Wheely annoying
So I spent 30-mins in Bicycle Sports in North Austin last night while they fixed my rusted solid rear brake, it was completely stuck up. Still after that I set off home apace, nothing like the sun setting to make you cycle fast. I got home via Barnet and North Lamar in just 39:30, my best so far in terms of elapsed time for the ride, with the ride time at 33:32, that meant I averaged 26MPH between the lights! Why - oh - why don't I just stick to sprint races? It also meant I got stuck at just two lights, and a third that was just changing and I only had to slow before getting to it.
Anyway, up at 5:15am this morning, clean up, breakfast and its off on the bike to Barton Springs. I mused on twitter if that was too early to go open water swimming, even in Austin. I did 8-laps, which is about 2.20 miles and not only was it light by the time I'd finished 7 1/2 laps, but it was getting crowded. I was glad to get out.
I toweled off, put my Tri-Force cycling Jersey on, Garmin on, MP3 player on(yeah I know), Helmet and Glasses and set off for the office. I felt righteous as I cycled onto the Lamar bridge, picked up speed past Whole Foods and down towards 12th, zig-zagged between the traffic leading up to the light at 24th and ting....
I looked down and a spoke in my back wheel had gone AGAIN! Damn, thats 3x recently it has gone. I think the cycling gods are telling me to get a new wheel, the only question is which one. Sigh. But the Rolf Vector Pro's are 4.5yrs old and have seen better days, although they still look good without a complete re-spoke they just keep breaking.
NEXT UP: Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Association meeting, tonight!
Anyway, up at 5:15am this morning, clean up, breakfast and its off on the bike to Barton Springs. I mused on twitter if that was too early to go open water swimming, even in Austin. I did 8-laps, which is about 2.20 miles and not only was it light by the time I'd finished 7 1/2 laps, but it was getting crowded. I was glad to get out.
I toweled off, put my Tri-Force cycling Jersey on, Garmin on, MP3 player on(yeah I know), Helmet and Glasses and set off for the office. I felt righteous as I cycled onto the Lamar bridge, picked up speed past Whole Foods and down towards 12th, zig-zagged between the traffic leading up to the light at 24th and ting....
I looked down and a spoke in my back wheel had gone AGAIN! Damn, thats 3x recently it has gone. I think the cycling gods are telling me to get a new wheel, the only question is which one. Sigh. But the Rolf Vector Pro's are 4.5yrs old and have seen better days, although they still look good without a complete re-spoke they just keep breaking.
NEXT UP: Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Association meeting, tonight!