Action Jackson

I finally got to ride my new bike for the first time today. I had a meeting at the shop, so I left a hour and a half earlier than normal. The traffic between 7:45 and 8:30 is a lot busier than my normal 9:00 - 9:45 commute. The bike rides awesome! Basically, it does everything extremely well. This was also the first time I've used a power meter other than the powertap. The Quarq is a crank based system, so now I can use any wheels I want and start getting power data from races and stuff. It was super easy to set up and sync up to the Garmin, so I'm pretty stoked about that.

One thing that's fun about using new equipment or a different bike is getting used to the slight differences. Every bike I've ever ridden has I guess what you could call a different personality. A lot of people like to give their bikes nick names. I personally can say that I've never done this, but after this morning, I think I finally own a bike worthy of a name.

Like I said, the traffic was pretty busy this morning. Long story short, I had to make a few evasive maneuvers this morning dodging cars not paying attention, not signalling ETC. It seemed like some kind of crazy action was surrounding me on my initial ride. The ride home was pretty low key, but it's that first impression that counts. So I'm calling my bike Action Jackson.

I think it fits pretty well   hehe