More pics and getting ready for "The Rookie."

Nothing really new this week. Saturday was the ATC Taco Ride again. It went well, as usual. In fact, anytime I don't end up completely spent, wrecked, or otherwise injured, it's considered a pretty good ride. Saturday's ride saw a 20.8 mph average over the 30-mile loop. This will be my last 30-miler for a while, as I have races the next three weekends. After that, I need to start upping the mileage, so I'll probably be doing the 50-miler when I can.

Also, I got a few pictures on Saturday of my Guru with the new cockpit set-up. These pictures are older than the one added to the last post, so it doesn't have the wheel cover on the back.

Here's a "full body" shot. For some reason, the seat is tilted up a bit. I guess I need to fix that! I took these pictures at John's house after the ATC ride.

Lisa and I went over to see John and Darby and Eli for a bit, before they headed out for Waco. We also ended up taking Boone with us for the evening so they could have a more peaceful, worry-free visit. The dog-sitting wasn't too bad! Boone was on his best behavior, even with the two cats running around the house. We had one early morning incident on Sunday morning when one of the cats ventured out of the bedroom and startled Boone, but other than that, it was a fun visit!

Here's another shot of the new cockpit on my Guru. I think I need to move the bike computer to the inside of the left aerobar. When I'm in the aero position, my left arm covers the computer read out and I can't read it very well. On the inside, it might be more visible.

And, of course, I've got the obligatory side shot of the cockpit. It's much more streamlined than the ski-pole type aerobars I had before, and it gets me lower in front. Not a lot, but enough that I can feel it. When I get my back used to being lower, I think I may take out one more spacer there under the stem. Hopefully, by IMMoo, I'll have a comfortable, powerful, and aerodynamic position for the 112-mile odyssey.