Saturday morning we're going over to Marshall to do the Tour de FireAnt bike tour and I don't know what to expect out of me. I still have a couple of pinpricks of pain in my back (almost reminds me of a kidney stone, like the one I had in 1985...hated that one) but I'm much better than I was Wednesday. At least I can bend over to tie my shoes and it doesn't hurt!
But the Thursday night ride was a bust for me. We were zooming down Ellerbe Road around 26-28 mph and my legs were killing me, plus my bike was acting up...shifting was erractic and it was messing with my rhythm. I'd have to overshift, sometimes by two gears, to make it go down a single gear. I finally had enough of it and bailed out of the paceline only three miles into the ride. I ended up with just 15 miles. I'm supposed to go 62 miles on Saturday....
Took the bike to the shop Friday but it was difficult to recreate the problem...figures...and the mechanic made a few minor adjustments. I'll just have to ride it in the tour and see if it continues like Thursday, noting the conditions present when the shifting acts up. Maybe I'll be lucky and not have any problems? Yeah, right.
Finished up the constitution/bylaws and membership form for the Centenary College cycling club today. This Tuesday night is the first "real" meeting and then the club becomes a reality. Some of the students are very interested in it and I hope that energy carries over the winter into next spring's racing season.
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