it's not the shoes (hardware upgrade)

I remember the Mars Blackmon commercial about "it's not the shoes" that made Michael Jordon great. But we still all wanted the shoes in the hopes that they would make us great. Getting my bike gear ready for this racing season reminded me of those old commercials and I hope the upgrades to the gear will make me better. It's certainly a motivator to workout harder.

Oh I can’t wait to test out the Wheelbuilder aero disc covers this weekend at the first TT of the season. Bring it on!!!

another bruising day of training (second crash of the year)

Biking is a dangerous sport, but when you add anxious drivers, rain, and wet railroad tracks it's makes for my second crash of the year.  This is not a trend I want to continue.  Surprising no drivers even bother asking me if I was OK after I went down.  They all just drove on after forcing me off the road.

I need to figure out what I'm going to do about my bike, which suffered more damage this time around, so I can get back on the road.

You can hear me talk about it in my video blog.