The first challenge after making the decision? I get sick and I'm relegated to bed and the couch for five days. Yep, a wasted week with a fever, aching muscles, and the dreaded diarrhea. So I had to wait a week after I got well to get back into the water. A set back, but it happens.
So the day before I could get back into the water, I seem to contract ANOTHER stomach bug, though this time it only lasted a day. That's ANOTHER week (yep..) out of the pool. I'm hoping that I don't contract another bug, as this upcoming week will be my chance to get back in the pool.
During my first week quarantine from the pool, I did get a chance to put in some time at the bike co-op. Wednesday evening I started on a new project for a retail bike: a 1987 Bridgestone T-700. This particular T-700 has a few upgrades, including a carbon fork, so it should be a nice bike when it is done. Overall the T-700 is in great shape, so it should be an easy restoration and it should sell pretty easily in the co-op's showroom.
The following Saturday I made the drive back down to the co-op, but this time I was working on a bike from my stable. Last year we found a 2000 Trek Navigator 200 that my wife fell in love with. Shortly after getting it back home, winter settled in. I couldn't make the trip down the mountain as often as I would have liked to work on it at the co-op.
Since the snow has melted here in Wyoming and the weather is warmer, I am going all out to get the Navigator running. Overall she was in great shape, but even just sitting in the garage can cause issues. I stripped her down to the frame, detailed everything, and am now methodically putting her back together and making sure she run runs like a champ. Looking forward to the day when I see the big smile on my wife's face as we ride our bikes.
--the UberClydesdale
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