Wearing things out

I've been wearing out bike parts lately--specifically, my rear tire and pedals. I put more than a 1000 miles on the rear tire before it lost its puncture resistant abilities. It's nice to wear things out that you only use for fun--a testament to having fun.

I bought new pedals because my old ones were ten years old and not releasing consistently. Upon closer inspection I saw that the oldies were thoroughly thrashed. I bought some new eggbeater-style pedals...Carley and I went on a short ride this afternoon, and so far I like these more than the SPD style...oh, right, I remember--no body cares about pedal comparisons.



Next weekend Gabe, Mike, Bryan, Aaron and I are heading down to Oakridge for some mountain biking...I am wicked excited. So excited. It's Gabe's old stomping ground, so he is going to show us around the trails. So excited.