Shifter salad

The shifter saga is hopefully past with today's installation. Check out some of the parts we got off the old one without getting close to disassembling the whole thing. The new one I ordered arrived yesterday and Terry came over this morning to help me install it. We soon had it shifting smooth as silk into all the right gears after learning from Dave how to do that. Then the new bar tape went on after watching a "how to" video online and so the trusty Cannondale is ready to roll again all decked out for the big trip.

No miles at all this past week between the broken bike, the weather, and fixing all kinds of stuff on the back up bikes. Hopefully that will all change this week as the weather forecast looks great for the next few days and I have Sunday afternoon ride planned for tomorrow and maybe a Monday mid-day loop. Hopefully we'll get Wednesday in after the past two were rained out. Total training miles are right around 1300 with prospects for perhaps 300 more including the Horsey.

Other preparations are coming along as well. I have a few more odds and ends to round up and make sure I have all the bases covered at the C.R.A.C.K. House and here at home. Under three weeks and counting!