My bike has been parked in the Rocket Factory since September, up on a stand with the back wheel off. I think I burnt myself out with that big ride and needed a while to get my interest back. Yesterday was a beautiful sunny afternoon, and I felt the first stirrings of interest in a while, so I rang up Adam and we went over to Ballard to finish the job. We made a few mistakes and had to backtrack, including a trip to Lynnwood for a new chain tensioner, but it all came together in the end. We left the bike plugged into a battery charger.

Today I’m planning to head over with a bucket and a scrubbing-brush. There’s a lot of dust and grime and playa caked onto that machine, and I’m tired of looking at it.