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More Revenge

I haven't been posting. Nobody really reads blogs anymore and I don't have anything interesting to say. I don't race, barely ride outside, and mostly flog myself on a stationary trainer these days in a hopeless attempt to fend off the approaching darkness a little longer. I will say the Tour of Anchorage sounded somewhat interesting to me this year, but I decided to put it off until I actually build some sort of base of fitness for that sort of thing. Riding on a trainer for 45-90 minutes is not the same as race pace riding. I would be dangerous, and I would potentially hurt myself and others. Plus, it rained for the first couple of stages, and I really don't need the extra misery right now. Maybe next season... Saturday morning I got all suited up for another exciting trainer session and clomped my way into the garage. The bike had felt "off" for a couple days, shifting strangely and feeling mushy. I ran through the gears and adjusted the derailleur a bit, an...