Unlike most guys in this sport, I only have one road bike. That means I can't wait for the bike shop to work on my bike when something goes wrong. I also really like to work on my bike, particularly when my handy work turns out well.
So I've had to replace two derailleur cables in the past 2 weeks (front and rear), which turned out to be a pretty easy thing. I've gotten really good at switching my cassette from race wheel to training wheel. I try to clean my chain and cassette once a week. I have a list of things yet to be done - next on the list is new break pads. I think I'm due for a new cassette and chain. For the most part, I'm pretty confident I can do almost anything required on my bike at this stage, which is a good feeling.
I have a wish list of bike enhancements, but limited time to act on it. New, lighter aero bars would be nice. I'm trying to find replacement race tires, but I think they discontinued that last set I bought and it is time to change them out. I really liked the ones I had Continental Supersonic 650c / 20 (I've found 23s, but the 20s are lighter, higher pressure rating, and in theory, lower rolling resistance).
Anyway, I'm over 11 hours so far this week, but it's going to be a big weekend - unfortunately rain is in the forecast, so I may be on the bike trainer for chunks of time catching up on the Tour de France on Tivo and maybe a movie.
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