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'It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.' Theodore Roosevelt 23 April 1910

Tuesday, 5 January 2010

Feeling Good About Things

No training on Monday as it was the last day that the boys were home before heading back to school in the evening. The day was spent running around finding various bits and pieces and then dropping them off at the airport. Fortunately they got back safely before the weather closed in; Leeds/Bradford airport was closed today.

This morning, though, despite the cold, I was up just after 5am to hit the turbo for an easy 30 minute session. I also managed another 45 minutes at lunchtime on the gym bike. The weather has now taken a turn for the worse and it has now been snowing consistently for the last few hours and we have a good couple of inches. I know this is just a sprinkling compared to some parts of the country but the bottom line is that there will be no road riding until it clears up, so its the turbo or nothing.

Another piece of my Litespeed puzzle arrived today; the bottom bracket cable guide. I've had a message from Parkers saying that my frame protectors were out of stock but will be with me shortly. It's largely irrelevant at the moment as there will be no road riding, especially on the Litespeed, for some time.

Stay warm folks.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

the litespeed is looking good, what are you going to use that for?
are you still getting the new superlight beast for spotives?

Turbo Man said...

Thanks Roy. The Litespeed is the superlight beast, although still a heavyweight compared to some of the carbon bikes available nowaday. It should weigh just under 16.5 pounds with the Ksyriums but if I can find the cash for the new wheels I want (Hed Ardennes) then this will drop to about 16 pounds. It will be used for sportives and long training rides in the summer.

Sags said...

16LBS!! Best I draft you in the Bristol Black Rat Sportif mate! Never weighed my bikes but I suspect each one is heavier than yours! Train well in the Turbo Dungeon mate!