American expat living in Toronto, likes cycling (especially bicycle touring) sometimes on #Rouvy, cooking, writing and trying new things. Getting back into running after a long time Studying Hindi in my spare time. Libraries are my favourite thing.
Wake-up call from the bike shop. Upgrading the bike I was thinking of using for randonneuring and possibly even an ultracycling race is not really a great idea. Between usual tune-up and upgrades we're looking at $1-1.5k and maybe more later.
So now I looked at what I need to do an ultra and wow. That's some money. I need to decide if I'm serious. Or if I should just go back to touring with my Surly LHT. #BikeTooter
Todd finds a workaround to ensure he is more regularly following through on bike rides just in time to have the bottom bracket of his bike fail. Fortunately there are also three good news stories to share too.
https://gooutsidetoday.com/blog/2025/04/20/building-a-plan-and-three-good-news-stories/
Oh I really like this game - guess the year a photo was taken:
WhichYear 4/18/25
4083 pts (top 26%)
11 avg. years off
2️⃣ 1️⃣ 🧑🦯 3️⃣ 2️⃣
whichyr.com
In today's entry, Todd talks about the routines and habits that are challenging for him and has a plan to improve on three different fronts.
https://gooutsidetoday.com/blog/2025/04/18/rebuilding-a-routine-the-junk-drawer/
I'm very intrigued by the idea of how we spend our mental bandwidth - especially these days. How I spend mine *definitely* makes a huge difference in my overall mental state. https://www.raptitude.com/2025/02/whats-taking-up-your-mental-bandwidth-right-now/
Yesterday I borrowed some speed from the tailwind bank on my commute home. Mother Nature came to collect her debt this morning with a fierce headwind. Side note: we had a bit of snow last night (no accumulation). This winter seems to have lasted FOREVER.