Did not ride up to DOMSA yesterday - bad things happened

Wheels of Happiness

Just rode to Taytay to search for balls (bearing) at Sising in Cuatro Cantos in Taytay.  A package of 100 only sells for 30 php.  Quite cheap.  I have to replace the ball bearings of the free hub because there is a little wobble.  The bearings rusted and the diminution of the size of bearings caused the wobble

This post really wanted to ride up Domsa.  But a coffee shop going up DOMSA was a site of an assassination of former Councilor and he happens to be a relative, and husband of cousin.

It was quite shocking and frightful.

Authorities must impose strict gun control in the establishments to prevent such event to happen again.

As of now the place looks unsafe and will drive away riders and bike tourists  (They come from far away place

Constant repairs, upgrade on S works now makes it a darling bike

Wheels of Happiness

S works carbon frame, venge vias bike was a least preferred bike because of many challenges:   weak brakes, untrued wheels, noisy hubs  Non functioning sti and RD

I held the bike since 2016 and was a Peter Sagan model.

However I strived hard to make this A-1

1.  To align the wheel, I researched YT and had 5.5 socket wrench sanded out to be a tool to align the

      Cosmic wheel set.  No one dared touch the alignment because there was no tool.  With the tool, it be-

      came an ordinary alignment job.  Cheap.  No need to bring this to Greenhill's.

2.  I had new tires 25mm fitted;

3.  For the  SRAM red STI i tried to get BN 10 speed STI.  Fortunately Mario Toledo repaired the broken barrel drum and found the problem to kinked cables which he replaced

4.  As for the crank, disassembled this, cleaned  regreased this.  However the crank bolt kept coming off

     A stronger push on the 14 mm made sure it would not get loose again

5.  Centered the V brake and had a barrel adjuster for the rear brake to get this finely adjusted

6.  Disassembled  the rear hub repaired the pawls, regreased the bearing and oiled the pawls.  Spent             some  time perfecting the pre load and centering the wheel in the bike

But finally got things right.  It now runs as smooth as a better.  And is equal to or better than Pinarello 

K David I Witness Documentary 400 Kilometro triggered many Bicol rides, and long rides

Wheels of Happiness

Its not blowing trumpet but immediately but after 2022 bike to Bicol documentary of I witness, there seems to be a flurry of Bicol rides and long rides, Loop rides to North Luzon, to Visayas and Mindanao.  Notable were Racky Raquedan,  Mike, 

It might not be a coincidence but may be the documentary may be inspirational. The Audax and and duathlon are different though.  

Thanks for these kinds of documentary