Well, after A LOT of swearing and throwing things, she’s ready to go!
Not me. My bike. She had her yearly tantrum a day early this time (well, two!) and decided she didn’t want to wear her race wheels. Wheels changed out….no shifting. To make a long long story short, and cut out hours of cursing, there was no shifting with this bike. Ummm….check out this bike:
Clearly, a fixed gear system won’t work. The hubster, my bike mechanic, and I tinkered with it…..and lost the fight. The night ended with my derailleur cable coming out of the bike and flying across the room. $hit.
I went to bed with the hope that RVE bikes would save my life in the morning (of course it’s canal days in Fairport, cause I have EXCELLNT timing like that) or thinking that maybe I would just run the bike course,maybe even faster than I could bike it! Who says your first ultra can’t be during a tri? 
RVE, that’s who. Called them at 8:45 this morning, bike in at 9:30, back home at 10:40 with a spanking new cable that shifts through all gears like it’s it’s job (which, um, I guess it is….but I appreciate it nonetheless).
Here she is, ready to go!
Watch out Keuka….Summeroo and I are READY TO RACE! (It’s such a long story to explain the name, believe it or not)
It’s 3:30, my brick workout is done, I’m all packed, and I’m rockin’ out this fashion statement:
I know you missed those....
or not.
Rock on, friends. Gonna DO IT LIVE tomorrow!
Not me. My bike. She had her yearly tantrum a day early this time (well, two!) and decided she didn’t want to wear her race wheels. Wheels changed out….no shifting. To make a long long story short, and cut out hours of cursing, there was no shifting with this bike. Ummm….check out this bike:
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| Keuka Lake Bike Course |
Clearly, a fixed gear system won’t work. The hubster, my bike mechanic, and I tinkered with it…..and lost the fight. The night ended with my derailleur cable coming out of the bike and flying across the room. $hit.
I went to bed with the hope that RVE bikes would save my life in the morning (of course it’s canal days in Fairport, cause I have EXCELLNT timing like that) or thinking that maybe I would just run the bike course,
RVE, that’s who. Called them at 8:45 this morning, bike in at 9:30, back home at 10:40 with a spanking new cable that shifts through all gears like it’s it’s job (which, um, I guess it is….but I appreciate it nonetheless).
Here she is, ready to go!
Watch out Keuka….Summeroo and I are READY TO RACE! (It’s such a long story to explain the name, believe it or not
)It’s 3:30, my brick workout is done, I’m all packed, and I’m rockin’ out this fashion statement:
or not.
Rock on, friends. Gonna DO IT LIVE tomorrow!
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