It’s been a busy few months between traveling, racing and working on the SRAM Ladies Lounge tour. I have finally answered all the questions for the February Race Across the Sky DVD Giveaway, and as always the entries were amazing. Some funny, some motivational, and some just weird. I chose what I thought was the best since it relates to the prize.
Francisco Costa wrote me and asked a ironic question, and one that raised a few eyebrows around our house.
“In the 2009 Race across the sky, Lance blows a tire, and evidently, doesn`t know how to change it. How are your ‘bike mechanic skills?”
That segment was the most hilarious part of the whole film! Me and about a million other people were shocked by his inability to do a simple tire repair. It was pretty inexcusable. My mechanic skills are not super sharp, but I can change a flat, fix a chain and make a few trailside shifting and brake adjustments. In endurance racing, there is no team car, so I’ve had to learn a few things for myself over the years. I still leave the serious stuff to the pro mechanics, but I think it’s important to have a basic grasp on how your bike works, just in case.
Congratulations Francisco, you can now catch up and watch the 2010 race on a fresh DVD! Thanks to everyone who entered, and this months giveaway is being written up as we speak.
