Specialized Roubaix Comp Triple Part 2

Thought I would talk about the bike I received for Christmas now that I have put about 400 miles on it.

This is a really nice bike. I have had to take it in to George's Cycles & Fitness twice to have the front derailleur adjusted due to cable stretch, but other than that, it's preformed very well. The ride is nice and smooth and seems to absorb the bumps in the road with aplomb, especially chip seal.

One of the things that I enjoy is the bikes flexibility. This is a bike that you can set up to be aggressive or comfortable depending on your riding style.

I do wish it came with a little better set of wheels as the Shimano’s that came with it do an okay job but nothing to stand out.

On a side note for anyone looking to add a cyclometer with wireless cadence, take a look at how the sensor will install on the chain stay. I ran into a problem where I purchased Specialized’s Turbo Elite cyclometer and due to the pear shape of the chain stay was unable to install it and have the required amount of clearance between the sensor and cadence magnet. I switched to the CatEye Double Wireless and that worked great.

Another Case of Microsoft Crossing the Line

How internet Explorer Stifles Microsoft

This is a very good article but one of the problems is people outside of the Windows world are the only ones that really have to deal with it and we obviously know Microsoft doesn't really care about anyone outside of Windows.

Creative vs Apple - A Fable

Christopher Breen over at playlist writes a funny fable about Creative's legal mischief with Apple.

Today's Creative Fable

From Bad to Worse

First I had shingles and now I have Ramsay Hunt Syndrome. I'm falling apart at a very rapid rate.

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

Here's a book I would have liked to enjoy. There's a decent story here, it's just not a good enough one to warrant the time required to read it. I hope the movie ends up being better than the book since I'm sure for that endeavor they will hire an editor.

Shingles

I've been suffering from shingles for over a little over a week now and can honestly say it's the most painful thing I've ever experienced in recent memory.