Friday, 10 April 2009

Two nights on the trot at Glentress

First it was Wednesday night at Glentress for Baz and me. The picture taken near the top of the black route shows the full moon which must have had something to do with us going back again on Thursday night for more punishment! Clive joined us on Thursday and I think there was a plot between him and Baz to try and kill me off as we went up the climbs like three bats out of hell, the one at the back (me) looking decidedly hellish!

On the Wednesday night there had been a creaking and occasional crack coming from Baz's transmission and before we set sail on Thursday we investigated and discovered his freewheel hub was the cause. A quick clean out with some brake cleaner and a re-lube and it was as good as new. The rebuild was a bit chaotic, a case of "more haste, less speed" but eventually we got it all back together and everything seems fine, (fingers crossed).

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