- Morning, trainiacs.
It's currently about six a.m.
It is frozen outside.
Here it is, April 6th in Winnipeg,
and we got snow again this morning.
(electronic dance music)
So I got just a small little recovery swim
that I gotta get to right now.
But before I do that,
I got a bit of a logistical chop suey to work through,
'cause today, right after the swim,
I have to take the car
to get this...
Oh, dear God, put on it.
Oh, I drastically underestimated how heavy this is, crud.
(grunts)
Bicycle trailer hitch from Saris,
going on the back of the Kia today.
Let's do it.
(grunts)
All right, so with the Ventum being built up,
and I promise you it's almost done,
my buddy Ryan from Saris, i.e. Cyclops, i.e PowerTap,
he said, Dude, what are you gonna use
to cart that thing around?
I was like, well, I got this roof rack over top of the Kia.
He's like, you're gonna clamp
onto the frame of that Ventum?
I was like, well, I was gonna.
He said, Dude, let me set you up.
So this is the Saris SuperClamp EX for two bikes.
So thanks, Ryan, and thanks, Saris.
This goes on the rear of the vehicle,
clamps onto the wheels, not the frame, much safer.
And I don't have a hitch on the back of the car,
so we gotta put one on today.
It's a good thing I'm so damn strong.
Seriously, Winnipeg, it is minus 17 Celsius out there.
It's April, April showers, my ass.
(electronic dance music)
So many toys for such a little swim.
You may have noticed that instead of being out here
like that with a kickboard, tried going out here,
so when you enter, you want to be outside,
or like right in front of your shoulder,
or a little bit out.
And I was trying to just feel where that was.
And then as I was kicking,
I'm like, that's inside, that's crossover.
We don't want crossover.
Cross under.
And now to go freeze my Speedo-covered buns off again.
So you know, it's days like today
that I really just question my overall judgment.
You know when you all say,
I'd love to come to Winnipeg and see you, really?
Look at this, this is not good, folks, this is not good.
("All of Us" by Daxten)
Alright, I'll talk to you later.
Wish me luck.
- All right. - Hopefully I'm still.
Great, let's do this.
(electronic dance music)
Holy rubber moly, guys.
That there is some kind of wind chill, holy jeez.
Lesson of the day, do stupid stuff like that occasionally,
and eventually it'll hopefully
transition from stupid to tough.
Actually though, do stuff like that.
It'll make you tougher.
So while the world is being a complete jerk out here,
I'm gonna head into the old pain cavern
for a precision strength workout.
Actually, what the heck?
It's not that bad out.
Just a balmy minus five with 30K winds.
("All of Us" by Daxten)
And that was like both buns and guns,
gloots and boots all in one.
It's good.
One's a steal now.
All right, let's go rescue that Kia soul.
You see, all right.
So, catch, no bike rack.
Bike rack?
(dog barks)
Bike rack!
Why do you not put it in, guys?
And just like...
Come on!
Oh yeah!
That, we got ourselves a bike rack.
Look at this, woo, woo, woo.
Oh, I see, that's it, since it's here,
we go down, and I tighten down onto the wheels.
Yeah, yeah, on both sides.
Front and back, look at that!
She's a sturdy trailer hitch, trainiacs.
Easy as that.
So there you go, trainiacs,
we have ourselves a new trailer hitch, thank you, Saris.
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