I haven�t written in quite a while.?I�m learning an entirely new career and there�s a lot to take in that provides� room for distraction.?I�m working with a new schedule and I�ve been more than a little lazy in trying...
I haven�t written in quite a while.?I�m learning an entirely new career and there�s a lot to take in that provides� room for distraction.?I�m working with a new schedule and I�ve been more than a little lazy in trying to figure out where I can slide an afternoon ride in.?More distraction and a bit of hiding, if I�m being honest (and I always am that, to a fault).?
It�s gotten to a point, it�s tough to sit down and coalesce my thoughts into something that would be passable to read, let alone a post that actually means something.?Other than the recovery angle to this, which is big going swimmingly, I haven�t even taken the time to figure out why some of the more expensive road bikes have gone to shallow section rims on their $7,000+ road bikes.?Let�s just say I was more than a little shocked when I looked up the 2024 Trek and Specialized lineups to see their high-end bikes with shallow-section rims.?I�m curious enough to start digging into it.?Trek�s Emonda SLR 9 AXS, the tippy-top-of-the-line, has shallow-section wheels and runs $13,000!?I�m guessing one of two things, here; 1.?Cost � even at $12,000 to $13,000, the bigger companies are trying to trip over Dollars to save a nickel.?2.?They�ve figured out a way to make a shallow-ish section wheel perform like a 40 in a wind tunnel, so they get lightweight and decent aerodynamic performance.?They needed a way to shave some weight off, really.?Bikes were getting a little heavy after the addition of disc brakes, even if they are vastly superior to the old rim brakes in stopping power and not grinding the rim.?There is a third option; it�s a little bit of both.
The Co-Motion tandem line is the same as last year, though their eBike looks like it�s advanced quite a bit from the previous year. Their tandems are all beautiful and worth every penny.
Everything is going so much better than I�d hoped, I�ve gotten to the point I�m mentally pinching myself.?I�ve worked really hard with my sponsor over the last several months and it�s really paying off.?My wife and I are doing better than we ever have at any point in our marriage, and that�s been sustained for quite a while � it�s awesome.?I�m getting along with our daughters better than I ever have, and I love that!?Work is going vastly better than I could have hoped, too.?They�re happy with me, and I�m exceedingly pleased with where I�m working and who I�m working with.?I�m the old man in the group, too.?Not necessarily in terms of upper management, but definitely in terms of the office.?I�ve been married longer than some have been alive.?Let me tell you how weird that is!?I enjoy it, though.
The good fortune will be mixed with challenging times, for sure � it always is.?In the meantime, though, I�m going to enjoy things as they come� and work on acceptance.?That�s my sponsor�s new mantra.?I�m not liking it much, though.?That angry streak I had has a tough time living in that environment.?
Oh wait, that�s probably a good thing, too.?Heh.
Merry Christmas, everyone.?I�ll be back at it soon.?
