Friday Funday

Friday 16, 2014

Unfortunately, the kids that were supposed to attend the track 101 class could not find a driver to take them to the class. Luckily they have rescheduled for next friday, and considering how cold and windy it was this morning at the velodrome, it probably was better that the kids did not come (although i would have loved to see and help the kids learn how to ride a track bikes, and master the velodrome, and would have loved not to have to arrive so early to prep for the class.)

With the news of the kid's cancelation came the task of figuring out what to do for the day (or at least the portion of the day that the track 101 class should have taken up), as well as bring everything i had brought out to the velodrome in preparation for the track 101 lesson back into the trailer. Luckily (or unfortunately if you consider it a bad thing), the adult sized track bikes were a mess as well! At least half of them were missing pedals, had too much slack in their chains, or were missing wheels! So, i set out on a day filled with bike repairs. While this might sound simple (and while it is not mentally challenging), fixing dozens of bikes in a day is a long and tedious process. You find yourself going into auto pilot mode, and before you know it you're taking apart a bike you just assembled!

After about 3 or 4 hours of bike building, i had complied a list of different parts that we were missing, so i set out to one of the LBS (local bike shops) to purchase the parts, and finish the builds for the day. Luckily the first shop i stopped at had everything i needed to complete my list, and i was off to head back to the velodrome and finish my work for the day.

After finishing the remainder of the bikes, i set out on hanging photos of the old six day race series in Cleveland from the early 20th century on the walls of the trailer, and doing other miscellaneous decorating.

Finally, I ended the day by putting some finishing touches on my sponsor's bike, which he is using in the 1000 lap challenge tomorrow (100 miles on the track!).


Mark