TGIF - 1/30/09

After the frigid and icy weather this week, I'm looking forward to a couple of sunny days in the saddle - outside. My rollers are super-awesome-cool, but a girl can only take so much. Team CycleLife is due for another coached clinic on Saturday, so that will keep us entertained for the day. Some have wondered exactly what it is that we do at these "clinics". There have been pics posted of our bump-and-grind drills (get your mind out of the gutter) and we've brought beer with us (for Mike's Bday ... he was responsible and didn't drink and ride). The clinic before this one, Mike used Aaron's building blocks to demonstrate pacelining. Now for the latest lesson (last Sunday)... cornering.

It's hard to visualize cornering. As most of you know, you just gotta get out there and do it. Watch some one else corner, sit on their wheel, try your hand at it and perfect it at slow speeds before hitting the corners at race-speeds.

What I didn't realize is that there's another approach. Prior to getting out there to give it a whirl, toys seem to be a good start.

Mike demonstrating a bike drafting a dump truck. With a face.

As in real life, a dump truck always wins against a bicycle.

Who says learning can't be fun ? This week's clinic is not at Mike's house and Leslie probably doesn't have children's toys lying around so I'm not sure how it's going to work out ... if nothing else, we always keep it entertaining.

The month of Wendy comes to an end tomorrow ... it's been a fun month and a great distraction to get through the post-holiday letdown. Wonder if anyone has claimed the month of February yet ?

Happy Friday, ya'll.