Kestrel CSX

7/4/07 took it out after having a tune up at the shop; the xtr dérailleur exploded off in a freak accident a few months ago and I attempted to put an xt derailleur back on in its place but couldn’t get the shifting straight. so the mechanic at liberty cycle, who i have to call tomorrow, told me that it’s due to the derailleur being long cage rather than mid or short. yesterday on the trail was so ridiculously frustrating because it kept slipping out of the last four gears of the cassette. I had wanted to take this bike to CT next weekend for the ‘bunch of guys riding on a saturday’ but it looks like I am going to be taking one of the other two mountain bike instead (no, not the klunker or the single speed). Damn frustrating though – mechanical failures are enough to make you reconsider the sport.

I wrote a blog about this bike’s history. It’s my dream bike and it carves up the trail exactly like a dream bike should. Wheelset is in the mail but I am going to update the specs as if they have arrived already anyway. The set I ahve been using is true and works fine but I hoping that there will be a significant difference between the existing and the new sets of wheels. I ordered a Selle Italia Flite saddle, it’s really simple and very comfortable. I like this carbon frame a lot, actually that goes for the whole bike. I wan’t to add a Chris King Headset to replace the existing Cane Creek – the the Cane Creek headset is working just fine for now so it’s not the highest priority just yet, it’s more of a wish list item. Damn that list is long.