As some (or none) of you may know, I love bikes. I mean... REALLY love bikes. Especially mountain bikes. Seriously, it's almost to the point of obsession...

ANYWAYS, I've decided to take an early 90's (1994 to be exact) Cannondale M400 mountain bike, my current commuting machine, and return it to a state of trail readiness. This will be by far the biggest cycling-related undertaking I'll have ever... undertaken. New tires, saddle that isn't as old as I am, new front wheel, new shifters, new brakes, new brake levers, possibly even convert the threaded headset and stem to work with a modern threadless system. It's gonna be a bit of work. Already gotten the new tires and saddle (panaracer fire XC pro for the rear, and a continental explorer for the front), and tonight I'm ordering the new brakes. (Avid Single Digit 7's) I intend to do all, or almost all the work myself, so the only cost will be for components. I think I can do it, but it's going to be quite a bit of work.

Why am I tell you this? Well it basically means that instead of doing a fractal stream this weekend and getting 2 or 3 fractals rendered and ready to upload, I'm going to be working on the bike. Sorry I've been dropping the ball lately on updates, but I just have too much stuff going on most of the time to really sit down and focus a few hours on apophysis and fractals.