Had a shakedown ride today in the Dales, a pleasant 80Km. It’s very, very dry – even the bits that are normally bog are dry 😀 Fitness must be there as I got a fair few PBs and some Strava top tens on climbs at the end of the ride 😉
Think I need a new chainring though, there’s a bit of a grinding noise and it’s the only part of the drive train I didn’t replace. Possibly a new saddle as well though it’s a bit short notice to get one broken in in time.
I started a thread a while back about possibly replacing my Shimano XT brakes – I went for broke (brake?) and got some Hope X2s. Much better. In addition the hoses run better for when you attach a bar harness, the Shimanos exit the lever at an angle away from the bar so a harness forces them out of line.
Roll on the JennRide next weekend.