Serenity now!T-minus eight days and counting . . . . and no word on my bike.
I knew a year ago at this point I would be under pressure getting prep'd for BC, just the logistics of it all is pretty huge: nutrition, travel, lodging before and after, gear lists, clothing options and so on. Add on top of all of that the STRESS of not knowing if I'm going to have to ride a cracked frame for a seven day stage race is almost too much.
Would you ride a cracked frame in a seven day stage race, that you've trained and invested time and money in, taking a chance on a year's worth of preparation only to have your bike possibly fail on you?
I didn't think so!
I knew a year ago at this point I would be under pressure getting prep'd for BC, just the logistics of it all is pretty huge: nutrition, travel, lodging before and after, gear lists, clothing options and so on. Add on top of all of that the STRESS of not knowing if I'm going to have to ride a cracked frame for a seven day stage race is almost too much.
Would you ride a cracked frame in a seven day stage race, that you've trained and invested time and money in, taking a chance on a year's worth of preparation only to have your bike possibly fail on you?
I didn't think so!
Well...let's think here. I know you don't want to ride a cracked frame because of the money and time you've put in to it...but if you don't have a geared bike and you don't ride the crack haven't you lost that time and money anyway.
ReplyDeleteIf it came down to it - I'd ride the Crack!
Yup, looks like that's what's going to have to happen. I'm going to be on crack.
ReplyDeleteHave you thought about drilling a tiny hole at the terminus of the crack (to avoid the crack progressing)? A crack won't move through a hole. It works in many other situations, and would likely be the end of your worries if no frame came in.
ReplyDeleteThat's some advice that I actually was recently was told.
ReplyDeleteRide the Crack Cranky!
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