Offseason Ramblings....

The longer the lapse between entries, the harder it is to write new ones....so to combat this dilemma, i'll just type up little filler entries like this one to ease the transition between "quality" pieces.

So yeah, offseason! I haven't fully stopped riding yet...been doing lots of base-type rides (long and slow) with the ocassional group ride mixed in. The short bursts of speed are still around, but recovery has naturally gone to shite. I can ride at 60% all day though, so that's what I'll do. Gotta burn up enough of a caloric deficit to rationalize having (lots of) drinks in the upcoming month.

While the "establish a caloric deficit" master plan is great in theory, it requires the full cooperation of a working bicycle. I got that hard-as-hell to find front derailleur, got a chain (KMC DX10....$40 cheaper than campy, doesn't work as well, but it works), and so I got to riding again...so much post-superweek bike drama, right?! The frame, both derailleurs, the chain...gahhhhh. Today, we add more to that list: My right (rear) shifter has finally died. Typical of Campy...after 30,000 miles they just break, almost instantly. I've only had these shifter since january, so can't be that many miles yet? The indexing is gone (no audible "click"), and anything more than 200 watts makes the chain shift -real annoying! So yeah, more $$$ to repair/replace. Gah. But wait! There's more! Right as I started descending the crest this afternoon, front tire fails!! Parts of it came off the rim, all that. I hitched a ride home, but surprisingly wasn't too annoyed. All this is so past annoying that it's funny. AND the new bike's making noise.

apologies for this worthless entry....not even any photos, geez...