Left side is best side to slide.
The couple of proper falls I've had have all been right side (ice outside work & greasy road at speed). Teach me how to fall left please!
dropped the pinch plate for one of my brake calipers down the decking. Good work me!
Doh! I dropped the wavy washer from my cranks between some decking the night before my biggest ride in 2015. As far as I know it's still there as I couldn't get the screws undone to retrieve it. Trashed a chain and rode without extremes of my cassette for
56 miles. I was never quite able to source a perfect replacement!
Bit of a challenge this morning. I'm going back to my old job in Manchester city centre in January. I rode in for a few months on a geared bike, but now I'm going back I want to see whether I can do it on my single speed bike. The ride in is fine, as it's a net downhill, but the return leg is harder work, with some bits getting up to 9%. It's a bit heavy going on the single speed bike, but I managed it, hurrah. It's currently geared at 42*17, but I might switch to an 18 on the back just to give myself a bit more room.
Downhill on the way in = never run late for work!
Just some good training on the way home in the evenings...
Got under less than half price rrp for mine on eBay
Settles a bill and clears money for moving house soon.
Dangerous game that... You need to do like I did - Moved house & fixed mortgage for 5 years, moved house 4 years later, bought a bike, refixed mortgage for 10 years at preferable lower rate without option to pay a lump sum. Savings = intact!
Will jump back in by racing cx tomorrow 7 hours after I land.
Brutal! Cold enough for you?! -2 here this morning! Brr!
Did my first
'club'/social ride on saturday since baby arrival. Pouring rain and constant headwind with only 3 of us out made it a bit of a sobering experience. I was already at quite high mileage for the week (151) so just enjoyed the camaraderie and social aspect of things rather than pushing the pace or myself. Was still utterly empty by Weobley and
couldn't hold wheels on the run back towards home. Possibly a bonk, it's been a while since I had one but I didn't feel as bad as I remember feeling previously. Just no power! 200W feeling like threshold!
Changed my RD, chain & cassette from 105 to Ultegra on sunday. Smooooth!