All packed and ready to head to
Michigan for the Barry Roubaix. I have every piece of cycling clothing I own stuffed
into a bag and piled by the front door with my shoes and helmet. I’d hate to
find out around Fort Wayne that I forgot something, and early morning packing
seems to result in such situations. I also realized that this will be my first time in Michigan since graduating law school in 2007. Almost 6 years is too long.
Sentimentality aside, the bike is finalized and ready
to roll: 
The shifting problems I mentioned
in the last post are gone! Turns out the rear quick release was not quite tight
enough which messed up the alignment of the rear derailleur. A dumb oversight
and a simple fix. I rode the bike to and from work today and it performed great
on pavement, crushed limestone, gravel, and hills. Nice to have that resolved. Unfortunately,
my wife has been feeling under the weather and I think I might have a touch of
her cold as well. The plan is to pop some Nyquil in and get a good night’s
sleep.
The plan is to head out tomorrow
(Friday) morning with an arrival in Hastings at around 3 pm to pick up my race
packet. We’re staying in Kalamazoo so the mission tomorrow night is to find a
good restaurant and to scope out a decent breakfast place before heading back to
the race.
It should be a great time and a
nice kick off to this year’s racing season. I’m in wave 9 (30-34 y.o. 36 miler)
which goes off at 10:24 pm. There will be snow and ice, but hopefully everyone
rides smartly and we can knock this thing down without any injuries.
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