The strain of the gravel starts to tell. Legs still feel good but this stretch on Wesley Chapel Road I just finished really pounded me. I pickup waited patiently behind me until I waved him around but then I got to ride in the dust Paris-Roubaix style for about a mile.
This is Shifflett’s Mill Rd (Shiflett is a
very common name around here). This is where we cue the ominous music. Before today, I’d had some front shifting issues which I thought were primarily due to the braze on fitting not allowing the FD to get low enough on the compact crank. It had seemed like it was a little worse which makes me always think about the BB backing out, but the 30 miles or so of test riding, I’d reassured myself it wasn’t an issue. Well at this rest stop I could see grease around a couple of exposed threads and I got a sinking feeling in my gut.
No fear though, right? It took it this long to come out I could probably squeeze another 20 miles or so, right? Right?
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N = '96 Colnago C40, '04 Wilier Alpe D'Huez, '10 Colnago EPS, '85 Merckx Pro, '89 Merckx Century, '86 Tommasini Professional, '04 Teschner Aero FX Pro, '05 Alan Carbon Cross, '86 De Rosa Professional, '82 Colnago Super, '95 Gios Compact Pro, '95 Carrera Zeus, '84 Basso Gap, ‘89 Cinelli Supercorsa, ‘83 Bianchi Specialissima, ‘VO Randonneur, Ritchey Breakaway Steel, '84 Paletti Super Prestige, Heron Randonneur