Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Quirks
I've always been a magpie. I love shiny new part and spend a lot of time, effort, and money accumulating them. That's not what I'm referring to as quirky. I'm talking about how I tend to go most of the way and then fall short on the final details.
For example, I just put a shiny new SRAM rear derailleur on my TT bike, then balked at putting a high end SRAM chain on the bike, opting instead for a 105 chain. I've got carbon aerobar extensions, but have been too cheap to buy a good torque wrench. I've had no problem buying Zipp wheels, but then quibble over $20-30 difference in tubular tires. I'm working on it, but I don't see progress coming any time soon.
Last Saturday I put in 62, leaving me with 858 to go.
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I do the same thing. Maybe not to the extreme you do, but I am sure I would if I could.
Details are killing me with the tri. Little things like insulated cap, swim socks, aerobar set up, aerobottle, bento box....the list goes on and on. I was going to buy an aero helmet, but I decided not to spend the money. I should, but....I fear the wrath of my better half.
"she said he rebuilds engines and his name is Earl, he's the Charlie Daniels of the Torque Wrench."
My new Snap-On (or as Tony likes to call them - Strap-On) torque wrench is in the mail. I am stoked about it.
I purchased a Pedro's model from QBP. It showed up today, so I'm excited to go torque some stuff.
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