LEARNING TO LOVE THE TRAINER...

Well, for the first month of this year, I thought maybe I had gone crazy... Indiana was not...well...Indiana.  We had a whole string of 50+ degree days and I think I rode in SHORTS in JANUARY at least 3-4 times.
The FPs held up well during this month of relatively intense training - racing season is looming ahead in the oh-so-very-near future, my first two races being in a mere 9 days.  AHHHHH.
I've had a few of the same issues my fellow fanatics have had with the wheels; ironically, all centering on the part that isn't there - the tube valve hole.  It seems that my tube, or maybe my tire, has shifted a little bit while riding the wheels, and the hole is no longer directly aligned over the valve.  Further, I also have problems with the valve extenders - they are causing the screw part of the valve to close which prevents air from getting into the tube.  Thus, I have to remove the valve extender and work to unscrew the cap each time before I pump up my tires (and if you know me at all, you realize I like about 300 psi (kidding) in my tires - so this is quite often :) )
Other than that, the wheels are great!  Smooth, sleek, fast...I am impressed. 
But then came February first.  D-day for us Indiana cyclists.  Snow, rain, ice, and all-around just bitter cold.  Granted, I'm typically busy during the warmest part of the day - but even then it's rarely been above 30 for the past week and a half.   I'm a "ride outside at all costs" kinda girl, likely motivated by my intense dislike for the trainer - but at this time of the year it's just impossible to get the workouts I need in 20-25 degree weather.
Thus, the flashpoints have been sadly put on "vacation" for the time being and I've been relegated to the dreaded indoor trainer.  Ugh.  Watching me ride the trainer is an event in and of itself.  Remember when you were back in college and the week your huge paper was due you suddenly seemed to be moved by an intense need to clean your room, do your laundry, balance your checkbook, etc.  I suffer from this "anything but this" disease while on the trainer.  From refilling my waterbottle to checking my email to playing with the dog to changing the TV...anything to refrain from continuing with the torture of going nowhere fast...
...but I'm trying to change.  And a week and a half and several new workouts later, I'm making an improvement!  If only they had a "patch" for procrastination - I'd be set!
I'll let you know how it goes :)