Fred D and Queen Zipp's SWIM, BIKE RUN consistency thread.... CLOSED (Page 57)

I missed riding yesterday because I had to attend a play.....was perfect weather for it too.  

I don't do a lot of group rides as I hate the idea of driving 30-45 minutes to ride about 2 hours max. then drive back home.  I could just ride longer from my front door.  I will ride with friends when I can and in general it's the road bikes that we ride.

Saw the tail end of the females race and it was awesome to see Shalana and Kara do so well. Men's race equally as amazing.  

It's primarily the reason I love to ride.  There's nothing more fun than riding with a group of roadies and absolutely punishing each other.

Oh my goodness, it's top of the news here.  That's terrible.  Why would anyone hit an event like that?  Says on the BBC news website that a couple of people have died.  So sad.

The news from Boston is sickening me.

Just got off the phone with my LBS about my race bike.  Cracked frame.  They're processing the warranty info nd getting me a credit towards a new frame.  Has anyone ever dealt with this kind of situation?  How long does it take to get replaced usually?

My training has taken a hit because my husband has wrecked his back.  No idea what he did, just woke up Sunday morning in a bit of pain and then when he got up yesterday morning he could barely move and was wonky.  I had to go and pick him up from work yesterday to go to the physio and he's spent the last 24 hours lying down (he's not allowed to bend!) with ice on his lower back while I run around after him.  Physio thinks he's got a minor tear and his back has gone into spasm to "protect" it.  Which of course is making it MUCH worse.

So last night's training went out of the window, and this morning's planned ride also got binned (although with high winds it was looking like a trainer ride anyway).  Fortunately I'm on a recovery week, so losing a couple of sessions shouldn't have a massive impact.

Rachel, I hope your husband's back issues resolve quickly.

My ankle is still tender, doesn't hurt to just walk but sure hurt to attempt a run yesterday.  Got a decent swim in this morning....

Skipped my workouts yesterday as I felt I needed to catch up on some sleep.  World of difference this morning as I was able to run easy with a much more normal HR compared to last week.

Group ride this afternoon.

No clue, I brought her in for a tune up expecting to replace the chain and cables.....he called me yesterday and said there was a crack in the frame near a couple of bolts.  I spoke to my swim partners today and from what they say there's no way a minor fall would crack a frame.  I've never had more than a minor fall on the bike, no crash with another cyclist or car....it hangs on hooks a LOT cause I mainly ride it for races and an occasional training ride.

He didn't call me back today so I don't know what Blue will do for me yet.

Good day of workouts for me.  A not so hot swim--just didn't like the set he posted.  Went to the gym to use the spin bike because of the late hour and got a solid strength training set in.

I'm going to give my ankle another couple days to play it safe.  No pain in anything today--I'm itching to get running again but I want to stay away from the PT office.

This is the key.  You are just one customer, and some companies with sub par customer service (no idea about Blue) may brush you aside or make you jump through hoops.  But if the LBS is in your corner and pushes for a 100% replacement, you have much more leverage.  Upsetting a LBS is much more damaging to their reputation.

I did a warranty replacement on some SRAM road shifters as the paddle snapped off.  I did a google search and it was a known problem, even though the guys at my LBS have never seen it happen before.  The normal procedure would be to send the broken shifter back to SRAM, then have a replacement shipped back.  But my LBS said it wasn't necessary.  He just called the guys at SRAM and told them to ship a new shifter ASAP.