Back to the Bikes

One not so good thing about going home is the fact that town is not easily accessed from my parent's house by any method other than car. For this reason (and one or two others), it was nice to return to Iowa City.

A very exciting upshot of my birthday was a new set of bar-end shifters for my Jamis. However, as my mechanic was very busy between the time of my acquiring said shifters and our departure for Tucson, they had so far remained in their box. Today, however, we found ourselves with time.

The installation went remarkably smoothly and I found myself suddenly playing with some little levers that once more transformed my poor abused Jamis (it never really recovered its already damaged shifting abilities after its kidnapping) into a fully functional multi-geared bicycle once again. I also have to say that the 10-speed Dura-Ace shifters I bought operate with a great deal more finesse than I expected. With the new componentry complimented by some fresh, comfortable, and visually-pleasing handlebar tape, I can't wait to get the old Jamis on the road again.