After my 3 flats and 2 hour wait in the middle of the desert last weekend I upgraded my bike by adding an X-Lab Saddlewing, all black, which holds two bottles, two tubes, two CO2 cans and an adapter. I am still keeping the under seat bag with 2 tire levers and an extra CO2 for emergancy or give away. With the extra water cages I can be more self sufficent in hydrating, rather than conserving water until I come across a store. I will now be starting off with two 28 oz. bottle of water, a full aero bottle and two 28 oz bottles of 300 calories each.I will be able to put both to good use this weekend with my Saturday lake swim and Sunday 60/60 (60 mile bike/60 min. run).
Since the rest of the team is either racing this weekend or tapering for next weekend I will be doing the 60/60 on my lonesome. Which is okay since, cycling is fairly solitary as it is. Maybe I'll take the iPod. Oh quite you goody-goody-no-headphones-while-riding-folks.
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Hey, don't feel bad, lately i've been using my ipod out on my long rides too...I know I shouldn't, 1) I need to train in complete mental deprivation..LOL 2) It's scary when a car comes flying by and you didn't hear them in advance 'cause you were rocking to the tunes..oh well..I try to be pretty careful and only use it on the back country roads...take care!!
You guys are nuts listening to music while you ride. Coming from a pure cycling background, I would NEVER wear haedphones while on my bike. Sure running, but not cycling.
1. Running is against traffic and you can see what is coming at you.
2. It is much easier to hop up on the curb and dodge a car that you can see, than it is to psychically feel a car coming up behind you and hopping up on grass is not a great option while on a road bike either!
Don't do it man!
Nice job with the negotiations! I think you'll be very happy with the wetsuit.
I know of people who claim that a wetsuit was the only reason they were able to think about doing an Ironman.
I've got a saddlewing on the back of my bike. I really like it. It's heavier than it seems like it should be so it kind of weighs you down and I may not race with it, but for training I think its great.
I've found that the velcro straps for holding spare tubes don't seem to work too well. They are too big for an individual tube, but if you take a couple of tubes and secure them together with a rubber band that's big enough for the velcro to hold.
Mike,
I was taught to double loop the straps around the tube and to mount the tube so that the heavier side of the tube bundle was towards the seat.
you have a wonderful wife. enjoy the new shiny things. and i would have never thought to not use the ipod on the bike. is that a bad thing?
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Those X-Labs things are great. They seem heavy, but really by the time you try and haul all that stuff in a bag, you're still carrying around excess weight. Besides, I think we all have a little extra to lose around the midsection before we start whining over a few extra grams. :)
So if you don't use headphones while riding what the hell do you do?
Check you out with all your new gear! You are ALL set for next season -- woo hoo!!!
OK, now go get your wife some flowers!!!
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