Cork Grips - Update

The cork grips have been shellacked (and 3 cm cut off of the right grip to accommodate the twist shifter.) I've installed them on the bike, and they look fantastic. They match the Brooks Honey saddle really well. Here are some quick photos:

Right Grip

Left Grip

Also, I finally got a chance to take a bit of a longer ride on the bike today. Not a really long one, but I went up to Capitol Hill to A Pet's Paradise to get dog food, and over to Queen Sooper's for groceries. This ride entails riding up a long mild grade, followed by a one-block hill, and then a shorter, milder grade. Generally, I find the long mild grade much worse than the one block hill.

I still do. I will say that the uphill portions of the trip were no worse with the Nuvinci, and the more upright position, and may actually have been a bit better. I would attribute this to the ability to micro-adjust the gear ratio. All and all, I am very impressed, and am feeling like I made a good choice.

To-morrow I am going to try to get some pictures of the bike outside in the sun, including my grocery hauling set-up. Maybe in the sun I can capture the brown as well.