17°C, bright sun and light easterly.
The frame is cracked, I’m pretty sure. There is nothing to the touch inside the seat-tube, but the welds on the outside have many. It’s where the top-tube joins that’s the problem.
At least I can easily get the Racelite back on the road. There’s a few changes it needs. The handlebars are too low and too deep. They are old Cinelli 66-44 bars from the 90s. The reach is too deep such that they are unusable on the hooks.
15°C, sunny with brisk onshore wind.
Is this a scratch or something more serious (like a crack)? This is the left side of the seat cluster. Those lines do not extend to the clamp keyhole, so let’s keep an eye on it.
Full sun, 15°C, light onshore.
A steady ride with 1 decent climb. After, I went onto a garage for a snack. The return was into a headwind that felt harder than it should. At home, my legs were empty.
8°C, grey and dry with a brisk SE.
Kona Zing: Second ride feels better. This happens after a layoff.
10°C, bright sun but chilly.
A slow ride as I’m still recovering from a heavy cold. It affected two DofE trips, the White Peak on quite badly. On the first night, I woke with the shivers. That changing robe has been very useful.
I went out on the Zing after tweeking the gear indexing. I’ve got a work-stand to raise the bike. It’s much easier to get to the gears now. It is a £30 Aldi stand. It’s okay by not all the clamps are free from sliding when loaded. There are still a few cogs that are slow to shift even though the cable is new. Maybe change the sheaths next. If it still stick, then I give up, nothing can be done.
9°C, strong SWS, strong sun and dry
Kona Zing: what a low pace for the Zing. I fought against the strong wind in several places including the 10 mile leg back home.
Now I’ve got a mucky cold.
I was lucky to get home on that tyre. How did I fail to notice it before I set off? #homesafely
16°C, occasional showers, low sun in strong SW wind.
Each time I ride the Zing, I think it’s the last ride this season. The weather has been surprisingly mild, 17°C today. The problem is that my winter bike is so heavy in comparison. The fixed far better (when the wind is light).
Back to form. Ran this morning which was rather nice. My knee hurt at one point so I walked it off for a hundred metres. It worked. The ride was near enough a summer average speed. Perhaps last week I was fighting something off, was that the reason for low speeds?
Kona Zing, 18°C, sunny but heavy rain in the last hour.
23°C, moderate NE breeze. Milky sun.
This could be my fastest ride of the year. Curious since I really struggled on the first ride when I got got home from Corsica.
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