hey Alleyoop

[Aggie_Ama]

Awesome race story! We had planned to stay for the to see you guys off but C was so bummed he wanted to leave and we wanted to get back to town to get the bike to the shop. Poor T, that sounds awful too! There is some bad juju there. C has had bad results this spring but felt so confident going in and then he comes carrying the bike out (the back wheel wouldn't roll). He pre-rode Saturday and had no issues so he thought he was done with the Reimer's curse.

Maybe they can fix the bike for Comfort in two weeks.

You racing any more? I am going to replace my pedals and get ready for RLAG.

[Aggie_Ama]

$125 part, $70 labor. At least it is all repairable.

[alleyoop]

Ugh! Over $200? Double Ugh! WIll it be done by Comfort, at least? Still, a lot better than an ER trip. Those are expensive and painful!

Have you or C ridden at Flatrock before? Unfortunately, I can't do it because the Cat2 and 3 aren't spaced far enough apart to allow child-swapping (we almost didn't make it this time!). However, I might push T to do it. He hasn't ridden there before, but that never scares him.

[Aggie_Ama]

Yeah, $200 ugh. It will take them a week to do the repair so I guess we should be okay on getting it for Comfort. Not sure why he wanted to do acrobatic tricks on the bike though. But I think his insurance deductible is $500 or $1000 so ER would still be worse on the checkbook.

He rode Flat Rock once in a disaster of a marathon attempt (his tire separated- DNF number 1). The course is pretty rocky like Reimers but C said he doesn't get why people say it is more technical than Reimers because he thinks it is opposite. He said Flat Rock has some flat open sections.

I wonder why they started flip flopping the times? I wasn't enjoying the early Cat 2 start but I did like having the rest of the afternoon to drive back or do whatever. The next three races I told C he could do and they just get further and further away.