Super Bowl Weekend

We once again had a busy weekend. It was snowing early Saturday and we had hoped to go to Michelle's grandparents house to finish emptying it out. The plans were cancelled when it started to snow and the prediction was for another 5-7 inches. Michelle and I decided that we should do a little grocery shopping. We went to Frankenmuth and returned a couple hours later. We worked out together in the evening and did some cleaning in the basement.

On Sunday I cleaned the driveway which took a couple hours. We went to church and when we got home we decided it was time to move the sofa from grandmas into the basement, move the table to the bonus room and bring in a stack of wood to the garage. I cleaned a trail with the snow thrower to the basement window while JJ was loading wood into my truck. We did our moving and Michelle and JJ started preparing for our Super Bowl party. I went to the basement and rode the trainer for 50 minutes.

The game started and we had a great feast and the Garcia's came to watch the game. That was the most lopsided Super Bowl I have seen in a long time. Congratulations Seattle Seahawks.

Fat Bike Update: So I am waiting for my email that the bike has been shipped. Over the weekend I ordered a skate type mountain bike helmet. It has fewer and smaller vents which should make it warmer for winter riding. I also ordered a set of tubes and a longer seat post all from Price Point. I also ordered an air pressure gauge that will work with the high volume low pressure fat bike tires.

I also went through my parts so I would have my upgrades together. I will be putting on a Sram 11-34 cassette, X9 rear derailleur, XO Grip Shifts and a Sram chain. I also have a Bontrager Race Lite Stem and a Forte Team handlebar in 720mm length. I have a few chain ring options also that I will experiment with. There is a lot of work to be done in the bike shop leading up to spring/summer.

Thanks for reading.

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