Another perk of being a member of Portland Velo are the special rides and today was the 'women's clinic' led by Tina Brubaker of Team Veloforma accompanied by several other women racers, including Heidi Swift, who also has a weekly column in the Oregonian. Riding out from Longbottom Coffee we practiced pace lines mixed with some sprinting on Dairy Creek Road. A fun but hard ride.
I have to put in a plug for one of Team Veloforma's coaches, Russell Cree at Upper Echelon Fitness. Craig had PT at UEF post collarbone break and is now training on the rollers a couple times/week. I had a bike fitting with Russell Thursday. UEF has state of the art technology to give you a great fit - he raised my seat 1 cm (I need a new saddle) and tweaked my cleats with a recommendation to go with less float - perhaps Speedplay Zero's. Cree or RC, as the Veloforma women call him, has recently become the dealer for Parlee bikes and I have my sights set on the Z1. You can waste a lot of time on this site, playing with colors and finishes. I like the black on black matte finish with red or maybe even black Chris King headsets and hubs. Maybe some electronic Dura-Ace or Campagnolo components? $$$$$$ One can dream.
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