Easy Rider. As synonymous with New Hollywood cinema as Breathless is to French New Wave. Hopper is no Godard, but how can you not like Captain America and Billy.
In other news, I took my new (to me) IF Crown Jewel on its inaugural ride this past Sunday. Did the Spicewood Springs / Jollyville loop. Titanium frame, Campy Super Record gruppo, Reynolds carbon clincher wheels with Tune hubs, and Zero Gravity brakes with yellow Swiss Stop pads. The pads are very important, as they are one of 2 kinds recommended by the carbon rim manufacturer. It weighs 16 lbs +/- 0.5 lbs. The bike is NICE. Shifting is really crisp. I am using a 12-27 cassette, the 11th cog giving me the 27 teeth addition to the 12-25 I was running on my 10 speed set-up. It helps a bit for attacking (ahem, struggling up) Mt. Bonnell. I had been warned about stopping with carbon rims, but the yellow Swiss Stop pads did an amazing job. I found stopping performance to be even better than with my aluminum rim Eurus wheels and black Swiss Stop pads. More field testing to follow.
And in even more news, I called Grande Communications to complain about my cable reception. They are sending over a technician with a replacement cable box tomorrow. While they had me on the phone, they also happened to mention that they were offering HBO and Cinemax for a month for free if I wanted to try it out. What the hell, I thought. Like I need 28 more movie channels to eat up my time. But with my great multi-tasking prowess, I am able to write this blog, work on my eBay auctions and take in a fine feature film like "27 Dresses" - [A perpetual bridesmaid balks upon learning that her next assignment would be standing up for her sister, who will marry the man the bridesmaid secretly loves]
Thank you Grande.
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