It's that depressing time of year again

Triathlon Forum
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The time when your splits are getting faster, your loosing body fat and your muscles buldge out, workouts are becoming fun, and you are completely out of bicycle/equipment upgrade money.
Alas, another year later, and my bike still isn’t built up. And I thought it was getting so close.

I need a new seatpost. My old chrome boat anchor is scratched and scraped, and it doens’t match my color scheme. I’d really like a carbon one to smooth out the ride, or maybe that USE alien mountain bike post in anodized blue. That would look pretty darn cool. Price $75-150.

I need my decals. I finally got a front wheel (thanks Cafe L), but now my chrome Renn looks outa place. I know what I want the decals to look like, I just can’t find someone to do them (for any kind of price.) Price $100+. Plus, I’d really like some nice blue ones for my yellow helmet. That’d be cool. Another $30.

I need more black duct-tape for my handles bars. Somebody stole mine from last year. $3.

I’m getting tired of my Azoto tri-gel, I’d really like the Azoto Apside Fizik tri-gel, it’d be lighter, a little less firm, and look less outa place on my bike. $110.

Triathlon bicycling shoes. So I could finally speed up my transitions, $100.

New cleats, so mine will stop coming loose. $30.

Lower aerobars, to maximize the ultimate aero position. $120.

Black brakes to blend seamlessly with my fork and frame. $50.

Still being faster than SOB’s on brandnew rides. F’n priceless.

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What are you own about?
It is the time of year where one gets a new S-Works commuting bike with 10 speed Ultegra and FSA compact cranks ($2500, who knows, who cares) is ready.

It is the time of year when your legs become more brown and less white.

It is the time of year when your Orange race machine is ready for the season.

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I need my decals. I finally got a front wheel (thanks Cafe L), but now my chrome Renn looks outa place. I know what I want the decals to look like, I just can’t find someone to do them (for any kind of price.) Price $100+. Plus, I’d really like some nice blue ones for my yellow helmet. That’d be cool. Another $30.

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Heh, I know how you feel about never having everything you “need”. Constant point of scrutiny with my wife.

I mentioned this in another post, but try VC graphix (http://www.vcgraphix.com/) for your decals. He works a lot with bikes, and might be able to help you out.

Chris

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Get rid of her.

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No. What’s really depressing at this time of the year is when you’ve had the friggin flu for about five days now and it’s still lingering. I skipped a team duathlon event last weekend and will likely also miss a sprint tri this weekend, the first two events of the season.

Now that’s what’s depressing.