Hello followers (ha ha ha-sorry I just can't resist it sounds so crazy!) feeling awake without Red Bull-so maybe I am back to Winnipeg time? Will be doing a Tempo run this morning which is good as I think I have to work out the jitters before meeting Mr.P later today for (gulp) a resistance training session.

I have also been practising getting on and off my bike with clip shoes. I have this fear of clipping in and then falling off the bike. I guess its bound to happen that I will fall off at some point but for whatever reason (ok lets be honest the pain and embarassment factors) I want to do whatever I can to avoid this!

I am also very worried about the whole gear changing issue. I have 2 gears in the front chainring and 10 on the back. Depending on what chainrings you are in, makes it more easy/difficult. This is very confusing in that on the front chainring (controlled by the left shifter)-shifting onto the smaller ring makes pedalling easier (Downshift) and shifting to the larger ring makes pedalling harder (Upshift)

Now the rear gears are controlled by the right shifter. Moving the chain ring from large to small is now called an Upshift, and from small to large a Downshift.

Clear as mud for some-but not me. If you shift wrong you could drop your chain or brake it which would spell disaster for me because I don't know how to fix a chain or to put it back on.
I knew I should have learned to drive a Standard-perhaps this would have helped!

I have yet to take Snagster on the road for this very reason (she's still sitting on the trainer) but with some guts she may make her first debut on the road this week! Wish me luck!