clean bike(s)

as soon as i got home from work last night i began cleaning bikes. the first on the list was my road bike. clean it up, new rear tire...check. i didn't get my aerobars on but maybe tonight? probably not. yellow cannondale...clean and ready to go to the shop. the fork clunking cannot be good...so i'm having it looked at before robin needs to ride it. then it came time for the epic. reflectors are off. schwalbe knobbie nic on the back...i think schwalbe screwed up it's front/back arrows because the direction it points doesn't make sense relative to the tread. or maybe there is a new tire convention? who knows...i'm keeping it like it is. i also put the time pedals on and put the cleats on the new shoes...tonight will be the maiden voyage. first rides are a little bit of a downer, odds are i'll be off adjusting something a few times throughout. cables stretch, air in shocks...etc.

anyway, our baby airdale was on fire last night. i think he is suffering pretty good with swollen gums...although no teeth lost yet. he is biting everything...and when he is not biting he is digging or jumping up on things. pretty much just being a puppy i guess. he is a cute little dude though. puppy class tonight...should knock him down a level or two. he is always a pretty good boy the day after puppy class.

i've been thinking about my race more. i gotta say i'm a little discouraged with my race form. i really rode a lot over the winter, and it has all kind of slipped away since the puppy came through. i know it will get better, but getting beat by people i regularly beat in the past is discouraging. that is why i have to do the tt this weekend. i need more race pace simulation to get the muscles firing. i am not going to do nearly as well as i envisioned when i heard about the race this spring, but it will be a good training ride. plus it seems some teammates (and former teammates?) are coming over for the hill climb. sam is even talking about a party...hmmmm.