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March 21, 2007
Bike Drama - Take 2
Per Meghan's request I'm going to try again with my post about my bike drama. I think I'm sufficiently over erasing the last post on this topic - enough at least to attempt it again.
Lately it seems like everyone at work is having all sorts of family/friend drama. Countless lunch time hours over the past several months have been spent figuring out how to get back at, make up with, get even with, repair and break relationships with mother in laws, sisters, ex-best friends, cousins, neighbors and uncles. It's a bit much really. Luckily I don't have any family drama though. I get along with everyone in my family and in O's family. Nobody hates anyone else. At the very least tolerance has always been plentiful in my relationships.
I, on the other hand, have bike drama. Drama of the most serious kind.
First a little background. When I left Trizilla in early January I needed a new time trial/triathlon bike. I only left the team with a road bike which is not appropriate for my triathlon races. So O and I went immediately to my new bike shop (everyone needs a bike shop of course!) and ordered one of these (at a significantly reduced price thanks to Big Bang). I was really excited. Cervelo is like the Nike of cycling and their bikes are beautiful, very aero, very light, very wonderful. The bike shop guys weren't exactly sure when the frame would be in but the fact that it was early January had me hopeful that I would be fitted and feeling comfortable on the bike by the end of January or early February.
And then 3 months passed. And no bike ever came. And I got real anxious.
First it was problems with ordering the bike and then shipping and then the frame got held up in customs and then the lastest problem was a supposed Candian rail strike that left my frame stranded in Western Canada. I kid you not.
I was patient at first because that was really the bike I wanted but when Big Bang called me early last week and told me it would be at least another 2 weeks panic set in. Seriously people! It's not the bike shops fault at all. I'm sure they wished the bike would be in just as much as me seeing as how they stand to make some $$$ off the deal.
When the latest call came I really started to worry that in 2 weeks I would get a call saying it would really be 2 more weeks and then another 2 weeks and so on and so forth until it was August and I still wasn't on my tri bike. Disaster my friends - disaster! So Big Bang started looking into other options for me - that being my 2nd choice. Turns out Scott only had 3 more frames in my size of choice #2 meaning I had to make my decision ASAP or I risked not being able to get choice #2 either. High pressure I tell you - very high pressure!
A lot went into the decision - piece by piece comparison of the 2 bikes, cost, geometry...poor Matt at the bike store never heard so many questions about so minut of details. And in the end, I chose to go with option #2. Not my first choice no, but still an amazing bike and one that has already been shipped and should be here tomorrow. I'm a risk taker in races and in training but not in stuff like this. Now I know I'll be riding a tri bike for even my first race and by my A races in June I should be good and comfortable on it. As you may know, tri bikes are worlds apart from road bikes in terms of position and I need to get reaquainted ASAP!
So there you have it - crisis averted. I'm hoping my new bike will be built and I can start the fitting process this weekend!
As for today - YMCA pool still closed. Seriously people - do I have to go over there and fix the pump myself!?!
So it was a run (30 minutes very easy) this morning followed by a lifting session followed by work followed by a very long walk to one of Pitt's pools followed by this 4000 yd workout that really did a number on me:
wu: 300 easy, 200 pull, 100 kick, 6x50 w/20 sec rest alternating breast and back
ms: 4x600 w/45 sec rest - 1x600 straight (no time), 1x600 broken @300 for 30 sec (4:00, 4:00), 1x600 broken @200s for 15 sec (2:38, 2:38, 2:39), 1x600 broken @100s for 5 sec (1:18, 1:20, 1:19, 1:18, 1:18, 1:18), 8x50 kick w/15 sec rest (:43-:45)
cd: 300 alternating strokes
I felt awesome on the first straight 600 and couldn't wait to see my time only to find out I hadn't properly started my watch. ATWE$OITFHENWR&#!!!#!@# Geez - the one time I really do want to know my time.... Anyway the workout was good otherwise but my walk back up to my car was brutal! I don't know what my problem was but I was just really dragging. I thought I'd never make it. I felt like dumping my 2 heavy bags and driving down to retrieve them when I finally reached my car. Luckily I had snacks waiting for me that perked me up no problem. Nothing a little food couldn't cure.
And now the laundry is calling my name (and I highly suspect the pooch is up to no good as she has been quiet for way too long...)
Posted by beth at March 21, 2007 8:18 PM
Comments
its good that you get along with yours and O's family... life is a lot better that way... it sounds like your bike drama was very complex but i hope you enjoy the Scott...
Posted by: Kranky C Dale at March 22, 2007 8:41 AM
Thanks for elaborating. I was intrigued by the Canadian strike thing.
I cannot believe that your pool continues to be closed! Grrr! How's a girl supposed to get her workouts in?
Congrats on coming to a solution regarding your bike drama. I hope you like your ride... :)
Posted by: Meghan at March 22, 2007 8:46 PM