Sam at the Pinewood Derby

Sam started up Cub Scouts this year, and he's been enjoying the variety of activities they offer. This Saturday was his first Pinewood derby race.

Sam spent one scout meeting and a few evenings getting his car ready, and we arrived bright and early Saturday morning for the weigh in:

We were a bit under weight, so a bit of extra weight and hot melt glue had Sam right at the five ounce limit.

New Tires, Pedals, Bars

I haven't been doing much riding this winter. We're sitting in the unfortunate intersection of not cold enough to freeze the trail hard, but not warm enough to make soggy road rides enjoyable. And with Henry and Jodi being sick for much of the last month, I've been mostly sticking around the house. Actually, maybe that's a reason to get out of the house.

As riding weather draws ever closer, though, I've been puttering a bit with my fleet. On my Black Mountain Monstercross, I changed up the drop bar for a Jones Loop: