Having ridden
a 400km audax last weekend I ended up with a sore knee and it's not fully healed, so this weekend's
400km Not Quite The Spurn Head audax is out. I'm also entered for a
10 mile time trial on the Sunday, which would've been
interesting to follow the audax.
What to do instead? There's a
Retro Ride in the Vale of Belvoir and I enjoy those, having done a couple before. Then I can do the TT on the Sunday.
But which bike? The Dawes Kingpin's tucked well down in storage, and I've taken that before. Plus the climbs are fairly tough on the knees using the Kingpin. And I've sold my 1959 Harry Quinn to an enthusiast. However, the event would be a useful point to take the
Peugeot Optimum that's not sold via
eBay yet.
But ... if I sell the Pug, what can I ride? Ah, I've got a Woodrup. Or rather, a 'Woodrust' currently.
So it got pulled out, and further cleaned. The Terry Sport saddle, which I've picked up is worth something
(and I've discovered is a ladies saddle - so the Woodrup was
probably built for a
) is off and I found a Selle Seta saddle which looks OK. However, I want to change the bars/stem at some point so expensive bar tape is out. At the back of my bar tape shelf was an old PlanetX white/red bar tape which has been there so long I don't remember buying it from whatever big sale they had years, and years, ago.
Saddle on, hoods rejuvenated with degreaser - which worked a treat - and the bar tape's on. The chain and crankset is all cleaned using a mixture of degreaser and lubricant, as are the wheels. Also, a temporary set of SPD's has gone on to replace the caged Shimano 600 pedals. I can't do anything about mis-matched wheels, but the rest seems fine to go.
Test-ride, and probable saddle angle adjustment looking at the photo, when it's drier this afternoon. Also, I
might change the rear brake cable as it's the only non-stainless one.
Then, a "proper"
30-mile test ride is on the cards on Saturday ...
