New Riser Bars…

Today I decided to see if my knee would hold up to a modest ride. Keeping in mind that 20+ miles is on the longer side for me, modest isn’t really very far at all.
I drove down Nimitz for a bit, then into Kalihi and to Eki Cyclery for a break. I was just goin to take a break and maybe pick up a another water bottle cage. I did get that. I got something else too.
I’d been thinking that my handlebars were just a wee bit low, and that was after all the tweaking I did to get them raised. They are 70mm risers and I was thinking just a another inch and they’d be perfect. Nobody seemed to have any around my neighborhood stores, so I’d kind of figured I’d let it go.
Eki, on the other hand, had some 100mm risers. That’s about 1.25 inches which is just about exactly what I thought I needed to make my ride almost completely straight up.
They were very busy but said they’d install them if I could wait about 45 minutes. I could. I had lunch at the Dillingham Cafe, a local diner. They had excellent burgers. If you are in the neighborhood, waiting for bike work say, just go to 1901 Dillingham and order up.
When I got back my bike was done. They’d installed the new bars as well as swapping out one of the brake cables for a longer one. All good. The total was under $50, including labor, so I figure it’s all good. I could have done it myself, but it would have been a pain and I wouldn’t have known about the cable till later, etc., etc.
In short, the whole thing was pain free, I got lunch, and got to spend a bit of time in a neighborhood I’d probably never go to otherwise. Speaking of Kalihi, there’s going to be a bit of festival on 9/6. A Taste of Kalihi. I didn’t go last year, but I suspect I will this year. I like eating. 🙂
Then I rode home.
That was it. I’m sure I’ll figure out more little tweaks over time. But I think my bike is just about right. It’s nice and comfortable and I had lovely ride home.
Actually I did stop off at the Made in Hawaii Exhibition at the Blaisdell. I have a friend who was exhibiting there and spent some time with him as well as picking up a very nice gift for someone’s birthday. Cool.
Aloha!