Right swing or Left swing?

I was excited today when I discovered I am Left Swing. Now before you get all excited and have wandering mind trouble; I'm talking about messenger bags.


According to PAC Designs, a pretty cool messenger bag company based out of Canada, most people are Right Swing. In other words Right Swing'ers have the bag's shoulder strap on the left shoulder allowing the bag to swing to the individual's right side. (see figure to the right.)




Left Swing'ers { that's me ;-) } have the bag's shoulder strap rest on the right shoulder allowing the bag to swing to the individual's left side. (see figure to the left.)



Maybe that's why I spell 'gray' 'grey'... or is it vice versa?



Still confused? Check out Pac Designs page on Swing Technology and how they design Pac Bags to swing both ways. Or, just browse their site and check out all their cool stuff. Looks like a really good messenger bag.

Finally got a grip

So my new Gary Fisher HiFi Pro sat for awhile as I had time to build it. One of the last things I did was install the grips, and believe me, everyone seemed to point out that I should use grips on my new mountain bike. Well, the grips have finally been installed... along with going tubeless via the Bontrager Superjuice Tubeless system.

What a change! My previous mountain bike had V-Brakes w/ Ceramic rims, inner tubes, and 3 inches of travel. Now, I'm rollin' Avid Juicy 7's disc brakes, tubeless, and 4.5 inches of travel. Not to mention, Gary Fisher's new Genesis 2.0 Geometry has tweaked the fork offset and trail to sharply respond at any speed. Needless to say, this bike rocks, and I'm proud to call the HiFi Pro my new mountain bike.

Been a little distracted lately

So, a couple of weekends ago, my girlfriend and I mutually ended our relationship. We'd been dating for over a year but struggling with living in different towns. Sad to say, the distance was inhibiting any more progression in our relationship. It's a little sad saying goodbye to someone you care about.