Date
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Route
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Course
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Ride Time
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Total Time
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Distance
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Avg. Speed
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Altitude
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Max Altitude
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Max Speed
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Odometer
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08/25/14
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Rose Bowl Laps - Detour
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Flat
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00:54:50
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00:57:44
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16.7
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18.3
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594
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965
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28.0
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33876
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08/26/14
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Glenoaks Blvd
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Climb
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00:52:10
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00:58:08
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13.6
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15.6
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921
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1421
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31.3
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33890
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08/27/14
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Rose Bowl Laps - Detour
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Flat
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00:56:19
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01:01:17
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16.9
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18.0
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640
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993
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28.0
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33906
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Total Time
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02:43:19
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Total Distance
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47.2
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Total Climb
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2155
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This was a frustrating week. The bike needed repairs, so there went the training. My shifting cable for the rear derailleur popped right underneath the brake hood. After my flat tire last week, the shifting had been horrible. I should have known something was wrong with the cable, because I couldn't get the rear mech all the way down to the smallest cog before I changed the inner tube. Before that, the shifting had been a bit mushy towards the smaller cogs, but I figured I could ride out a worn out cable until I took my break at the end of the year. That bad bump ended that idea.
I was going to bring the bike in on Wednesday anyway, because I could not adjust the cable to get any kind of consistent shifting, but on my way home from my ride, I felt a prick on my right hand. A sharp sticker was popping out of the brake hood. I wondered if I had run into a cactus at some point, but then I saw the sticker looked like a staple. Oh. It was a strand from the cable. Pieces of it were actually piercing the rubber of the brake hood. I brought the bike to the shop to replace all the cables, since they were all the same age anyway, but I didn't get the bike back until Saturday. So, I got another shortened week. Oh well. At least the bike shifts like butter now.
And that's why you need a second bike!
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I was wondering why you hadn't been posting anything; I already figured out you were unaffected by recent events, so I was waiting for the weekly report. That cable must have been jammed really tight, I don't suppose you guys see a lot of rain, so let me guess- sand/dirt buildup? anyhow, better play it safe next time.
Well, I've learned to look at one last place for cable damage. I never thought of a cable unraveling right underneath the brake hood as the cable leaves the levers and enters the housing. I had just installed a new chain too, so maybe when I ran over that piece of car wreckage, the shock found the weakest place of tension on the bike. What a way to find the damage, huh? "Here I am!" *prick* *poke* *stab*
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