring it out, though, so I'm not really sure.
— 竹下憲二 (@takeshita_kenji) July 3, 2015
The position didn't cut pain entirely, but it did reduce the pain from earlier.
I think I found two saddle positions that work. The higher one is 1mm higher and 2 or more mm forward of the lower one.
— 竹下憲二 (@takeshita_kenji) July 4, 2015
I don't know if it'll work long-term; I'll have to test it more in the future.
— 竹下憲二 (@takeshita_kenji) July 4, 2015
The lower saddle position is also really hard on my feet even though my knees are fine with it.
— 竹下憲二 (@takeshita_kenji) July 4, 2015
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