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What a day eh?

Considering I was happy to finish at all I shocked myself and came in at 6:33, which I am very happy with. I had 2 breakdowns and a bad crap just after walking through the water so I reckon I could have knocked 15 minutes off that (perhaps, it was still pretty hard going). I had the pleasure of riding most of the second 50 with Rob who managed to keep my from fully doing myself in, only to go and tackle those ridiculous rock climbs he had be practising a few weekend before, great stuff.

Had a great day today. Take out the stop for the helicopter which was 8 minutes and 51 seconds (for me) my time was 2 hours 37 minutes and 48 seconds. Had issues with the first 10 kays getting the heart rate to register. The hardest part for me was the walk up that enormous hill. I have never come across anything like that before.

Andy, I was actually parked next to the guy you ran over and met him on the way out. He said he hit a pot hole that caused him to crash. He also felt bad about causing you to crash and looking at the state of him he will feel much worse tomorrow.

Today the Rush got... a tiny bit of bling... a Salsa seat clamp.

Then through necessity... new bottom bracket and a new Crossmark on the rear.

The rear tire was an absolute pain to get to seal this time. Grrrrrrr!

Seems as someone has taken over from Nicole, this came in today.

Dear Mountain Bike Folk

The track at the Manly Dam has been closed until the terrain dries out. We appreciate your assistance and hope that you can inform other riders of the closure.

Anyone wishing to be added to the mailing list can email us at [email protected]

Thanking you
Manly Dam Staff

Another maintenance update...

After the filthy ride on Sunday I had feared the worse for the brakes. Once the pads get worn down leaving metal on metal action not only are you up for a new set of pads, but most likely a new rotor too. Rotors chewed up by this kind of stuff get so pitted and rough that they then chew through the replacement pads in no time - keeping them is a false economy.

Wow what a ride. I'm just glad we made it back before dark. Thanks to everyone that came along, that was definitely the toughest day of mountain biking I've ever had . I'm not sure what felt more punished at the end of the ride - my bike after 100 km of chain suck or my body.

Cheers Lincoln

Why does blinking make sand come out of my eyes?

Yes, this was a top, top ride but not really what was intended. I had this mental plan that today was to be the peak of Dirtworks training (2 weeks out). In this mental plan I was to ride until something broke, me or the machine, or the 80Km target in my head. After having a cold most of the week figured I would break first but the trails had different ideas.

Ooooh... bling!

This evening the Rush got new X0 rear mech, new PG990 cassette, two new FSA alloy rings (granny + middle), new HG93 chain. The chain will be lubed with White Lightening Wax for a while to see how it goes. Tried that before but think I shouldn't have been quiet so liberal with it so new regime will be followed.

Thanks to cupcake for the SRAM tuning tips!

Sorry, none of this is that interesting, save for reference later to see how long things last.

The Rush got a new Crossmark on the front just now (5 months, 900Km old). Annoyingly had to go to the servo to get it to seal. The rear won't be lasting too much longer, what with all the talk of Larson on the back maybe I'll try that when the time comes.

thanks for a great ride. For those who had flats, the tire protection that we discuss has a brand name of Mr. Tuffy. here is a link to a random google result: http://www.bendigobicyclecentre.com.au/products....

See you on the next ride.