I swear to you when last I fussed with my commuter bike in December I hadn’t resolved a shifting issue. Yet when I dusted it off this week the cable was perfectly aligned.
The Shimano internal gears has a diagnostic setting. You put it in fourth and two dots appear on the rear sprocket. You adjust the cable tension to align them. But. Uh. When I checked it was perfect.
I had avoided biking in to work a couple times in February because I thought I still had a mechanical issue to deal with.
It’s so weird.
I biked in 3 times this week and it felt really good.
Wednesday was foggy in the morning and gloriously sunny in the afternoon.
Thursday was damp in the morning and very wet in the afternoon.
Friday was damp.
But no snow. No ice. Easy riding.
I’m kicking myself for not riding in February but it was a good reminder of how my brain lies to me.
I need to check the facts because I am not always a reliable reporter.
My butt is a little sore from 3 days in a row after 3 months of not riding. I’m the women’s local legend of The Colborne which is, quite possibly the shortest, flattest Strava segment in existence.
But hey. I’m out there doing my silly little rides and much happier for it. No thanks to my lying brain.