2026 Grand Tour General Discussion

[Lapchik]

I feel that. Here it's 30 one day, 50 the next, rain turning to snow and freezing but then 65, oops just kidding back down to 25 degrees. There were 3 boats out today on Le Homme Dieu lake, and in Lake Carlos on the other side of the road the wind was pushing the many acres of remaining ice up against the shore. Forecast calls for either frogs or meatballs to rain down tomorrow.

I got my son (9) out on the bike twice today with the nearly 80 degrees we had (40 degrees warmer than yesterday), but we didn't want to go far enough to get a GT. I did teach him how to change tires and brake pads, though. He wanted to know why I make caveman noises when I use the bearing puller, and thankfully he didn't learn any new swear words throughout that process. Hopefully I won't have to do bearings again on that bike, since it didn't really need them this time. Just precautionary. It's got 41k on it (in 3 seasons) and I'm hoping to tip just over 100k miles before I get a new bike. I'm very particular about maintenance, and I'm hoping this is still a usable bike when little buddy is ready to start riding. He's also able to MIG weld and braze if I set up the machines for him, and he is helping with the non-structural welds for that black rolling trunk which is being made into a single wheel trailer. .