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With today's 40.47 mile ride, I've pushed over the 50,000 mile mark since I started keeping a cycling log in 1995.

It was in April of 2007 when I hit 25,000 Miles. At that time I didn't really consider how long it would take to do another 25k. It took me 12+ seasons to reach that mark, but less than 10 to do the next 25k. I guess that's pretty good. If I can keep that trajectory up I should be at 75k in about another 7-1/2 year roughly, so early 2024? I'm guessing it will be at least another decade though because I doubt I'll be increasing my yearly average mileage significantly in that timeframe...so let's call it 2026! See you then!

And it is done! Say hello to the 2013 Yokota Legend K:
There are lots of pictures of the build components and closeups of the components on the final build in the Yokota Legend Gallery. You can also read the full adventure here:

• Project Yakota
• Project Yakota - Update 1
• Project Yakota - Update 2
• Project Yakota - Update 3
• Project Yakota - Update 4

Total cost of this project:

• Yakota Legend Frame - $113
• Sandblasting and Powdercoating - $150
• FSA Orbit X Theadless Headset - $40
• Most Ocelot Saddle - $30
• Look HSC Carbon Fork - $139
• Marin 1-1/8" Handlebar Stem - $21
• 1" to 1-1/8" Stem Adapter - $7
• 1-1/8" Carbon Fiber Stem Cap - $7
• SRAM Rival Brake/Shift Levers - $203
• SRAM Rival Crankset - $185
• DT Swiss R1850 Wheelset (w/Continental Gatorskin tires) - $300
• SRAM Force Rear Derailleur - $69
• SRAM Rival Brakeset - $85
• Carbon Headtube spacers - $12
• FSA Wing Compact Handlebars - $38
• SRAM PG1070 Cassette - $44
• SRAM GXP Bottom Bracket - $8
• KMC x10 Chain - $22
• Profile Design Carbon Stryke Aerobars -$81
• Shimano Downtube Cable Bosses - $15
• 4 feet of Black Lined Brake Cable Housing - $5
• 2 feet of Black Shifter Cable Housing - $6
• Jagwire Shifter Cable -$5
• MSC Seat Post - $32
• SRAM Supercork Handlebar Tape - $12
• SRAM Rival Front Derailleur - $23
• Derailleur Clamp - $17
• Carbon Bottle Cages - $17
• Look Keo2 Pedals - $100 (est.)
• Profile Design Forged Flipup Bracket Kit - $28 (est.)
• Sigma Computer Interface - $25
• Custom Vinyl Lettering - $27
• Total Cost: $1881

This is the final pre-build Project Yokota update as I've now accumulated the final batch of parts for its build. We start with three small parts, the first of these being 4 feet of Black Lined Brake Cable Housing: The brake/shifter set I bought came with a cable set, but the rear brake housing was too short, thus this purchase. …more

It's now been six months since I started with Project Yokota and have acquired the next batch of parts towards its build. The first item would be a SRAM Force Rear Derailleur:

Followed by a SRAM Rival Brakeset:

To install the handlebar stem and set the stack height on the fork, I needed some 1" Carbon Headtube Spacers:

And then connected to the stem will be a set of FSA Wing Compact Handlebars:

The drivetrain connection to the rear wheel will be a SRAM PG1070 Cassette:

Holding the crankset will be a SRAM GXP Bottom Bracket: There's a lot of old grease on it in this picture, but it's actually in very good condition. Related, I had to buy a Park Tool BBT-9 Bottom Bracket Tool ($16) in order to install it. This is a tool I can use in the future so I'm not considering its cost a part of this build.

Connecting the crankset to the cassette will be a KMC X10 Chain:

If I'm going to ride this bike much at all, I can't imagine doing it without a set of Profile Design Carbon Stryke Aerobars:

A small but important part, Shimano Cable Boss Adjusters:

So at this point the cost of this project has been:

• Yakota Legend Frame - $113
• Sandblasting and Powdercoating - $150
• FSA Orbit X Theadless Headset - $40
• Most Ocelot Saddle - $30
• Look HSC Carbon Fork - $139
• Marin 1-1/8" Handlebar Stem - $21
• 1" to 1-1/8" Stem Adapter - $7
• 1-1/8" Carbon Fiber Stem Cap - $7
• SRAM Rival Brake/Shift Levers - $203
• SRAM Rival Crankset - $185 (The cost of the Force Crankset as this wouldn't have been much cheaper.)
• DT Swiss R1850 Wheelset (w/Continental Gatorskin tires) - $300 (Estimate of what these would cost had I bought them.)
• SRAM Force Rear Derailleur - $69
• SRAM Rival Brakeset - $85
• Carbon Headtube spacers - $12
• FSA Wing Compact Handlebars - $38
• SRAM PG1070 Cassette - $44
• SRAM GXP Bottom Bracket - $8
• KMC x10 Chain - $22
• Profile Design Carbon Stryke Aerobars -$81
• Shimano Downtube Cable Bosses - $15
• Current Cost: $1584

This update brings a number of the moderately pricey drivetrain components and the big ticket aerobars that probably could have waited. But as much as those cost, that's about 50% of what a brand new set would cost. And these ones are pretty close to being like new. So those were a "bargain" purchase at the time. With the parts I now have I've actually started the build and it's now looking like a bike and not a pile of money er, parts sitting in a box. Within the next couple of weeks or so I should have everything I need to complete this project. So there should be one more update coming before the final build. I anticipate that it should be road ready by the beginning of May. Can't wait!

Previous installments in this series:

• Project Yakota
• Project Yakota - Update 1
• Project Yakota - Update 2

It's been quite a while since I recorded the most recent changes to my CycleLog. I hadn't documented it previously, but what I would now call v2.6.0 updated the ride display page. When I bought the Quattro last year I needed to update this page to record the litany of new data points it provided over some of my other computers. While working on this I also integrated Google Maps of my recorded route. This is something I started a couple 2-3 years ago being I could record them on my phone using Google's nifty My Tracks Android application. Once recorded I could easily create an external link to the map, but I've finally embedded them into my CycleLog data. I now just pull the map embed code to include with my logged ride data. Presto, maps right on the ride page!

For v2.7.0 I've updated the Cycling Yearly Summary page. The quick and simple change was another that I've been wanting to do for quite some time. That being, reverse the order from first to newest year (1995-2013) to now be newest to oldest year (2013-1995). The accumulated "Lifetime" section still appears at the end as it always did. The other more significant task was adding a "Rides Table" that lists all rides for that year in tabular form. And being this can be pretty long, it's initially collapsed, but can be toggled open for viewing. Each entry date links to the actual ride if one wants to drill into any particular ride being this table only contains the basic ride data. In any case, it provides yet another way of looking at the large amount of data that I've accumulated over the years.