July 11, 2009
Bike Foibles
Blurred Vision (M) (show workout)
Colin 13:25
Rafael 17:31
Mike 22:43
Just a bike ride. Brenda wanted a couple hours on the bike so we set off on STP day to pedal a bit. Great chance for her to check out her new bike fit and saddle which should make her position more comfortable when she rides.
NOTE: Pay attention to rattles you hear on the bike. Find them, fix them.
We are hardly out of the driveway and Brenda remarks about a funny rattle she hears. We stop and she checks the bottle cages and they are fine. She picks up the bike by the saddle and handle bars and taps it on the ground. No rattle. Undiagnosed problem and as we ride off she gestures with her left hand about watching for parts flying off.
How prophetic.
About 10 miles into the ride her seat fell off. Well, it didn't actually go flying but the bike shop that fit her didn't properly tighten the seatbolt clamps and it rattled loose and fell apart. We found most of the parts but we didn't have an Allen head tool so our plan was I would race home and get the Suburban and come back and get her. Problem was she kept up with me. Came across another rider who had an Allen tool but that's when we discovered we didn't have all the parts to put the seat back on. We continued and she just rode back standing. Now that's a CF ride.
In the afternoon Colin ate up Blurred Vision along with Rafael and Mike. Rafael threw 95 on the deadlift, he should have used 85 at the most, and didn't realize that until he happened to be resting right next to his bar after the workout. The pull x 3 then push x 3 set up makes this workout a tough one but I'm going to fuss with it and alternate the push pull movements and see if it makes for faster times.