So. I’ve started assembling parts — mostly the cheap stuff. Track cog and lockring, pedals, tubular tape, bottom bracket. I’m still waiting to hear back from Blue as to whether or not I can employee-purchase a frameset from them. If I haven’t heard anything from them by Wednesday, I’m going to give them a ring and see if that gets me any traction.
(I know this post seems odd in a day when I’d also post about financial planning, but do bear in mind that there was a reason I was sticking to a budget on the new bike.)
I’m getting more and more psyched up about the concept of racing on the track this year. I know it’s going to be a steep learning curve — in some ways the fixed gear is going to be like learning to ride all over again — and I’m going to end up with some serious splinters at least once, but I think that this is going to be awesome. It’s a distance and a format suited to my abilities, and something I think I’m going to enjoy a great deal.
This doesn’t mean I’m giving up on the road or cyclocross — far from it. Even though I’m probably a little less-suited to those events, I’m still going to rock that shit every chance I get.
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