My First Wheel…

I’m about to begin my fourth day at bike mechanics school and I’m part way through building my first wheel. Bike mechanics school, so far, has been fantastic and I’m learning stuff that “I didn’t know that I didn’t know” – if you know what I mean. The days have been pretty full-on with combinations of lectures, demo’s and hands on labs. Then there’s homework at night!

Last night though we managed to have a night off homework and a few of us went into Manitou Springs to a presentation by one of our instructors on mountain biking trips she runs in Bhutan. It’s a very similar thing to what Suze & Doug run. The photos she was displaying were amazing. It sounds kinda like a trip of a lifetime thing – very expensive because of Bhutan’s tourist tax. The presentation was held at a mountain outfitters store – which just happened to also have a license to serve beer. It was quite a concept to be browsing raingear and tramping boots with a beer in hand. I like it!

Other than this I don’t really have much time to do much else. I’ve been for a couple of quick rides just to get some fresh air but nothing too serious. Hopefully this weekend I’ll make a bit more use of training at 6’000 ft.