Lovin' the SRAM

Managed to get some good training in this past Sunday...and better acquainted with the SRAM group. I had signed up to help with the U19 clinic at the park...so the 10 mile ride over was really the first "road" experience with the double-tap. I'm really liking it. Besides the aesthetics shown below, the shifting is great, and the brakes are soooo much better than my Ultegra 9speed from before...

The hood ergonomics are great! I was a little skeptical...even after feeling the hoods at the shop. But the designers must have went through quite a few foam studies to get these right. The shift in textures on the rubber fall in all the right places.

Anyway...the U19 clinic turned out great. After some ice-chipping and shoveling the course was clear! It could have warmed up more...but that would have been too convenient. Went out for a small training ride with Dave, Andrew, and Erik...came back to do the adult race...and the rode home. A 12 mile cold-ass headwind...yippie.

First race is this weekend...early Saturday morning. Can't wait!

A shot from the clinic, me in the blue:

Got the bike back!

New build! Thanks to Sussex Bike for helping with frame handling and the build. Can't wait to take it out for some good training rides and racing. Got on the rollers tonight to test out the SRAM. Likin' it so far. Tomorrow I will be heling with a junior race so I'll ride over and see how it feels out on the road. Hope it won't get too shitted up from the road grits. Come on rain and wash them away!!!

Anyway...some pics of the revised Trek!