Weather-wise, I've had better days. But it wasn't much of a damper on a pretty good ride. With the first triathlon of the season coming in two weeks, TTC was hosting a reconnaissance of the bike course. It's a 30k loop, but I had plans for 60-80k. Luckily, I met another rider who was shooting for 70k, so we rode together for the remainder of the day.
The rain seemed to start up just as we pushed off, and ended as we returned. It wasn't a heavy rain, so not a big deal, but there was a stiff wind which felt pretty cool when all wet. By the end, we rode 70-75k in about 2:15. I had a couple of nuisance issues, and will be retiring my Xlab Saddlewing. I can't make it work. The first time out it was launching bottles every time I looked at it, today it dropped the tube from the X-Straps, and the CO2 cartridges got loose and were rattling like a skeleton in a ghost pirate movie. I harnessed the anger at these issues and turned them into speed, repeatedly chasing up to the group by doing 39 km/h into the wind. This aero position is fassst. (The extra S's are for extra fast.) I have a Bento box on order, so that will become the new system by next week. The race on Monday will probably be gear-free, hoping for the best. So if anybody needs/wants a Saddlewing, I know a guy who's selling.
Bike: ~75 km, 2:15
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