Encounter

Sunday, August 19, 2007

6.5 DAYS TO AHM
13.5 DAYS TO IRONMAN 70.3

I'm too lazy to find out how to put a count down timer on the right side menu bar/column. Heck, the bar dropped to the bottom of the page ever since I put that overly long hyperlink for the Google Earth 70.3 bike route....

Anyways I've been fiddling with my race bike and setting it up for race day. I should be testing it at the ANZA morning ride on Wednesday. I pray it doesn't rain like it has the past 2 days. It would be tragic if it rained on race day and the event is called off....

Basic changes made to bike:
- Replaced both rim tapes with the Panaracer elastic rim bands
- Removed spare tube from seatpost and stuffed it into tool kit
- Removed handpump and stuffed CO2 catridge + adapter into toolkit
- Had to exclude spoke wrench from tool kit as the later is now exploding...
- Attached 4 X powergels to my aerobar extentions via tape and livestrong bands (yes, they have a use beside posing)
- Swapped my crappy training tires for my race tires: Michelin Pro Race 2
- Replaced the patched and leaky rear inner tube