planeofthought: Monday Morning Weigh-In X-55

8.20.2007

Monday Morning Weigh-In X-55

Another surprise. I hadn't checked all week and other than the ride at CTDog I didn't really do anything special. I have a bike being put together at Petrie's. The mechanic that has been there for decades, Farzo is so interesting to talk to. Sal and I spent a half an hour with him yesterday and the bike was no more than 3 minutes of the discussion. I'm riding my 10 year old CCM in the mean time and actually enjoying it. The frame is shorter than I'm used to so it feels like my whole body is over the handlebars but it's a sturdy steel frame and other than lots of wear and tear it is keeping me going.

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Sally said...: Way to go dear, wait til you get your new set of wheels! No stopping you now!; August 20, 2007 at 9:53 p.m.

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Done That

From the November issue of Bicycling magazine, these are the Cycling Rites of Passage I have completed.

#6 Bonking so bad you don’t think you’ll be able to make it home

#9 When you hang out at the bike shop and no one expects you to buy anything

#10 When your bike computer registers triple digits for one ride

#15 You try bibs and realize you can never go back to shorts

#20 You get stuck in your pedals and topple over at a stoplight

#26 Wearing out your first set of tires

#27 You ride through a pothole, and it’s no big deal

#29 You stop midride to give your only spare tube to a stranded cyclist

#31 Fixing a busted chain

#34 The first time you crumple your race number

#42 Rolling through a stop sign—and knowing it was the right thing to do

#46 Letting go of your kid’s seat and not having to grab it again

#47 Getting a bike stolen and realizing how deeply it hits you

#48 Cleaning the cassette with your old toothbrush

#53 Telling someone which bike to buy

#56 Figuring out how to layer without overdressing

#58 Your first ride with a jersey instead of a T-shirt

#59 Riding on a day so cold the water in your bottle freezes

#63 Getting so deep into the sport you think your helmet looks good

#64 Following a favorite pro racer—besides Lance Armstrong

#65 Finding out your favorite pro racer was doping

#66 Wrapping your bar tape so the handlebar plug stays in and no bare bar shows at the tricky bend at the brake hood

#72 Crashing and immediately asking, "How’s my bike?"

#84 Riding someplace you’ve always driven

#85 Outsprinting a crazed dog

#87 Waving at a cyclist coming the other way and being ignored

#98 Looking inside the bottle you’ve been using all season, seeing mold

#106 Feeling superstrong, then turning around for the ride back and realizing you had a tailwind.

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8.20.2007

Monday Morning Weigh-In X-55

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