Challenged
That’s how I feel today. It seems as we prepare for this race we have been challenged in every way. The key piece that set off a series of challenges today was a missing box from Atlanta that was to be delivered via UPS. We found out last night that it was missing and it contained:
1 front American Classic wheel.
1 Hayes rotor
2 cassettes
3 chains
carb powder
Salt Stick electrolyte tablets
2 sets of Crank Bros Eggbeater pedals
hayes brake pads
2 set of skewers
Dedicated Athlete Multi-vitamin
and probably some other stuff I can’t remember right now.
What did this really mean? Out spare bikes were not functional, my nutrition was missing and all the spare parts are gone. Lovely. Add to all that Namrita‘s brand new fork is spewing oil and my front wheel had a few loose spokes from last weekends crash. We scrambled all morning to find replacement everythings and get the repairs looked at. My wheel is good now, but Nam’s fork had to be replaced. Kris from Vassago scored a White Bros fork, but it was a 100mm. Hers’ was an 80. That changed the whole fit and there is not a Wobble-Naught dealer for 300 miles! Who knows if it’s right. It’s the best fit I could do with a few tools we grabbed at Home Depot. The Cyco-Path sercive team was kind enough to take care of us right away. It took some calling around, but I found some carb powder at a GNC for an outragous price….but had no choice. Namrita‘s friend Carol Anne and her boyfriend, Brian, hooked us up with some pedals, skewers and electrolytes. I think we are actually back on track. Now I need is a deep breathe and some sleep. Oh and I’m shaving my head since it’s going to be like 100 degrees tomorrow.
Edit: The freakin’ clippers died 3/4th of the way through the head shaving. Figures…