The challenge of decluttering The first post of this year was a radical one for me. As I delved into the idea of decluttering, I realised that the biggest challenge was not to get rid of material stuff but get rid of emotional attachments to various things that I own. In fact, I have gotten rid … [Read more…]
I had made a conscious decision to not put anything too big on my credit card this month. It was not that I wanted to be stingy. This was merely an exercise in keeping my expense on my card low for a relatively larger purchase at the end. Now that my billing cycle has come to … [Read more…]
After a small test ride a few weeks ago, I decided to take my new old bicycle for a longer ride. The whole idea was to see if there are things that need more urgent attention than the others. Also, my other two companions were on a hybrid (KHS Ultrasport that is closer to a … [Read more…]
A new groupset Installing the new drivetrain was loads of fun. It was pretty easy, too. Well, you need some knowledge, some tools and some confidence in your ability to not screw up; but other than that, it is actually pretty easy. While installing the brake cables, I swapped the front and rear brakes to make … [Read more…]
Don’t buy cheap Chinese crank puller! Taking stuff off was pretty simple and easy – until it came to taking my crankset off. I did not want to invest in an expensive one as the newer groupset has a two piece crank-arm that works inside a Hollowtech II bottom bracket. With great difficulty, I managed to get … [Read more…]
If you want the short version, here it is. They have been on my bike for over three years and have clocked a mileage of about 15000 kms through all seasons on Bangalore roads and potholes; there has been only one puncture in my rear tube. Around three years ago, I started getting a flat every other week. When … [Read more…]
About a month ago, I had worked for three days to come up with a proof of concept for a project collaboration platform aimed at a small company – typically less than 40 people). The webapp was not something that could be actually used by anyone. There were glaring holes and missing functionalities that would be … [Read more…]
Some background A few weeks ago, I was fooling around with Flask framework. I loved it. As a consequence, I had this strange itch of creating something useful using the framework. My goal was not to write a production ready, industrial level software, but something that would give me some experience in dabbling with a modern toolkit … [Read more…]
Inventory: Deore T610 Trekking V-brakes Two weeks ago, I had received a pair of Deore T610 brakes. They were sitting idle in my toolbox just because I did not have grease. I got a tube of Park Tool polylube for some decent price at bikeme.co.in and while I was at it, I also placed an order for … [Read more…]
26th January was a holiday. It was also a Thursday. I decided to take the Friday off and wander around. (I did some more random stuff that weekend, but that’s for another blog post.) I had never cycled beyond Silk Board, towards the Tamil Nadu border. So, I decided to cycle to Hosur and pay Mogit … [Read more…]
