Today the plan to go for a 35 mile bike ride and then go to Taste for breakfast was cut short by some bike problems - so obnoxious! I can tell Chris is getting really frustrated with this whole situation - and who can blame him? A triathlete literally depends on his bike and when it doesn't work...well, it's just no good. It makes me so mad he spent $1,400 on a bike that after 2 years has slowly fallen apart - from components to crank.
I feel like every week it's something new and totally unrelated to last week's problem, I'm close to buying him a new bike just so we can get some quality rides in! I miss my training partner.
I feel so terrible for him. At first I thought he was being dramatic and getting frustrated at little things but now I'm 100% convinced he really just had the worst luck in the world with bike maintenance! It kills me to see him so frustrated with it and I know he's such a good rider, he just doesn't have working equipment to back it up. And I'm worried about his upcoming races, especially the 70.3 half ironman in June. Not being there is going to be bad enough, and now I have to worry about bike problems! I'm sure it'll be fine, he always finds a way to fix it (my brilliant engineer) but I just wish he didn't have to.
On the upside! I tested out my new Craft fleece lined pants, bike shorts and Pearl Zumi toe covers today! They all worked awesome. I love Craft stuff, it's such great quality and so comfortable. They come highly recommended from me. The great thing about bike and running clothing is you really do get what you pay for. My workout stuff is all really expensive but it's all made of high quality material, doesn't pinch, and it all lasts forever. The only problem is I'm accumulated so much equipment the last 3 years we're going to have a hard time moving it all back to Missouri the on to Utah. Good thing we have an SUV!
Back to my lazy Sunday :)
-Katie
I feel like every week it's something new and totally unrelated to last week's problem, I'm close to buying him a new bike just so we can get some quality rides in! I miss my training partner.
I feel so terrible for him. At first I thought he was being dramatic and getting frustrated at little things but now I'm 100% convinced he really just had the worst luck in the world with bike maintenance! It kills me to see him so frustrated with it and I know he's such a good rider, he just doesn't have working equipment to back it up. And I'm worried about his upcoming races, especially the 70.3 half ironman in June. Not being there is going to be bad enough, and now I have to worry about bike problems! I'm sure it'll be fine, he always finds a way to fix it (my brilliant engineer) but I just wish he didn't have to.
On the upside! I tested out my new Craft fleece lined pants, bike shorts and Pearl Zumi toe covers today! They all worked awesome. I love Craft stuff, it's such great quality and so comfortable. They come highly recommended from me. The great thing about bike and running clothing is you really do get what you pay for. My workout stuff is all really expensive but it's all made of high quality material, doesn't pinch, and it all lasts forever. The only problem is I'm accumulated so much equipment the last 3 years we're going to have a hard time moving it all back to Missouri the on to Utah. Good thing we have an SUV!
Back to my lazy Sunday :)
-Katie
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