Yesterday when I got home from work, I went to take the bike out for a bit of a spin. I'm going into the LBS Saturday to talk to them about the seat issue but I thought before I do that, I'd like to do a bit of riding just around the neighborhood and really study what is going on. You know, what is my body position in the saddle, is this something I'm doing wrong etc etc.

Ah but first I need to top off the tires a tad. I got the air compressor and - oh it's a presta valve. I knew that yes I did but it didn't hit me that the air compressor only works on a schrader valve. Never fear I'll break out the handy hand pump that is attached to my frame and NOPE no converter. I even went to a how to change a tire seminar at the LBS but when we got to the part where we actually aired up the tire again the guy did it for me.

I think he was assuming that any idiot would know how to do that part. Yea well not so much. My husband was running errands so I shot him a text to stop by and pick up a converter. He said it was kind of funny, he walked in the store and very carefully read the description "I need a presta to schrader..." and the guy cut him off, laughed and handed him this bucket of the things they keep at the register. Oh NOES a whole $0.99 each I simply will not pay. He bought me a handful of them.

We also just realized that the hitch pin for the bike rack is specific to the bike rack and not a generic one that you can pick up at AutoZone. The bad news is that I left it on the hitch cover of my old car when I got a new one. The good news is that I gave it to my dad because it gets better gas mileage than his F-150 so I can get it back.

Eventually I'll get it all together.

The plan all along was to do a sprint tri in May. I thought about putting off the purchse of the road bike until closer to the race, but I'm starting to think I did the right thing getting it now so I have time to figure everything out.