The Plan is Hatched

Jed and I now actually have a bit of a plan. On Sunday 1st June we’re riding Peddar’s Way from near Thetford to Holme-next-the-Sea and back again. That’s about 120 miles in a day. As Jed put it: 10 hrs total round trip seems realistic if we take it easy and stop for food etc. Bit like a D2D distance wise without the hassle of lights failing.

Looking forward to that. Should be a good bit of training for the SSUK champs* the next weekend and the Coast-to-Coast we’ve been mooting for later in the Summer. Big Jonny and the Gnome share an apartment, I think it’s just a bit bigger than my flat. Cabin fever certainly makes you get out and ride that’s for sure. Anyway Big Dave’s latest news can be found on the DC site and the Gnome, well he has lots of news about racing, Arizona style.

On a techie note, a few people have been having problems with Mavic Crossride wheels. Well my pair performed flawlessly whilst I had them, but a quick nose on MTBR and the Singletrack forum soon shows that there are some problems. Even a few of the Team Jelly race team and sofa posse have experienced problems. Here’s Jed’s diagnosis:

From: Jed
Subject: Crossride Problem

The way I see it is:
If the bearing adjuster slackens off then the left hand threaded “nut” in the freehub can undo slightly. This “nut” has the axle bearing sitting in it. Only the freehub gets shafted but at 50-60 quid a shot it isn’t cheap.

Mine are Crosslinks but I know of similar problems with Crossrides (Ian
Jones has them). I can relate to the MTBR comments – the wheels are good
while they work but they have weaknesses.

Jed

Sort of says it all really. Singletrack have just brought some rather tasty new clothing to my attention. All I need to do now is justify to myself that yes, I really do need it. Which would be easy were it not for the three bags-for-life of kit stuffed under the bed because I no longer wear it or because it’s out of season. Oh well I suppose there’s no harm in looking…

And on a final note a bit of surfing this morning took me to this. The more I read about Roland Green, the more respect I have for the man. British Race Schedule here.

*SS Champs Dad’s Army Imagery from the Outcast.