Barreling At The Edge

Everyone shows up with goals and intentions.  These so called things we say, (goals-intentions), are what makes us push a little further and father significantly on and off the bike to just get back on again...  You cant wait for the perfect days because, you’ll just be wasting your time to come to grips with how you need to handle your self when it comes to race days in the worst scenario of weather.  It shouldn’t be about waiting for the perfect race day nor training because you’ll need a crystal ball plus; you’ll have everyone else wanting to win just as much as anyone else. 

You’ll always be barreling at the edge – even when all feels ‘just right’ we should be perfecting our craft in riding.  Pros are always working on their craft so you should also.  Just because you think you have something down doesn’t mean you cant work on it or anything else more.  Once you have something perfected start working on the craft.

Insider notes: (something ill try and post weekly about preparing for a race, ride, food, recovery, and anything else I can find I can share)...

• ·      Deflate your tires and you’ll be amazed at what the casing and rubber of a tire can conceal from the eye when you have your tires pressure at 88-110.  Pick out the glass-rock-metal. 
• ·      Clean the pads by lightly sanding – inspect them, clean the rim/wheel with water-soap and inspect the nipples and spokes for cracks-dimpling-dents.
• ·      For aluminum rims you can make them good spanking new if you take a green skritchy (brillo) pad and scrub that stuff off the breaking surface; making your wheels good as new. 
• ·      Wipe the chain down, get inside the rear derailleur pulleys, (make sure the bike is in the small chainring if you don’t have a bike stand),– things are caked in there, lube-chain, wipe, and use a cleaner part of the rag and wipe for the last time.  After your next ride of doing the last process of lubing, wiping your chain wipe the chain down – get in the habit of cleaning your chain, hint keep a rag by the door or where you hang the bike when it’s in doors.
• ·      If you know your going on a ride à check your tires NOW – don’t wait till your stepping out the door.  These are just a hand full of things we all need to work on.