Finally got the cable in the mail, attached it onto the frame, sheath was the right size, had everything placed where I wanted it. Started to adjust the cable and the cable was too long. So here I sit, sweating it out in front of the computer, sulking because I want to ride.
The good news is that its entirely fixable, there are two ways of fixing it in this situation. One way is to knarp it which consists of putting it onto the cable and replace the stud thats already on it. The second option is to make a spacer, which would go between the hand brake assembly and the sheath. I'm going with option 2 because I don't want to wait for a knarp to come in through the mail next week, when I could be riding this Saturday and Sunday.
I think if it is working this Saturday, I'll head out early in the morning and drive to downtown GR for a fun ride. I'll most likely take 84th west, head up Kenowa, hang a right on 56th and then turn left onto Canal. Take that and then turn on Chicago drive and then go on Wilson, turning onto the Indian Mounds Dr. I know I talked about it yesterday, well I drove my car out that way since I was out in that area and the road is clear of flood waters and big branches. From there I'll probably head on Market and turn on Wealthy and just go ape shit on GR for the fun of it.
Probably wondering why early? Well early mornings on Saturday the roads are fairly clear of heavy traffic that you expect during the regular weekday traffic. People that work in the city on the weekdays are at home twiddling their thumbs or playing a round of golf like the corporate tool they are. While the people you see are most likely people that keep the city going, going out for breakfast, going to see family, or going shopping. Which beats the myriad of other excuses that people use to drive around their mobile phone booth.
Hopefully Sunday I plan on finding another road that is like a rare gem. So far finding awesome gems involves one constant, roads that aren't used that often due to expressways. I love a majestic road all to myself with wonderful things to look at. I did find another stretch of road that I have rode in my car that would be great fun for riding on a moped/scooter. Its not as great as Indian Mounds but its a great ride none the less, its McClelland St that turns into Barry St, its located between Hudsonville and 8th St, just north of I196. There are some good roads north of there in a new subdivision where they are putting in a few lakes too. Its a short ride tho, about 3 1/2 miles and the views are of low lying farmland, its a nice ride with some sharp turns.
Maybe I should put together a rally and link all the awesome lengths of roads that I know together...
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