Almost the weekend

Friday is almost upon us people so a general lift in mood will be noticed across the board im sure but if this weather keeps on being typically british it's not a great deal to get excited about really. so whats been happening in my head this week ? well im glad i asked because i was going to tell you all anyway.
We have managed to get our hands on a few more Supersixes in various sizes and set ups to make up for the fact that the bike is pretty well sold out until April/May now some models are June which is crazy but what can you do if their selling faster than they can be produced. Our mechanic Szabi is now running our Saturday ride outs from the shop which is great but as you can see from the picture below even after 5 years in this strange country he is still finding simple tasks very hard to grip.

Also in the workshop this week was Daniel Bents Surly. For those of you who dont know or havent heard of Dan amongst all the weird and wonderful things he has done, last year he rode his little Surly to India hence gathering the decoration you see on it. Dan has since written a book on his journey which is being published as we speak and more details will appear on here as soon as i have them. I am sure the title is "you've gone to far this time Dan" but it would seem he hasn't gone far enough as he is now heading off to do south america which i am sure will bring forth another book, I see a theme here old boy.

This Sunday brings the Core bike show to the UK trade arena and im hoping to make an appearance their on Sunday but with family duties on the card i fear it may not happen but let's wait and see. Now i did mention some time back i was training (that sentence even makes me laugh still) for Triathlon's for 2011 and despite my legs having a very different view on this i am struggling on. A torn calf muscle has lead to the last 2 weeks of no running still with another 2 weeks or so to go its quite frustrating so i have taken my few spare minutes and hit the pool twice this week which for me is a lot. I can swim no problem or fast bobbing as my son calls it but i have lost the knack of the whole breathing thing and after realising that i should inhale while my mouth is above the water i have taken action to get some adult lessons so i can reach a stage at which Coach Fi can turn me into a super hero or mega bobber the latter being more likely. The only thing that really stumps me here is pool etiquette, firstly why do OAP'S swarm the pool like locus at 6.30am when they seem to have far more time available to them than lets say someone who works all day secondly when lane swimming and following the clockwise/anticlockwise rotation system why do some of the said OAP'S feel it is perfectly ok to just turn around at any point they want and cut you off. The first few times this happened i looked around for someone at pool side given instruction in the sudden change of direction only to realise it was just complete random madness on the bobbers part. I feel something should be done about this as the elderly should set an example to all of those naughty youngsters (notice i did not include myself in the youngsters bit) so i put forth that each lane well at least the ones at the sides have a life guard that carries a long pole with a small electric discharge in it that can be administered at random to any non conforming old biddy or person (gotta keep the balance) . Ok the chance of mild spasm, potential drowning and heart attack may occur but hell if they have been swimming for the past 500 years then they should be able to hold their breath or something right. Anyway my swimming continues along with the gym and bike and soon ill even add some structure to it all so it feels like i really know what im actually doing hell we all gotta start some where havent we. Well beauty sleep, children's homework and the smell of doughnuts in the kitchen some 2 floors away are calling so i must dash. Check out the links top right for people who know what they are doing or pop back here in a few days for someone who clearly doesn't.
Ciao