SOME LESSONS ARE TIMELESS
IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE a time when shifters and derailers were analog. Cables did the work, and after an initial break in period they worked really well, until they got gummed up...
... requiring herculean strength for actuation.
Nobody misses that.
Except me.
Today.
After checking said shifter batteries, and tucking my baby into the work stand for the night...
... I, too, hit the hay.
When the alarm blared,
I stumbled downstairs.
Staged the baby by the front door,
and gave them shifters on last check.
Green,
good to go.
Yet, 8 miles later, on pace to easily cruise to the start of our friendly drop ride...
... a few skips.
Then nada.
No green,
no red.
Just dead.
I did the ride of shame home, stuck in a Get your buns of the saddle and work gear.
Replaced the traitorous villain,
hustled to ride toward the pain train.
Passed going the opposite direction,
pinned to catch.
Do you think they waited or slowed?
Heck no!...
... these are my well-trained friends we're talking about.
4 miles later, on hill...
... I passed them all and pressed on.
Ticked off?
Nope.
I'd been riding threshold for so long,
figured I'd keep it there the rest of the morning.
Which bring me to ...
- always check the batteries
- always bring at least 1 spare
- chasing at threshold vs the sporadic nature of a group ride is still a heckuva workout
... the timeless lessons for today.
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164.4 lbs 12.5%
6.9ish hours sleep
730ish anti-oxidant level
25 push ups, 5 pull ups, 10 Bulgarian split squats with dumbbells, etc
87/94/-7 per Strava Power & Relative Effort (whatever that means)
What I'm reading: Act of War, Brad Thor
What I'm studying: Magnetic On Demand, Old Testament