From the FasterSkier archive — posts syndicated from athletes’ and coaches’ own blogs between 2004 and 2012, kept online as published. Current coverage is at fasterskier.com.

Recovery Day Chores

Torin’s rig was badly in need of some preventative maintenance. Taking a span style=”font-weight: bold;”break/span from the routine of cafe racer construction was required to put his span style=”font-weight: bold;”brakes/span back in order.br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dNktq7tevMw/TMMR_ZM7MoI/AAAAAAAAADI/DAnEDSAnHZ0/s1600/IMG_9710.JPG”img style=”float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dNktq7tevMw/TMMR_ZM7MoI/AAAAAAAAADI/DAnEDSAnHZ0/s400/IMG_9710.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531284548135629442″ border=”0″ //abr /br /The NASTY old brakes coming off.br /With the neglected scooters in the background.br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dNktq7tevMw/TMMYkR-nL6I/AAAAAAAAAD4/gpvadKCxfbM/s1600/IMG_9714.JPG”img style=”float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dNktq7tevMw/TMMYkR-nL6I/AAAAAAAAAD4/gpvadKCxfbM/s400/IMG_9714.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531291778921476002″ border=”0″ //abr /br /br /br /br /br /br /img src=”file:///Users/scottjohnston/Desktop/IMG_9714.JPG” alt=”” /br /br /br /br /br /The shiny new brakes going back onbr /with a big smile.br /br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dNktq7tevMw/TMMZKW44lMI/AAAAAAAAAEA/v2FPhAFfL5g/s1600/IMG_9712.jpg”img style=”float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dNktq7tevMw/TMMZKW44lMI/AAAAAAAAAEA/v2FPhAFfL5g/s400/IMG_9712.jpg” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531292433074656450″ border=”0″ //abr /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /Torin’s bike (front) coming apart, getting ready to start its new life. Coach’s bike (rear) going back together again.br /br /Sam’s bike (not shown), needn’t be in the shop since it is the only one that currently runs. ODD!br /Come to think of it Sam, maybe you should drop it by so we can tinker with it a bit.div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2910103639238326543-491430936006776301?l=methowolympicdevelopment.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div