treated my bike to some Hope hoops, discounted due to the imminent arrival of the evo versions. Add to that an XO cassette and chain and a nice control tech post. Gave it a good clean and polish, re cabled it so it’s finally ready to go after being out of service and unloved whilst my big wheel did its weekly duty.

Except now I have that new bike feeling, and I don’t want to take it out and get it all dirty and covered in grinding paste LOL…. the first ding is the worst as they say…