T - 2 days

I went and picked up my bike last night, and she was very happy to come home.

For those of you waiting with bated breath to find out which pedals I put on to replace the clicky ones (all 0 of you), I went with the Quattros. It sort of breaks the rule of not trying anything new at a major event...well, no "sort of" about it--it totally breaks the rule. However, I figured I have a couple days to get used to the only-slightly different clipping mechanism, and the larger platform will be nice to have on back-to-back long rides. That, and they're a new toy! I wanted to play with them as soon as possible. :)

In other decision making news...the company team leader told me when I picked up my jersey last week that he would be sending out an email with the route and start details "on Monday". Now it's Thursday, and still no email. I appreciate that he's a busy guy, and running the MS150 team is not his only or his primary job. However, I can't handle this waiting till the last minute for everything. I'm not sorry I signed up for the team (free jersey, if nothing else), but I'm going to ride from the Woodlands. The communication from the team running that start has been excellent, and I feel comfortable that I'll know exactly where to go and what to do if I start from there. Sure, the route's a little longer, but it comes out to about 103 miles on the first day instead of 90. I've done 100 miles before, right? Piece of cake! (*snort*)

I had missed the update about the pedals. I am glad they figured out the problem with the bike. I hope you have a wonderful ride.

thanks Annie!