Bloody hell, i reckon my rat could've ended up looking like this...

What was i thinking?

from BrickLaneBikes

On a plus, it looks like Gary Fisher has bought up all the Lemonds that Trek aren't selling and rebadged them- This looks a bit like the poprad:

stuff to sell

got me some wheels!

Problem Solved!

Things are never as complicated as they seem...

Where does the tour finish again??

a mole of 2 halves...

Well, Chris and I tried to cycle the West Highland Way in a day, we were beaten by a few factors. Probably the most relevant being that it was the first time both of us had been out properly on Mountain Bikes in a very long time. Also, the East side of Loch Lomond demands A LOT of carrying your bike over unridable roots and rocks- so pretty energy sapping. If that section wasn't included i reckon we'd have been in Fort William by early tea-time, sadly, it was.

It's not all that bad, we were out on our bikes for 9hrs and because of this spirits were high. It also means we have another 50miles that we can do in the not too distant future...the best bit aswell, so it's all good.

 

free

After a year & a half of riding fixed, i've decided to go free again. I was getting a twinge in my knees when putting backward pressure on the pedals to slow down...I forgot how good it was to freewheel downhill.

2 Brakes again!

I'm in the process of building up a new rear wheel to go with my ultegra front, so the heavy stock (winter) wheels will stay on there a while longer.