So much happening......

It has been a week full of everything happening. Last week I was getting the fibro in for the tiling for the renovation and nailing in 3000 odd nails by hand (nail guns break through the fibro). So I got that ready then I set about getting organised for the C2C III. Packed my gear got the bike perped including swapping to SPD pedals from my time's (all my pedals and cleats are starting to fail) and I was ready to roll. Then the tiler rang "Can I start on Monday" eager to move back into out house I said yes, then thought crap so much to do beforehand. So I pulled the pin on the ride and got ready for painting the skirts, and everything else that needed doing. Really dissapointed I missed this one, I did the first 2 and really enjoy the ride.

So I re-planned and thought I'd do the bakery ride, all good enjoying the ride then my gears started to slip, I dropped to the back of the bunch, and they went again. So I backed off and finished off the ride at a pace where the drivetrain was not going to fail on me. So new parts are ordered and just waiting, hopefully I'll have new running gear very soon.

The reno's are coming along well with some hours going in, and at the moment I'm keen to get some more painting done but with the tile's still wet and still going in, it will have to wait.

So with road crits on tonight I had to find another option if I wanted to ride. So Kendra had been interested in trying a curly bared bike, her Giant CRX is fantastic on the road but she was wondering what the difference is. About 18 months ago I had brought an Avanti Monza specifically so we could have a dedicated bike on the trainer, the bike is on the small side for me and on the large size for her so just fits us both. I paid $400 for it 2nd hand, it had with 100k's on it, bargain. So today I got it back on the road taking the trainer specific tyre off, I put on a new front tyre an older rear tyre. new bar tape, a clean, a slight gear adjustment and it should be ready to go (even put the mount for the garmin on it. I'll plan a nice little cruise with some efforts before crits to get the feel for it, but I'm right to go. It will be ready for Kendra to test out too.

So that is where I'm at, I have not got the training in as I would like but really happy with how the reno's are going. Plenty of work to keep me busy but at least we will be in the house by the time I go back to work. the 6 weeks has gone way too fast but I have got alot done, and alot has happened. Hopefully I'll be back on track with my riding very soon.