Atmospheric Brutality

Folks we started at 0400 and it was about 90F and about 90% humidity. We made some great time and everyone had enough hydration. Half way down Brando took a flat on the rear. He made quick work of it and we were on our way in about 10 min or less. All down hill from there till the gas station at the BIC. Another strop to fill up on water and grab a Stinger Waffle and we were back on the road. Had a great climb but started to struggle up the hill near the clock roundabout. Recovered and made it back to the group to only have to stop and rest. Brando stayed back and made sure I was ok. With some good motivation from him and a quick reminder about the Velouminati rule #5 we made it home. Washed off at the outdoor shower and then hit the pool. 

Recovery day (Calm before the storm)

Recovery Day!? Yes that's right the Missing Links took the morning off to prepare for the Strava Gran Fondo 130k ride. In Bahrain it is hot and humid. Typically you will consume at least 2L of water per hour. If you carry two bottles that means you stop every 45 min or so to refill. The gear for this ride will change as I will use a Camel Back, which I hate doing. If you want to put in distance and work on that endurance you have to carry my water. We also carry mix to add so we can keep those minerals and nutrients in the system. To give you a peek into the level of effort, the last long ride I took was 124K and a little over 5 hours. I burned over 6,000 calories. So all of this is super important. the average temp we will be looking at is 110F. This is how we train in Bahrain so when we finally make it out to the greener cycle lanes we will be comfy.

Hot Summer Mornings whoopin up on the Missing Links

The real challenge to riding Bahrain is summer hydration. Brando and myself shed about 10 lbs of water weight today. For me that is fine but Brando about lost 20% of his body weight! Going to have to rethink the no camelback policy for this upcoming Gran Fondo. Any thoughts?

Humid like a wet dog

What do you ride with?

Well today was a nice hot humid Bahrain morning. Brando Commando ran out of water and had to duck off course to scurry home for some libations. Perhaps he should take a lesson in wine drinking from WH03 (Matt) and how to hydrate after said bottle (or two) of wine. Overall we all kept a good pace and made it out alive

Gypsy Danger after a humid hot ride!

Brandos new Steel!

Missing Links is proud to share these early release photos of Brando's new Stinner Steel Frame! This will be a great addition to the arsenal.

Jeromy Inaugural Ride!

Today Jeromy showed up with some fire in his belly and a crown royal bag. Great job Jeromy! Keep coming out and it it gets lots easier. If you are lucky you will get to see Dynamo Matt out there racing around.

Brando Commando

Jeromy

Crown Royal to the rescue!

60 Km BIC ride

Well this weekend we had a very hot and troubling ride. We kept it modest at 60Km, the kicker was the flat tire I suffered. It was about a 3 inch aluminum shard that cut a huge hole in my tire, tube, and almost went through my rim tape. It took at least 30 min to change this flat as we had to bend the metal back and then pull it out. The main issue was my stem was to short! Luckily Marky Mark had a 60mm 29 tube he was going to give me anyways. That 30 min in the heat and direct sun really worked on us all. Dynamo Matt put in a great effort and Anthony the Pinoy Pride got a taste of distance. Until next time. I should also point out that it was upwards of 120 degrees on this ride.

Welcome to the Missing Links Blog. We are going to try and keep this updated with our training progress for the upcoming Spinneys92.