Noel's blog

Had been done once before by a shop. Read/heard a few times over the past year how they need frequent cleaning.

I was getting occasional buzzing/humming (particularly chocolate foot forward) sound if coasting for extended durations.

Bought a chain-whip and Shimano cassette removing tool. Had fine grit and needed a clean. Used 10mm hex, 5mm hex, Iso Alcohol, tweezers, baby oil, rag, cotton buds, old toothbrush, eye protection.

Followed video:

http://youtu.be/Y5arUG3iy0Q

and text:
http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/freehub...

1 lap of Appin (9k) + 1 Lap of Mount Annan (7k) + Out & Back Camden South (12k) + Lunch at Camden Hotel = A Great day!

Category: 30-39

OVERALL
I’d not ridden for 2 weeks due to health and rain. Struck down with the flu two weeks ago, I was sure I’d be fine by this event. I started to feel much better 1-2 days prior but am still far from 100%. My race time of 1:03 is faster than last year (1:07) but not close to my easily achievable goal of under 1 hour. If you divide my position (324) by the total active riders (578) and multiply by 100 you get 56. Which means I came 56/100. That’s a significant worse than last year (34/100). My ranking has slipped by 22% effectively.

FINDING SPARROW HILL

OVERALL
My first actual 'event'. I did 1:07:00. If you take the total active riders (500 or something) and divide it by my position (182) and multiply by 100 you get 34. Which means I came 34/100 which I'm happy with. I was in 30-39 category.

EARLY ON