

The liars box is back.
I picked up the new power control last week. With any luck, I will even figure out how to use it soon. Rich is salivating at the fact that he might get to analyze more data, now that I am back in the SRM game. Now my rides count again.
Even cooler is the fact that I picked up some new parts from the G-Man. I am now rolling the Dura Ace 10. I have always sworn that Campy was better, but their 10 speed stuff sucked. It was always extremely finicky and never shifted as flawlessly as the DA stuff does. I will miss that thumb shifter though. That is much cooler than the DA setup. So far, I am super impressed with the Shimano set up and I love how smooth it shifts. I only shifted the wrong way about 10 times on Saturday.
Now that I have the new gear, my list of excuses is starting to dry up. I am going to have to get more creative.
I did talk to the T-Rent this weekend and he has had a minor Ksyrium issue. It seems that they are no match for the girlfriends car. Hopefully, they survive.
G-Man got his pimp on in Springfield, but left with zero cash, which will make it extremely difficult to pay for the new BMW tires. Guess he needs to step it up and use that sprint, rather than trying to escape late in the race. If I could liquefy tires with my acceleration, I would melt Michelin's regularly.
In other news, Spencer is at Disney, plotting the assassination of the Mouse. Keep an eye on CNN for more info. He anticipated a total meltdown when I spoke with him on Thursday.
There is still an incredible void in the midwest racing schedule, primarily in Indiana. I am asked all of the time about up coming races and it is sad that you have to speak about something more than a month away. I am not that old, but I do remember when you could actually race your bike in the summer (without needing a disc wheel). I guess Puerto has killed grass roots racing, as well as the Pro Tour. One would think that this would be an issue for the USCF, however I am constantly amazed by the USCF and their inability to "take back" racing in Indiana. What a freakin' mess.
Well, that is quite a bit of random thoughts and pieces of info for today.
Till next time,
The Enmark