Updates

So, since february (how long...................?) whats up?
1. Sub 9 disc gone - why? It was a great wheel, but after going to Kona I figured that I want to race there, and discs aren't allowed (very drafty, and then you land on a lava field - ouch), so the wheel is in vgc, i'll sell it - which i did, and bought a Zipp 1080, which is fantastic, feels as quick as a disc most of the time, is 'Kona legal' and meant I could get a Powertap hub too :)

2. Powertap, jeeeeeeeeezus, these things can make a session hard! a 2hr tempo ride can now hurt.

3. Cervelo S2 oh yeah baby :) :) :0)
good enough for Heinrich Haussler to be the nearly man about a billion times this spring, plus stages for Hushovd, Gerrans, Haussler etc all over the place.
The best road bike i've ever had, i absolutely love it, climbs very well, descends like a hungry falcon, and just, well, rolls on anything flat(and flattish).

4. Zipp 1080 - feels soooo different to the old HED stinger 90 I had, not at all sluggish. I had spoken to other (wheel company, wind tunnel) guys about discs vs super deep, and over 40km in the best conditions, they estimated a 12 - 15 second advantage to the disc, generally the gap ould be smaller, sometimes the deep would be quickest (and thats not fom Zipp either).

5. Trip to www.kingofthemountains.co.uk . Absolutely brilliant to see my great friends, and old 'kidnappers' in their Alpine home. The Alps are truly beautiful, there was many waterfalls with the snow melting, to add to the scenery too. we rode every day we were there, sunday to saturday, 1 puncture (first ride, cue some 'poop mouth'), about 14000metres climbing, and 450 miles done, shame the Galibier was still (very) closed whilst we were there, otherwise the Marmotte ride was on the cards.

6. Weymouth middle distance triathlon - who needs to swim? I think if i had swum the time i did last time down there i may have made top 20 overall, as it was my swim was 2nd slowest in the 1st 100 finishers overall (by 12 or 15 seconds, i forget which) but i had the 15th fastest bike and a reasonable run, to knock 5 minutes off my pb!!!!!

4 months, done.

stay classy!