Today started strangely lethargically as it felt I was cycling with my brakes on. Three miles from Lockerbie I discovered I had been as I'd broken a spoke and the wheel rim was hitting the pads. Nearest bike shop Dumfries but wrong direction. So I cycled for a while with the back brake released and took a look in Lockerbie. The break was on the back but not on the cassette side so I was able to twist and tug a new spoke through. Sorted! Anyone who knows how useless I am at anything diy-ish will not believe I fixed it but I did feel thrilled to achieve that. My knee problem is quite a worry. Started playing up quite soon and this mornings 42 miles to Moffat have been quite sore. Thanks Marty and Ron for your suggestions and I will tweak my seat as you suggest. Hopefully can get another 35 done before resting it again. Moffat is lovely. Its red hot again.
Tony
ReplyDeletewell done on fixing the spoke--but I can't believe you broke another one though!
I share the worry about the knee--are the anti iflamms doing any good /---you can take pain killers along with them --just don't overdo the stuff
At least you are now in Gods country and that would make me feel better at any rate and you are over half way--it's all downhill from here
Make sure your tyres are pumped up to near the max as stated on the wall of the tyres I know I'm probably teaching a hen to suck eggs in view of your new found mechanicing skills--it's amazing what you can manage when you're desperate
Best wishes again
Ron