Lou's Clues

Archive for March 28th, 2010

So since I last posted we’ve put a contract on a house and am set to close on or around May 5th.  We are leasing a place until the end of June which is nice because that will let us paint, clean and work on the house.  It will also afford us the opportunity to move in at a slow pace which will be nice.

Well it is finally starting to warm up after a bloody cold snowy winter.  I brought the bike up from it’s old home in Franklin County to it’s temporary home in Hanover.  I’ll say this about riding around this area.  The back roads are well kept up and offer a lot of nice sweeping turns, perfect for cruisers and the like.  Where are the tight twisty more technical roads to ride??  Once we move I’ll probably get out and explore more and will probably venture back towards Nelson County and see what I can find out there.  Nonetheless it is great to be riding again.

So since the bike and I are back together it is time to order some gear for the upcoming rides.  Thus far I’ve bought a new set of boots.  The Tourmaster Solution Waterproof boot which I purchased from NewEnough.com.  This is my second pair of Solutions and I love them.  Good solid all round boot offering a decent amount of protection around the toes and ankle.  It provides excellent waterproofing as well.  My last pair never leaked and trust me they got wet.  The boots also hold up extremely well.  My last pair lasted 3 years and around 25k miles.  Since I commute on my bike as much as I can, often times forgetting to take a spare pair of tennis shoes, they got a fair amount of non motorcycle use.  They do get a bit warm after wearing them off the bike for a couple of hours but other than that are as comfortable as you can ask.  On the bike they have logged 400 mile days without incident or any kind of discomfort.  Due to my small foot size (8 1/2), I purchased a size 9 and use an insert from the fine folks at riderwarehouse.com.  The Low Profile Sizing Insoles are an outstanding option if you are lucky enough to be blessed with one of those in between sizes.  When added to the boots I’m able to get a perfect fit, with some added arch support.

Next up is going to be a new Tank Bag.  I’ve got my eye on the FirstGear Laguna GPS Bag.  I’ll let you know what I think of that in a bit.