Bike meditation

It is almost a zen-like state that happens when you are cleaning and prepping your bike for race day.  You wash away the dirt and grim from the hard training days and derive a calmness from the shine of a polished frame.  Anticipation and excitement grows as you put on the race wheels and run through the shifting.  As you finish up and put the bike away, you take a moment and think about your goals for the next day and imagine the possibilities that all of your hard work and a fine tuned machine might bring.