Well not everything goes as planned but you can try. I ended the 2nd week of training with a broken chain. So, first order of business was getting a new chain.
But wait if I am getting a new chain I might as well get that Aero Chainring from Wolf Tooth that I fancy… and the 50-tooth at that, moving up from 46.
Now I run two sets of wheels on my bike. Road wheels and Gravel wheels. The Road wheels have a 10-30 set up and the Gravel Wheel have a 10-36 set up. So that means two sets of chains. I was able to find the 114-link chain at a local shop called Broward Motorsports… and the 120-link chain somewhere else.
Then my SRAM Rival rear derailleur broke. .. hmm….mmm…mmmm. Ok possible upgrade?
I run SRAM AXS using Blips, but my bike is not UDH compatible, but…. but that means my bike is New Old Stock compatible.
And YESSSSS. I managed to upgrade to SRAM Force rear derailleur, Found it at another local bike shop. this time Cycle Limited up in Boca.
The next week I flew out to Colorado to do a little bit of work and back to Fort Lauderdale the next day.
Consistency is difficult to hold right now… but will try… I am working to keep one session that I repeat twice per week. A bike session that focuses on both Power and Threshold.