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Bike and Build Orientation Day 2

So today was a ton of fun! We worked on bikes some more, did some drills, went on a RIDE, had dinner made by the church folks and painted the van!!

Here's the day in pictures:

Changing flats in the morning! Thanks to the owner of North End Cyclery!

Learning about handling and safety, we did some drills!

Half-way out on our shakedown ride, the whole group!

Lots more bikes!

Will, Heather and I

The lake was beautiful

But apparently it was pretty salty! I wasn't crazy enough to jump in haha

The dinner that the church made us was fantastic, soo nice of them!!

Projecting a US map onto the van to draw with my comp!! Got to show everyone my pictures from today and my background, Lauren

Today, again, was a blast and we're all pumped to take off tomorrow.  It's going to be tough saying goodbye to Lauren and my parents at the wheel dip ceremony in the morning, but I'm super glad they're coming!!

Bike and Build Day 1

Today I got ready for the trip with some final packing...really just waited for 2PM (and saw some dolphins on the beach before heading over) and after a day's worth of orientation, Bike and Build is now underway!

Some waves on the beach...

Dolphins!!!! There were tons of them....SO cool

We've been through the first day of orientation, a lot of getting to know names and learning more about our trip that begins so soon!  I've helped fix a lot of bikes, and distributed all 39 of the laundry loops that I ordered for everyone too.

Tonight's sleeping arrangements, a little cramped!

I feel like I already know everybody's name, many I learned before the trip.  Despite a mishap with my wheel today (I broke a nipple and need a special tool to fix it), I'm totally ready to set off and beyond excited!!

Final preparations for Bike and Build

It's now 10PM and my friends and Lauren left this morning to head home and to NC, and so I've been eating, chillin, and packing all day.

Here are some pictures of the box and my bike all ready to go:

Stuff on the table...you can see this post being written if you look close enough haha

Kazane is ready!

The bin!

It's gonna be packed tight.

And a complete packing list:

*Disclaimer...it's pretty detailed.  I just listed literally everything I'm bringing.

Clothes

• 4 pairs of cycling shorts (two Funkier black shorts, Funkier VT bibs, Giordana VT shorts)
• Sneakers
• Biking sandals (Keen Commuter Sandals from REI)
• 2 Caps (VT one from Funkier and Bike and Build cap by Hincapie)
• 2 Bike and Build jerseys (will get a third at orientation, all Hincapie)
• LiveStrong rain jacket
• Arm warmers (VT by Funkier)
• Leg Warmers (VT by Funkier)
• LiveStrong sweatshirt (to double as pillow)
• Gloves (2 pair VT gloves by  Funkier)
• 1 pair jeans (AE...with a hole in the knee haha)
• 2 t-shirts (UA orange VT and ES shirts)
• 2 pairs boxers
• Towel (MSR Microfiber quick-dry)
• Oakley M-Frames (black frame, black lenses)
• Microfiber cleaning cloth, blue, (for oaks) and cloth case (pink!)
• 2 pairs shorts (UA and LiveStrong)
• 3 pairs of socks
• Livestrong bracelet (the tan line is sweet already haha)
• Watch (Timex Ironman HR...but I lost the HR strap some time ago)

Cycling gear

• BIKE (Kazane frame, SRAM Rival group, San Marco saddle, Bontrager Race Lite wheels, Profile Design Carbon Stryke aerobars, SPD pedals and a Continental Gatorskin rear tire, Michelin ProRace3 front tire)
• Helmet (Giro Atmos)
• 1 Water Bottle (although I have two cages haha?)
• Camelbak with 100oz. bladder
• Extra Camelbak tube
• 3 tail lights (1 on seatpost, 1 on Camelbak, 1 backup...all Planet Bike)
• Headlight (by Planet Bike)
• Extra chain (Shimano 105)
• Extra brake pads (2 sets SRAM by Swisstop)
• Spare derailer hanger
• Cateye Strada Cadence computer
• Chain lube (White Lightning "Clean Ride" wax lube)
• 7+ tubes
• Multitool (simple Topeak)
• Mini-pump (Blackburn AirStik 2Stage)
• Saddlebag (but no mount for it right now...)

Personal

• Sunscreen (Banana Boat SPF 30, 1 big bottle and two small ones)
• Toothbrush, 3 tubes toothpaste (Colgate and Crest), Plackers floss
• Deodorant (Axe and Old Spice)
• Multivitamins (Centrum...lots)
• Advil (also lots)
• Excedrin Migraine
• Merkur safety razor (+ extra blades)
• Colonel Cork shaving soap
• Tweezerman badger hair brush
• Combs
• Nail clippers and other miscellaneous
• Wallet (some cash and the plastic)
• Checkbook
• Chapstick just in case
• Book: It's Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong

First Aid (thanks Schiffert!)

• 12+ rolls of gauze
• 3+ inches of 4x4 gauze, 2+ inches of 2x2 gauze sqaures
• 15 packets of bacitracin
• 5 squares, 4 strips of vaseline gauze
• 7 10x10cm plastic matrix, 5 smaller ones
• 5 10x10cm exoderm (hydrocolloid)
• Medical tape
• 3+ feet of Mefix and a bunch of skinprep packets
• More bandaids than I felt like counting, all shapes and sizes
• and other random medical supplies that I probably forgot

Electronics

• Laptop (Fujitsu T5010 with lots of stickers and 4GB DDR3, 120GB HDD)
• Power brick for laptop (it's a lot bigger than lots of things on this list...)
• Mouse (Microsoft Bluetooth 5000, no wires!)
• 8 flash drives (guess I'll bring them all for storage)
• Camera (Canon XSi with 18-55mm Wide Angle)
• Two 4GB SD cards for camera
• Blackberry (Storm...parents are going to send me a new battery)
• Camera battery chargers
• Cell phone charger
• 2 Headsets for cell

Other...

• Gloves (Craftsman work gloves)
• Duct tape
• Box cutter and blades (this and two prior to use at build sites)
• Big ol' bag of mushed oatmeal cream pies
• Electrolyte drink mixes (Heed, Clif shots, Endurolytes, Cytomax)
• Orbit gum

I think that's it...and should include the clothes on my back haha.

My parents are going to drive me to the orientation at 2PM tomorrow, and then they and Lauren will see me off at the wheel dipping ceremony when we depart on Friday.