The place There’s A Quill There’s A Manner

Greetings from down right here in New York State’s perineum:

The place we’ve not too long ago emerged from the moderately piratey-sounding climate phenomenon referred to as a “nor’easter:”

I requested the AI to create a picture for “A pirate recognizing a nor’easter approaching in the direction of the starboard bow” and as an alternative I bought Max Cavalera of Brazilian thrash metallic sensations Sepultura taking a selfie of himself in a dinghy.

In any case, previous to the storm’s arrival I made positive to go for a journey beneath bushes tinged with autumnal hues and skies slowly swelling with portent:

Like spring, fall is an excellent time to journey, although additionally like spring it’s exhausting to completely benefit from the emergent magnificence as a result of you recognize very quickly it would peak after which will probably be gone:

However get pleasure from it I did, and whereas it’s been over three-quarters of a yr now I maintain discovering extra to like in regards to the Roadini, which is now experiencing its very first autumn:

Not solely am I having fun with its current double-ization:

However on a whim I complemented it by decreasing the bars by a few centimeter:

In so doing, I’ve deviated from the Rivendell playbook even additional; nonetheless, the brand new bar place teases out only a bit extra of the bike’s sporting nature, and even with the bars barely beneath the saddle it’s not like I’m precisely stretching the bounds of my flexibility right here:

And naturally the most effective factor a few quill stem is you possibly can elevate or decrease your bars on a whim, even mid-ride, and it takes about 5 seconds:

Little doubt by January I’ll have added a centimeter to my midsection, at which level I can merely elevate the bars once more to compensate.

Nevertheless, I ought to be aware that after I first lowered the stem I accessed the multitool I used to be maintaining on this bag, which I obtained early this yr:

I like device rolls as a result of it’s a lot simpler to get at stuff, however I don’t like how they will typically eject themselves relying on the saddle they’re strapped to, and this appeared to have all the advantages of a saddle bag whereas on the identical time being very safe. Actually, I appreciated it sufficient that I purchased a second one for a unique bicycle. Nevertheless, this time after I eliminated the bag to decrease the stem the Velcro (or its generic hook-and-loop fastener equal, I don’t know if it’s precise model identify Velcro) peeled proper off the strap:

This meant I couldn’t connect the bag to my saddle once more and needed to carry it in my jersey pocket for the rest of the journey:

I’m positive I can glue it again on, or possibly they’ll change it, but it surely’s nonetheless disappointing given how seldom I entry the bag.

And talking of jerseys, again in March of 2023 Wabi Woolens despatched me this one:

I really like merino wool for autumn biking, and this specific jersey has turn into one in every of my favorites. Additionally, for causes I don’t fairly perceive, it’s just about the one wool garment I personal that doesn’t have at the least some proof of moth nibblings. (It shouldn’t shock you that somebody as lazy as I’m takes no precautions in any respect in opposition to moths.) In fact YMMV (that stands for Your Mothage Might Fluctuate) however total it’s been an indispensable garment.

I understand you don’t come right here for the product analysis, however typically you get it anyway.