Saturday, December 1, 2012

Pre 2013 season preparation is under way

Well, the 2013 race season preparations are already fully underway it seems. Working in a bike shop is a hub of activity and gossip regarding all things cycling. It seems like every year folks get excited earlier and earlier about the upcoming season. Maybe this is the normal time guys start getting excited and I just forgot. Either way, there's a lot of excitement, big miles, and hard (probably too hard) riding going on now.

Personally, I think I'm doing a pretty good job so far in not getting sucked into straying too far from my program. My first base period will officially start next Monday. The weather has mostly been good, so it's been tough not to do extra riding.

Anyway, I'm going to do some testing tomorrow, and then it's time to start digging a big hole.




New team bike. Cannondale SuperSix EVO with Sram Red components.
I got a new bike. I think honestly, this is the first completely new road bike I've ever owned. usually it's a cobbled together new frame with used parts. I'm still waiting on a Quarq crank before I start riding it.

State jersey front


State jersey back

I also finally got my state jersey in the mail. The back side is pretty wild.