You can now have a road bike that’s cooler than mine. The Dura Ace SRM is officially up for sale. After a season of racing expenses I could use the money much more than the SRM for now. And I’ve got the backup PowerTap wheel that will continue to feed my number hungry mind. It’s posted on RoadBikeReview if you might be interested. The SRM is absolutely incredible and still in great condition since a bulk of my year has been spent on my mountain bike. Drop me a line if you might be interested.
On Saturday I got beat in the local race held at McDowell Mountain Park. After leading on the start I took a wrong turn at an unmarked intersection and had to turn around after coming to a complete stop. This let two guys by and I had a hard time pulling them back. It wasn’t until halfway through the race that I passed one of the guys, and at that point I assumed the other was still off the front so I kept charging hard. Going out for the final Sport loop the eventual winner finally pulled around me after following for nearly all of the Long loop. At this point of the game I had absolutely nothing left to up the pace so he soloed to win in the last ten minutes of the race. Apparently I was leading when I thought I was chasing since there were no finishers ahead of us. Who knows where the other early leader went. If just the mention of a Sport loop or a Long loop sounds confusing, try remembering this sequence: Sport/Tech loops, Sport/Tech/Long loops, Sport/Tech loops, Sport/Tech/Long loops, and then Sport/Tech loops to finish the race. I had to make myself a cheat sheet to stay on top of this one…
That’s the Tucson report. Of course it still feels just like summertime here with daily temps in the upper 70’s to lower 80’s. All for now,
TJ
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