Another boring day OFF the bike

I'm still giving my knee a rest so I spent good part of the day watching Lance and the boys kick ass at the Tour. Bummer for Zabriskie and Team CSC... that was a nasty crash. I also spent some time behind the computer looking at bike porn. I need a full suspension bike damnit. I really love my Ibis Mojo hardtail, but I'm already started to look into full suspension bikes for next year. I noticed a lot of Specialized Epics at the last XC race...very sweet bikes, but I'm really liking the Yeti AS-R SL. I've always wanted a Yeti, and the Colorado-made AS-R SL would look very nice next to my Mojo!

Could this be my new race bike for 2006? Hmmmmm....

...and while I'm getting serious about bikes, I might as well get a little more serious about training. I really should start using a heart rate monitor and the Polar S725 is the one I'll probably go with...

This coming weekend is the 6 Hours Of Power race at Holiday Valley in New York. I had been planning to take part in this race, but with my knee acting up I think I'll sit it out. I still might go and watch to see how these 6 hour races operate. I've never done one and it might be nice to see how the racers handle this type of longer event. The 10 mile loop at Holiday Valley would also make for some pretty nice spectating since the Experts will probably come thru every 45 minutes to an hour.