- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Two rides today, neither of them what I'd planned.
I went to get the Dawes out only to find a flat rear tyre which was an annoyance. I thought it would be a quick fix only it wasn't the thorn I'd anticipated but a slit caused by the rim tape having shifted and the tube puncturing on an exposed spoke hole.
I tried refitting the tape but it wasn't having it and eventually broke which leads me to the first ride - down to the shops on the knockabout bike to buy some more. Halfords were useless so I had to go a bit further to Dave Mellor's who supplied some Velox tape. This is the first time I've fitted cloth rim tape so I hope it'll be good.
7.3 miles for that first trip
After all the faffing about it was lunchtime so I ate then headed out again on a shorter than planned route to try out the newly fixed Galaxy. Being rearranged at short notice I stuck to a regular route out to Upton Magna, Walcot, Cressage, Acton Burnell, Longnor and Condover. It's
out there still (might be different the next couple of days though) but a bit of a wind again.
Having used the Raleigh the last few rides, something didn't feel quite right getting back on the Galaxy. Giving it some thought over the first few miles I came to the conclusion that the saddle height might want a tweak so I lowered it very slightly (just a few mm) and could immediately feel a difference when back on the road as it now felt faster for the same effort.
The rest of the ride was very enjoyable but needed a few drink stops due to being out at a warmer time of day than usual. More cyclists out and about than I've seen the last few days.
34.3 miles for the second ride at 15.9 mph average. Very pleased with that.
Just the one snap today at the point where I stopped to adjust the saddle. Very hazy over the hills again
I went to get the Dawes out only to find a flat rear tyre which was an annoyance. I thought it would be a quick fix only it wasn't the thorn I'd anticipated but a slit caused by the rim tape having shifted and the tube puncturing on an exposed spoke hole.
I tried refitting the tape but it wasn't having it and eventually broke which leads me to the first ride - down to the shops on the knockabout bike to buy some more. Halfords were useless so I had to go a bit further to Dave Mellor's who supplied some Velox tape. This is the first time I've fitted cloth rim tape so I hope it'll be good.7.3 miles for that first trip
After all the faffing about it was lunchtime so I ate then headed out again on a shorter than planned route to try out the newly fixed Galaxy. Being rearranged at short notice I stuck to a regular route out to Upton Magna, Walcot, Cressage, Acton Burnell, Longnor and Condover. It's
out there still (might be different the next couple of days though) but a bit of a wind again.Having used the Raleigh the last few rides, something didn't feel quite right getting back on the Galaxy. Giving it some thought over the first few miles I came to the conclusion that the saddle height might want a tweak so I lowered it very slightly (just a few mm) and could immediately feel a difference when back on the road as it now felt faster for the same effort.
The rest of the ride was very enjoyable but needed a few drink stops due to being out at a warmer time of day than usual. More cyclists out and about than I've seen the last few days.
34.3 miles for the second ride at 15.9 mph average. Very pleased with that.
Just the one snap today at the point where I stopped to adjust the saddle. Very hazy over the hills again
the climb is quite steep ,I did manage a Strava Pr on the top section as I chased them up . Round the back of Markfield to Thornton ,Botcheston ,Kirby Muxloe ,Ratby and made the mistake of going by Groby college at home time and traffic chaos . Back home with 17.7 miles in the bag at 15 mph nice steady ride going to be a lower milage week this week
All those teeny adjustments are finally paying off.
