Thursday, June 12, 2008

Eager

I haven't done anything this week - partially because I needed a break after my first race of the season, and partially because I've got only two months 'till my A race. Oh, and because I'm on the wrong side of the country, so I couldn't bring my bike with me - and without the joy if biking, other forms of exercise are just no fun. I can't believe how tight my legs have been this week - I'm used to soreness, but it just seems like everything has locked up in absence of exercise. Just spent half an hour stretching during Extreme Makeover - tomorrow I'll be on airplanes all day, then
Saturday is gonna be spent on the bike! YAY!

4 comments:

Boz said...

A couple of days off the bike, and I get grouchy. Lack of endorphines gets to me bad. It's been cold and rainy all week here, and it sucks. The trainer in the summer just ain't right.

smartypants said...

I got a new trainer over the weekend (blackburn trackstand ultra) but only spent about 5 minutes on it to try it out. Also got a new bottom bracket and big ring. Old BB felt like gravel and I'm sick of maintaining it - it was a 7700 Dura-Ace unit, which was the last fully serviceable bb they made. It's a great design (roller and ball bearings, really light) but extremely touchy. So I replaced it with an Ultegra unit, sealed bearings.

Boz said...

I run an FSA slk carbon crank w/ mega xo bracket. Very smooth and fairly lite. I had to retorque the crank bolts twice, and has been great since then. FSA seems to make quality for a nice price. I converted my MTB cockpit to FSA for next to nothing.

smartypants said...

I have FSA cranks on two bikes right now (I think?) but my main machine is all Shimano (save for the chain.) It's also 9-speed. 9-speed stuff is getting harder and harder to find. I've noticed that though most of the aftermarket (i.e. FSA, etc) cranks are advertised to work on 9 AND 10 speeds, it seems as if they were designed for 10s.

I really, really liked the Dura-Ace bb I had, but even when babied, it was cantankerous. I was removing and lubing the thing more frequently than I was replacing chains. Over the last year, I just let it go and it finally wore out.