use the front brake

30K ride this morning
in 80F heat – how nice
is that in December?

It’s nice being married: LL
reminds me to put on sunblock
and please wear underwear, dear.

I’m not very good about wearing
underwear but I’m learning.

_{I took an action image in
traffic; please don’t tell
my wife!}

P2K v.3.0

Rebuild after crash. New brake
levers, Dura-Ace shifters, pimped
out white bar tape, and Zipp valve
extenders.

_{I rode it home from the shop without
my clipless shoes and it still scared
me: uberfast and squirrely as all hell.}

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I rode LL’s bike into town.
It’s rather small and I had
to put the seat way up.

LL is a short arse very petit
and cute and her bike is correspondingly
petit and cute. Fortunately there is no
basket and ribbons on the handlebars.

I rode to the race bike specialists
and locked LL’s bike out front.
The guys were watching me with
half-grins from inside. I went in
and started throwing technical jargon
around like I had an armful of Frisbees
and one of the wrenches asked me cautiously
if I really wanted to put TT brake levers
on my bike. Uh, that’s actually my wife’s
bike, I said. Ha! Ha! He looked relieved; he
was worried there for a minute I think.

_{Crazy American waves arms around in the
shop wanting weird shit done and rides off
on this toy bike with his knees up to his
ears when he pedals.}

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I borrowed a bike to ride to work and the side
wall of the rear tyre was so rotten that when I hit
a small pothole it blew out and blew off the clincher
rim and the tube went into the cassette under the chain.

I had to carry it to the bike shop. They were amused.

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Mile 72

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Long Sunday ride back
home.

_{Appx. 81 miles}

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25 miles fast/hills.

I was bummed out because
my new Kleen Kanteen bottle
holder doesn’t work on the
Cervélo.

_Bummed

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22 miles – hill work

_{A very rare image of
me a bici that someone
else happened to capture
and then actually send me.}

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20km fast

_{Edit – Post meridian 30 mile bike ride.}

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I bought two new tyres
(folding bead) that were
on sale at the local shop.

I threw my old Michelin’s
away and took the new Bontragers
for a 25K ride. I was flying
down a hill at about 60km and
ZAP! a yellowjacket got in my
jersey and stung me about an
inch under my right nipple – ouch.

I finally stopped and pulled the
squirming bee and its stinger &
poison sac out of me and engaged
in some creative cursing and rode
home.

25km
21 ounces water
3rd bee sting on bike
this year so far – not
as bad as the one right by
my left eye.

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