Vicodin, Joel's Sanction, and a GPS

I must have pinched a nerve or pulled a muscle while trying to straighten out the gasoline pump that was rammed into at the Valero in Harlingen. That had been the most strenuous amount of work I had done in a while. Or maybe it was all the times I fell off the bike while riding through unfinished trail the last time I rode with Joshua that did it. But to feel the pain more than a week later? "It happens", said the doc.

The good doctor prescribed some vicodin and muscle relaxers for my aching lower back. I decided to take the next day off. Joel came over to borrow Roam and I had to go to McAllen to get pricing on some parts for work so he tagged along. We ended up at Bike Masters to inquire about the GT Sanction he had ordered when there it was. Sweet looking bike. Joel was a happy man. The bike of his dreams had just come in. He took a spin in the parking lot but left the bike there since we were in my car and they were going to install some liners and pedals. He picked up the bike later and I met up with him at the trails. The first photo shows Joel and Mauricio from Bike Masters posing with the Sanction.




My Garmin Edge GPS had also come in. This thing has everything I need in a cyclocomputer. It measures speed, distance, heart rate, and cadence among other things. I had thought about getting a GPS after getting lost in Austin while riding the Tour das Hugel. The ability to download user created routes into the GPS was also very appealing. If I want to ride in San Antonio or Austin or anywhere I want, I could choose what routes I'd like to try by getting them from mapmyfitness.com. Theres also routes I'd like to try out that I have seen already next time I go to El Paso. It also comes with a training buddy which I just found out is really you, the last time you rode a course. I am my biggest competitor so this will definetely be an asset in my goal to be a better cyclist. And its also a pretty fun toy to have.