I wanted to go mountain biking out at Clear Creek today. It's been a while since I've ridden my Moots, and I'm really itching for some single-track. To be honest, I was probably going to ride hard at Clear Creek, a stupid thing to do before a race, but the cycling gods brought rain and high winds, which forced me to do the smart thing and stay inside. I decided to take the hint from the gods and get everything ready for the Memphis Cyclocross Championships tomorrow.
My first order of business was switching out wheels - again. I got the bright idea yesterday to put my super-lightweight Rolf racing wheels on my cyclocross bike to save a little rotational weight. However, it was suggested that I would ruin them, which did cross my mind a few times and is problem true. So, I put my Bontrager X-lites back on the 'cross bike. The Bontragers replace the Ritchey wheels which I never really liked, so I use the Ritchey's for general commuting and road training. Once I got the wheels replaced, I decided to do a little general bike maintenance on the fleet, cleaning and lubing various parts on each of my bikes. My place literally looked like a bike shop for a while.
I wanted to go mountain biking out at Clear Creek today. It's been a while since I've ridden my Moots, and I'm really itching for some single-track. To be honest, I was probably going to ride hard at Clear Creek, a stupid thing to do before a race, but the cycling gods brought rain and high winds, which forced me to do the smart thing and stay inside. I decided to take the hint from the gods and get everything ready for the Memphis Cyclocross Championships tomorrow. 
My first order of business was switching out wheels - again. I got the bright idea yesterday to put my super-lightweight Rolf racing wheels on my cyclocross bike to save a little rotational weight. However, it was suggested that I would ruin them, which did cross my mind a few times and is problem true. So, I put my Bontrager X-lites back on the 'cross bike. The Bontragers replace the Ritchey wheels which I never really liked, so I use the Ritchey's for general commuting and road training. Once I got the wheels replaced, I decided to do a little general bike maintenance on the fleet, cleaning and lubing various parts on each of my bikes. My place literally looked like a bike shop for a while.
2 comments:
Good move on the wheels and on not riding Sat. I hope you did well at your race.
Yep, a smart move indeed. :)
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