After I sold my Orbea, I had no component group for my Blue RC7. I put together a mix of Force and Red. The front and rear derailleurs, the brakes, cassette, and chain are Force. The shifters and the 52/36 crankset are Red. It took me a few rides to get used to the shifting, but now it is starting to feel normal. I sure do like my new crankset. I went from 165 mm crank arms to 170s, so I was able to drop my seat down a little bit which is much more comfortable for my lower back. The shifting is very smooth.
I recently got some Zipp Team Edition wheels with Ti skewers. These wheels are the bomb. They are as light as Mavic Ksyrium SLs and are much quieter. I like a quiet wheel over one that makes that ticking sound. It lets me hear if everything is working properly on my bike. The Zipp TE wheelset is very light and responsive.
I am happy with my "new" RC7. It is more fun to ride with top of the line equipment.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Fun Time Trial
I've been having a hard time this mountain bike season, because the move up in category has doubled the length of my races. I have had trouble with getting my fueling right to where I am not either bonking or getting sloshy stomach. I also haven't adjusted to having the whole men's pro/cat 1 field lap me, causing me to have to stop many times to let them pass. Ugh. I have gotten discouraged.
To pick up my spirits, I thought that I might do a time trial (road) today. I went to the GA Cup TT #3 in Gillsville, GA, near Gainesville. Baron, my eleven year old German Shepherd couldn't make up his mind this morning about pottying, which added to my late departure. After a rediculously fast drive, I got to the race at 7:30, fifteen minutes before registration closed. It was freezing. There was some sort of mix up with the women's start times, and several of them started early. I was started on time. The course was fantastic. It was on a low travel country road. The hills were neither long nor steep, which made me happy. As I rode along, I noticed that my heart rate wasn't going up into the 170s like it normally does during a race. My legs were tired from riding more than usual in the past week. I guess my legs were so tired that they couldn't go fast enough to get my heart rate up and get me breathing hard. Hmmm. I was third, which was last, but I had fun, and at least I was competetive. If I had pushed harder, I know I could have been faster, so I am going to show up with rested legs and let it all out at the next GA Cup TT in Juliette, GA.
To pick up my spirits, I thought that I might do a time trial (road) today. I went to the GA Cup TT #3 in Gillsville, GA, near Gainesville. Baron, my eleven year old German Shepherd couldn't make up his mind this morning about pottying, which added to my late departure. After a rediculously fast drive, I got to the race at 7:30, fifteen minutes before registration closed. It was freezing. There was some sort of mix up with the women's start times, and several of them started early. I was started on time. The course was fantastic. It was on a low travel country road. The hills were neither long nor steep, which made me happy. As I rode along, I noticed that my heart rate wasn't going up into the 170s like it normally does during a race. My legs were tired from riding more than usual in the past week. I guess my legs were so tired that they couldn't go fast enough to get my heart rate up and get me breathing hard. Hmmm. I was third, which was last, but I had fun, and at least I was competetive. If I had pushed harder, I know I could have been faster, so I am going to show up with rested legs and let it all out at the next GA Cup TT in Juliette, GA.
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