I took a look at eBay's new page design, which they are currently previewing. Verdict: needs lots more work.
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08
Sep
Mud vs Sheep vs Bike 2008
What an excellent weekend! Driving up to Slimbridge in the pouring raid hearing flood warnings on the radio filled us with a certain foreboding, but it was great! Real proper mud, a sprinkle of rain, some excellent biking (but not too much!), brilliant company and excess food as usual!
My new cranks fared very well, freshly serviced cables a big improvement, especially the front shifter. I'm still not fit enough though - my shoulders and my bum still ache!
The T-shirts went down very well, pretty pleased with mine.
On top of all that, it was a very happy 40th birthday party (if a little early) for Fraser.
Luc learned to say "Dog", "Duck" (there were lots) and finally figured out how to say "Bye Bye" instead of just "Hello"!
03
Sep
Cracked Crank
Last Sunday I was doing some interval training on my turbo trainer when I noticed a nasty mechanical clicking sound from somewhere around my bottom bracket. It sounded just like a cracked bearing, so I borrowed a crank extractor, took the cranks off, only to find that my BB bearings were absolutely smooth, no sign of a problem at all. Mystified, I put the cranks back on, and while I was doing that, noticed that the left crank was cracked from centre hole to the outside of the spider, all the way through. I'm very glad I wasn't riding when it finally went! XT stuff isn't meant to do this!
It turns out that it's more or less the same price to have a new combined BB and chainset rather than just replacing the old taper-fit chainset, and it should be lighter, stiffer and stronger into the bargain. So Chain Reaction delivered me a nice Deore LX Hollowtech II chainset, and Brockley Cycle Team fitted it for me today, along with some good advice.
(Added a picture of it 22/9/2008).
