24 hour ride = new bike

Gary has been training for the 24 hour St. Jude bike ride that is being held in downtown Memphis on September 21st-22nd since early July. He did this event last year as a relay team and really was excited about the chance to ride solo and potentially win the event. He has had it on his mind ever since last fall. He has been agonizing over his current bike for a while and finally got a proper bike fit. Turns out his bike was 2 sizes too small and causing him all sorts of pain. The bike shop, of course, promptly started searching for a replacement bicycle for him. He found a great choice at a good (not so good to those of us that just run for exercise and have very little costs involved!!) price and it was ordered. It was shipping from Spain, so it could take a while but Gary was hoping to have it around the beginning of August. When we left for the beach it still had not shipped from Spain, so he was getting very anxious. Luckily it arrived, he was fit on it the next day and was riding it by the weekend. He really loves it and it is so much more comfortable than his previous bike. His 8-9 hour long rides have suddenly become more bearable for him. With his training peaking, he is enjoying the new bike a lot and breaking it in very quickly! Will return with a full report from the ride after the event!