Waiting for Bike Class to Start

Bike class doesn’t start for two more weeks. In the meantime, we’ve been assigned having our bikes tuned up (done) and taking them over to reserve a spot in the classroom (not done). Amarone and I will be making the trek over in the next week or so.

Amarone is my bike – joining Vinho Verde – my previous ride – in wine related naming convention. (“Amarone is one of Italy's wine treasures that is loved by wine drinkers looking for ripe fruit, power, roundness and a sense of adventure in their red wine” – nice description for my bike, too!) Vinho Verde was named after TriGirl JB started the tradition by christening her bike Claret. New TriGirl KB will be taking care of Vinho next year.

Amarone is a black Cannondale, entry level pseudo tri-bike (has some tri-bike features, but not all). Between the better gearing and smaller frame, she’s been a great investment.

But back to bike class…

Coach E. (our indoor cycling coach during the off-season) posted this tid-bit on the TriGirl forum.

“In the first class we will focus on proper elimination of urine, snot and spit. Once we've all mastered these techniques we can move on how to ride the bike.”

Pretty funny, since many of us TriGirls were surprised to learn that “non back packers” will just “go” on the bike during longer triathlons. This is not a skill, thankfully, that I need to worry about.

Though, I have a feeling, “proper elimination” will continue to be one of the many running jokes that we will be hearing throughout the upcoming indoor bike classes.