After a couple of 40 mile rides and numerous other smaller rides the chain only dropped once whilst travelling over extremely bumpy ground. That was probably due to forgetting to re-enable the clutch on the rear mech. I did miss the lower gear ratios of the 2 by 10 set up on the steeper Welsh climbs at the…Continue reading1×10 set up for a change – update 1
I changed chain and rear cassette at the weekend due to wear and tear over the past 5 months. Unfortunately the front chain rings also required changing due to suffering severe chain suck. Rather than replacing both rings with identical replacements I decided to try a 1×10 set-up for simplicity. The front chain ring is…Continue reading1×10 set up for a change
Query regarding using the Grand Canyon CF SL 7.9 S.E. with the Wahoo Kickr resulted in the Wahoo response: “I’m having difficult time determining whether our kit will work because I have been unable to locate a good photo of the drive-side dropout. The problem with bike standards such as 142×12 is that each bike manufacturer…Continue readingWahoo Kickr Drop out compatibility.
I first tried the Brass Monkeys XC races two years ago. After a year off I jumped straight back into it. More information on the event can be found at their website here: http://meridabrassmonkeys.com/ Round 1 – Minley Manor 23rd November 2014. It was a very wet and muddy round 1 with very little traction.…Continue readingBrass Monkeys 2014/5
About time for a short update in 2011 – mid 2013: Continue readingAbout time for an update
See http://www.mysurfa.com/robertsracing/blog/?p=894Continue readingEuro Saloons 2011 – Round 12 Silverstone
