Is it really a blog if one rarely posts anything? I guess it is more of a random update of my opinions and thoughts. Much has happened from the last post. My back is better, though I still get some tingling. I gave up on the steel bike project. Not because I don't like steel, more because I am still racing and a steel bike isn't a good fit at this time.
Oh, I am racing my bike again. At least it is racing in the strict sense of I am pinning on a number, lining up with other racers, and riding my bike as hard as I can. The last race I did consisted of this: lining up, going out, going hard, and blowing up. Then riding 40 miles by myself because my teammate was still in the race, and he was my ride home, so no sense in sitting by the side of the road for 2 hours.
The single speed project lasted for about four races. I enjoyed it. But I thought I could be faster and more competitive on a geared bike, so I switched back to geared racing. I am not sure if I was more competitive.
All this information is probably of little concern to anyone, though. And it is likely no one is really reading this. I am in a transition. I cannot decide if I still want to race. Really, I just enjoy riding my bike. I like riding for a long time, pushing myself when I want and relaxing when I don't. It is hard to leave racing and that mentality behind. I am committed to racing the rest of this year; I guess we will see where it goes after that.
