Yes, I've watched some Jeopardy in my days.
I've had several things pile up this week that I've wanted to mention, so I'll just lump them all into one post:
New Shoes
I bought some new road shoes at the Pearl Izumi outlet in Park City (Jolene got some new shorts). Fast R2 shoes with a carbon fiber soul (yes SOUL!). They look a bit odd, but they fit well and I needed to upgrade from my first pair of road shoes I bought for cheap from Nashbar (amazingly they have been really good shoes).
Tire Blowout Averted
As I waited for the start of the Utah Velo Club ride Tuesday I happened to check my tires. Front, fine. Back, whoa! And there were 2 other bald spots. I rode gingerly and was earnestly watching for road hazards. I thought for sure I was going to blow out the tire, but the old Panaracer held in there for the 30 mile ride. And my previous ride had been the Sanpete race - I'm sure glad they didn't blow then! I'm going to try some Michelin Krylion Carbons next - I've heard they are a durable tire that performs well. Not as scary as Mark's near disaster, but still made me nervous.
CamelBak Podium Bottles
A month or so ago I bought a pair of CamelBak Podium bottles. Miles likes them and so do I. No plastic taste, no gunk (they have an anti-microbial treatment), and the self-sealing valve (like a CamelBak bite valve) produces good flow by squeezing the bottle or sucking on it with no leaks or dribbles. I'm dig 'em.
Bonus: Belgium Knee Warmers had two very good posts recently. Addiction and Junk Miles - read, enjoy, be enlightened.
The End
2 years ago
2 comments:
Save the reciept on those Pearl shoes. Rhonda has that exact same shoe in the MTB version and it fell apart at the seams in under 6 months. Pearl was great about exchanging them but wouldnt do a full return without the reciept. On the plus side they were a very comfortable shoe and she liked the fit.
Thanks for the heads-up! Will keep the receipt.
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