My two best riding buddies, Jaime and Steve, are doing the Phoenix Ironman Sunday, which I think is nutty. (Why get off a perfectly good bike and run 26 miles? Wouldn’t it be a lot quicker to just keep riding? I mean, I can understand why you have to swim the water bit, ’cause youre bike would get all rusty….) But I’ve nevertheless benefitted from their efforts, sucking their wheels for a lot of miles over the winter as they prepared. So this morning, their last ride before the race, I tagged along. Just a half hour in the foothills, serenaded by the squeek of new brake pads on their wacky carbon race wheels and a lot of pent up energy. At one point Jaime hit the gas on a little uphill and left me struggling trying to get onto his wheel. They’re good to go.
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A few thoughts from John Fleck, a writer of journalism and other things, living in New Mexico
You have to ride more and pound them. Make them hang on your wheel and suffer. Ride, John, ride!
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Best,
D
Thanks for all the help, conversation and friendship. The work is done, hopefully its time to enjoy.
J-
So?!? How’d he do?
D
Two flat tires. He was riding sewups, and carrying one spare. Need I say more?
Jumping into this conversation : ) I didn’t know how to join, post, or whatever, but did a search and here I am.
I have a bike for sale and wanted to get the word out; maybe someone here is interested or has a friend etc. It’s a basically-new (rode 3 times, gently) Diamondback 27speed, 20″, front Rock Shox, disk brakes, Shimano gears etc., scratchless all around, not even any dirt/grease-grime to note. Selling it for $750 — really good deal obviously! Call me at 424-4228 (S Fe) or email noel444@access4less.net I’m selling cause I can’t ride for medical reasons. Thanks – hope this gets out there… Noel
Noel –
I don’t mind you posting here, but you’ll likely only get about 2 readers besides me. You might have better luck on Craigslist: http://santafe.craigslist.org/
Sorry to hear that. Sew-ups on a tri? In the spring?
Condolences,
D