April 29th, 2009 by Jonathan
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This past month has been pretty busy for me with the onset of warmer weather: I’ve been spending as much time as possible enjoying the great outdoors. Most of that time is spent riding some form of bicycle, and if not that, doing the ever-so daunting task of yard work. I have 4 flower beds and a koi pond that usually needs some tending to from time to time. Raegan and I had ordered about 100 or so perennials from this on-line catalog a couple of weeks back, and I’m sure that that box will be waiting for us once we return from our vacation in Mexico; Raegan’s sister is getting married down there next week.
With that being said, I need to somehow find time to till up a portion of my yard for a vegetable garden, get a load of manure from Raegan’s horse farm, and get a load of mulch within the next month. I really need to get around to installing a hitch on the jeep and finding a utility trailer that it can tow.
April 1st, 2009 by Jonathan
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I never thought in my wildest dreams that yesterday would be the last day that I’d be driving my GTI. Raegan and I went over to the Jeep dealership down the road from my house and took a 2009 Wrangler out for a test drive. By the end of the day, I was driving home in a brand new blue Wrangler! The financing is in the same ballpark as my GTI and has an unlimited warranty! So now I’ve got to buy a new roof rack for the jeep, and get my head deck and subwoofer installed in the bad boy! Pictures will be posted soon!
March 23rd, 2009 by Jonathan
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I think I took a little too much advantage of the nice weather we experienced this past weekend in Lower Bucks County: Friday I went rock climbing with my girlfriend at the Doylestown Rock Gym; Saturday I went mountain biking in the morning and afternoon (a total of about 4 hours), did yard work, then went out to Dave & Busters later that night; Sunday I went on Bike King’s Sunday morning ride. With all of that activity, I can honestly say that pretty much every part of my body is sore, especially my arms. It sure beats sitting inside!
February 27th, 2009 by Jonathan
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While mountain biking this past weekend, I managed to bend my rear derailer to the point where it needed to be replaced. Instead of taking it to my local bike shop (Bike King) to have it fixed, I decided to finally take the plunge and install it myself. I ordered the new derailer (a SRAM X-7, although I should have gotten that X-0!) and a new shift cable.
Once the parts arrived, I threw the bike up on my stand, took the old derailer off, ran the new cable, made all of the adjustments, and I was all set! All in all it took me about a half an hour to get everything done! I think with a little more practice, I might eventually have the confidence to start tweaking my road bike….the only reason I don’t is because those components are much more expensive, and if I screw that up, I can’t walk the bike back to a car….
