Can my day get any worse Baiku!!

[Pickle]

Saturday morning baiku:

Up at 7.30am...clear and crisp outside...white blanket on the ground...wrap up in plenty of layers...8am Mike arrives...Avalanche out the shed as planned...set off...front mech won't shift up...stop and fiddle...mud from last ride frozen round the mech solid...snap mud off...get to start of trail...I'm spinning and not moving...freewheel totally shot...back to my house...curse Avalanche and say hello to RTS...take dirtbag off Avalanche...open it and zip breaks...ARGHHH...put tube and tools into jacket pouch...hit the trail AGAIN...maiden voyage on rebuilt RTS is feeling amazing...trails are a white blanket...oh so cold...ground hard as rock...eyes watering...stop for a second...thorn in tyre...I give up...1hr 20m on the bike will do...back home...shower...phone...'hello, LBS, about my wheel........unluckiest ride of my life

Lets hope Sunday's ride is a little better.....

 

[Pickle]

Mrs GT has just picked my wheel up from LBS, £27 to repair so not too bad. And when I asked to get a new dirtbag, have been told mother in law has got me one for Christmas

 

[shovelon]

I guess baiku is UKish for bad karma?

 

[tintin40]

, have been told mother in law has got me one for Christmas

Ah don't you just love a happy ending

I'm still trying to get my front mechs to work correctly. I think they are in league with each other. As one still rubs when in the climb gears while the other bikes rubs when in the down hill gears

 

[icantthinkofausername]

, have been told mother in law has got me one for Christmas

Ah don't you just love a happy ending

I'm still trying to get my front mechs to work correctly. I think they are in league with each other. As one still rubs when in the climb gears while the other bikes rubs when in the down hill gears

That happened to one of my old bikes. The simple solution was to remove the front mech, and if you needed to change chain ring change it with your fingers. It did involve a bit of forward planning though.

 

[orange71]

never got onto my ride today... mate rang to say ill... my one day before christmas doesn't happen... :cry:

 

[Pickle]

never got onto my ride today... mate rang to say ill... my one day before christmas doesn't happen... :cry:

Gutted

I got in a nice solo XC ride today, bit muddy mind.
Yesterday the ground was solid, but today all the ice had melted so nice and sticky!! Cant see the Avalanche at the mo, its covered in mud (but was too cold for me to face cleaning it when I got home ).