Last night was Bike Night at Bicycle John's in Burbank. It's not too big of a shop but they sure use every square foot of the place. I had a hard time squeezing between some of the bikes on the first floor. They gave us an informational talk and that was very interesting. They went over the different types of frames and the pros and cons of each: Aluminum, steel, carbon fiber and titanium frames with prices that increased logarithmically. I think for my budget I'm aiming for an aluminum frame with a carbon fiber fork, I really want to splurge a little on the gears and shifter though. The mid-range Shimano 105's was just so much smoother than the budget Sora or Tiagra.
In addition, I need to pick up some cycling shoes and maybe a cycling jersey or the ever popular Sugoi that I see assistant coach Victor wearing. I'm losing a lot by not being able to pull up on my upstrokes.
Adam telling us about different frame types ( I believe that one is steel)
End of the night, they went over bicycle maintenance, like changing a flat and cleaning the chain. Even more things I need to buy. Like a spare inner tube, tire levers and CO2 cartridges.
I was pooped from the long day, by the time I got home, I just crashed and missed my scheduled 35 minute run.
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