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Monthly Archives: February 2012

Nearly the last upgrades for LEJoG

4 Comments Posted by on February 17, 2012

The last parts arrived yesterday so today I have installed what will be nearly the last changes to my Trek Pilot ready for LEJoG this summer. On went a very nice British made bottom bracket: Hope Bottom Bracket (I went for the ceramic bearings – which are actually Swiss). Getting the spacers right takes a few minutes [...]

Bike bits, LEJoG

Loving my new bike

Leave a Comment Posted by on February 16, 2012

So all the work on my Trek Pilot 1.2 was completed last night (see You know your bike is properly run in when …  & Bike maintenance frustrations « 42 Bikes). So today I rode it for four meetings. Just over 25 miles in total (East Goscote x 2, Leicester City Centre, East Goscote again). This was my [...]

Bike bits

Moving towards standardisation of Bottom Brackets :-)

Leave a Comment Posted by on February 14, 2012

So I think I am making some good progress on resolving incompatibilities. I have 3 bikes that get used every week. My Bullitt Cargo Bike, my Trek Pilot 1.2 and my Pearson Touché Fixie. Until recently they had three incompatible cranksets & bottom brackets. The Bullitt uses the Shimano Hollowtech II standard and it is by [...]

Bike bits

Back to normality with 35 ordinary miles cycled

2 Comments Posted by on February 14, 2012

Yesterday marked a welcome return to normality after 10 days of disruption (caused by snow/ice and a non bike related injury). I have ridden a bike everyday but the total miles last week was way down on normal. So yesterday was nice. It started with no choice of bike. My Trek was awaiting parts (the [...]

transport

You know your bike is properly run in when …

13 Comments Posted by on February 12, 2012

Despite some frustrations yesterday, in the end I was quite pleased with progress on a major refurbishment of my Trek Pilot. Both derailliers have cleaned up very nicely, the rear one even has nice new Tacx jockey wheels. I have fitted the new brake and gear cables. Also adjusted the brakes. The new cassette is [...]

Bike bits, exercise, touring, transport

Bike maintenance frustrations

7 Comments Posted by on February 11, 2012

I have been having a frustrating day. I am trying to do the sensible and right thing by repairing my Trek Pilot Road bike. It is coming up for 5 years old and so far I have only replaced the very consumable parts (brake pads, chain, rear cassette). Even then one of the times I [...]

Bike bits, LEJoG

Tempted by carbon

9 Comments Posted by on February 4, 2012

Today I tried a couple of new bikes and am now suffering from the onset of severe temptation. We went to both Rutland Cycling shops (north and south shores of Rutland Water) I tried a Trek Madone 3.1 (and also a 4.5 as they didn’t have a 3.1 in the right size). Also a Giant Defy [...]

Bike bits, sport, touring

Beware of bikes with long ears!

1 Comment Posted by on February 3, 2012

It seems my Trek Pilot 1.2 has long ears. After working faultlessly on Monday’s 100 mile ride and 45 miles over the next three days today it took revenge for what it thought it had overheard. As you will see in another post I went and test rode a couple of other bikes today (considering [...]

Bike bits, transport

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