How to HTFU 101

[Eldron]

I feel your pain Darryl.

 

BUT.... was it really worse than when we raced through SBR back in the day trying to stay in a bunch full of climbers. All I remember is sweating blood as I was fit then but still 20kgs heavier than most.

 

Ahhhh good times...trying to smash 50something kg blighters when you're the wrong side of 75kg....

[DJR]

Pah. Cables fall into my "stage race only" category. It's easy enough to limp home on a 15 or 14 on a day ride or race.

 

Plus the head of the cable got well stuck in the STI - no chance of changing it on the road. Tonight is STI deconstruction time....

 

Broke my rear derailleur cable about 1/3 into day 1 of the Sani and decided not to bother, just to h.t.f.u. and push on with 1x3. At about 2/3 into day 1 reality started to bite and I stopped and rigged the cable to give me about the 4 biggest cogs at the back to help "old fart" up the steepest hills, and to hell with spinning out on the downhills. By then my legs appreciated freeing downhill anyway.