by paulM
Sat May 19, 2007 11:07 pm
Well first the words of warning - when driving to an open event always make sure you leave enough time for the procurement of petrol and always check your route before leaving home so you don't have to stop, hunt all round for your start sheet and then retrace your route.
On arriving at the hq don't stand around talking when you haven't time and always have a warm up because if you have a warm up instead of just jumping on the bike to do the 3.5 mile ride to the start which you will have to do in under 10 mins, you might then realise the left hand crank which came loose in the previous race last Wednesday and which you took off , cleaned up and replaced the night before is actually at 190 degs to the r/h crank rather than 180! Splined bottom bracket axles - now theres progress -you couldn't do this with square axles!
Oh yes and always take a full tool kit with you!
Steve / Charlie - apologies for being such an amateur & for my none appearance at the start hope you weren't too worried and a pity we couldn't make the team prize. However perhaps today wasn't meant to be as I have now the first signs of a cold.
How did the rest of you get on - I presume you managed more than the 2 pedal stokes I rode...
On arriving at the hq don't stand around talking when you haven't time and always have a warm up because if you have a warm up instead of just jumping on the bike to do the 3.5 mile ride to the start which you will have to do in under 10 mins, you might then realise the left hand crank which came loose in the previous race last Wednesday and which you took off , cleaned up and replaced the night before is actually at 190 degs to the r/h crank rather than 180! Splined bottom bracket axles - now theres progress -you couldn't do this with square axles!
Oh yes and always take a full tool kit with you!
Steve / Charlie - apologies for being such an amateur & for my none appearance at the start hope you weren't too worried and a pity we couldn't make the team prize. However perhaps today wasn't meant to be as I have now the first signs of a cold.
How did the rest of you get on - I presume you managed more than the 2 pedal stokes I rode...