Welp...ready as I'll ever be. Got the bike crated all up tonight. That was suprisingly easy, save for my left pedal, which decided that between Drew and I, it was going to hang on for dear life. Jesus christ that fucker was in there but good. Must WD-40 it ASAP. I caught myself marveling a few times at how sturdy the crate is. The worry of being able to get that in there was for naught to be certain.
-Bike, helmet and components? CHECK
-Spokeasy jersey and shorts? CHECK
-New shoes (cos I ain't using my Ragbai/Triathlon Sandals for this shit)? CHECK
-Gel packs? CHECK
-Bike Rack? CHECK (and it bears mentioning I stuffed my car rack in my fuckin suitcase)
-Ipod loaded with a bunch of movies I may not watch cos Jet Blue has Direct TV? CHECK
-The Heroin Diaries? CHECK
-Digital camera? CHECK
-GPS System so we can actually find Lone Pine? CHECK
-A can-do attitude? WE'LL SEE ON SAT AFTERNOON.
All in all, its shaping up. So far so good I guess. I'm a little nervous yet excited. This is the first real organized century I've done. So I'm so-so on how ready i'll be. I always do better at these things when I'm a tad nervous so there's that.
Oh, one thing that may throw a wrench in the motor...my main ATM/Visa card (the one with the lions share of my loot) has a stripe that isn't working. People can still key in the numbers but I can't get cash out. So somewhere in Cali I'm going to have to pick up one of those ATM debit/cash cards and/or only give my business to places that accept cards. Joy fucking joy
All in all, I gotta admit, I'm really pumped about this. While its a cheesy website those pictures have me super stoked.