Ellsworth Kelly, “Black Relief” (2006)

There are so many reasons to love the Paris metro, but one of them is how quick stops are. The doors are open for less than 10 seconds at some stations.

This is what platform doors and high frequency enables! If trains are arriving every 4 minutes, missing a train isn’t a big deal.

Currently transported back to the 90s on my United flight — there’s a credit card reader built into the seat back and they’re showing the trailer for “Clueless (1995)” which is wonderfully dated.

Anyone know why the Seattle Metro has such wide corridors in their stations? Possibly to accommodate a future express track or something?

It throws an internal server error (even with my bsky.social pds)

Having a day

For this build, I’m running Shimano Ultegra Di2 (R8170). Ultegra is in the upper-middle tier of Shimano’s offerings, with 105 being the lowest and Dura-Ace being the highest. Di2 means the shifting is electronic — rather than running a cable, the shifters communicate wirelessly with the derailleur.

I primarily ride in the South Bay Area, mostly in the hills east of the Stanford campus. Disc breaks will be a huge upgrade on the descents – more stopping power translates to more control and better cornering. They also mean I can run wider tires, which translates to an even more comfortable ride.

The K10s Disc is the successor to the K8-S, my current frame. Designed for cobble, the K8-S features 9mm of rear travel, which makes it super comfortable. Even so, I've found it to be a great descender (it's very smooth) and also climb really well. It's surprisingly stiff, even with rear suspension!

Building a new bike and figured I'd document the progress here! Something I love about cycling is the standardization across the industry – with some caveats, most components are compatible with most frames. This build begins with a Pinarello frame, the K10s.