Oops

So that SRAM S900 flex i mentioned? Well turns out that 10mm allen bolt had started loosening up. Must have during the race, I guess maybe i didn't get it all the way to 45nm or something. On the way home the chain ring "flex" was getting worse, and worse.

WTF. So I wiggled my foot and the whole arm moved.

Oops.

Soft pedaled (with a tail wind and a light drizzle) all the way home. It didn't fall off and doesn't look out of shape at all. Cranked that sumbitch down TIGHT, TYYYYYYEEET. F'yeah. Got two sets of knobbies set up. Decommed the discwheel and put that into main duty service. I really hope it is dry and clean enough to run the Racing Ralphs. If it is sloppy I mounted up the most unstoppable mud tires ever (yeah even better than your precious Rhinos). Sure they are clinchers and, yeah sure I have to run em at 50psi or so but. Yeah they'll rock if it is sloppy. But. Man do I hope it isn't.

Giant is ready to go.

Blue is ready to go.

If it stops raining I'll un/load the car right after getting a haircut. There are 24 gallons of B100 sitting in the car now and the full tank. 40 cents cheaper per gallon than the crude oil based stuff. Couldn't pass that up.

Felt good to do a bit of zen bike maintenance after eating a bowl of the leftover curry.

Gloucester, can't wait. Oh and fresh off the twitter feed: Drainage is very good at the park so it will be nothing like last year's mudbath. Maybe a little greasy on corners for early races.

G