Race Rigging

Getting the rig ready to race is always a pleasure especially if you're not pressed for time. I took the morning off today as I knew I was going to be working till 8:00. I took the big heavy tires off the Santa Cruz that had been on there forever and put on some new shoes - very light 2.0 Continental Supersonics. You know you've put light tires on when the factory packaging says these are designed for speed and will wear faster and get more flats than standard tires (trans. don't bitch about it!). I took the opportunity to clean and lube the entire drive train and tune the brakes while I was at it. The front tire did not want to go on but finally submitted. The whole process took about two hours and I still had time to eat breakfast make some smoked trout pate and get showered and shaved before I had to go to work. Only thing left to do tonight is pack the gear bag and ready for the Grasshopper Old Caz.