MONO, the summer of doom

To all who have helped out so much, and who have donated towards the Bike & Build cause, I regret to inform you that I will be unable to participate in the ride this summer.

I recently contracted infectious mononucleosis (aka mono), and my doctor has barred me from participating.

Thank you very much, you have all been great supporters!

To the NC team, I wish you all the best of luck, have fun out there! I really wish I could be there with you.

Sincerely,

Lance

foooood

Howdy all! It rained last night, so I was stuck inside training. I watched Advent Children while doing it though, so it's all good :-D

I've been thinking about snacking a lot recently. I get hungry while riding, and I'm going to be absolutely ravenous on this trip unless I snack all the time. I'm planning on getting some bulk energy bars from amazon as some people from the Bike and Build mailing list recommended!

You can help me out by checking out my food stuffs wishlist below!



Thanks a bunch!

hot hot heat

Yippee, the weather is super fantastic today! I made good use of it and took a nice ride through the scenic CT countryside. I think I need to drink a lot more water before/during/after riding, cause I've been getting a headache and some chills on recent rides, not good!

Aside from a few allergy issues (they really get to me certain times of the year, aka now) things are going well with training. Mileage needs to be upped a bit, but with this weather we're having, that shouldn't be too much trouble.

Money Raised So Far: $6130
Gear Fund: $165
Gear Fund Left to raise: $335

Looking good folks!

gear fund

I've set up a gear fund to help offset my cycling gear costs for the trip. I've tried to purchase some good stuff, and so far the total has reached over $500 (it adds up fast with bike gear!), and I could use your help.

If you would like to help me out, please send a donation through the following ChipIn box. It's secure, safe, and easy!

happy bike

A few days ago I sat down spent a good long time trying to solve my ghost shift problem. After a bit of tuning the rear derailleur, I managed to get everything all straightened out! Shifting works great again.

Next I'm going to re-wrap my handlebars, as some of the bar tape is loosening.

Training continues, although inside this week cause it's frigid outside!

Money Raised So Far: $6130

oh dear, the rear gear!

Went out and around CT for a bit today on the Trek, unfortunately, I think I messed something up with the rear derailleur. When I shift gears, the top two or three big ones, it will ghost shift and move up and down gears by itself, which messes up my stride big time!

I'm going to research this tonight and hopefully get things back up to normal tomorrow.

Today was also the first day I rode with my cyclocomputer and rear rack installed!

spring, spoke, sprung!

The weather has been grand this week! Got out to the Amherst area Tuesday for a nice 40 mile ride with my old college roommate, it was spectacular.

Yesterday afternoon I had my first group ride with the Springfield Cycling club, they're a cool bunch, we did about 25 miles around the Somers/Ellington area. I was terribly under dressed, being the only one with shorts and no jacket, so I froze (big time). I'll know better from now on.

Money Raised So Far: $6110