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Havent really had a whole lot of time to do things to bikes as I have been fairly busy with other stuff like riding them. Here is a brief summery of some going ons:
Rode the Dirty Reiver and the hills didnt kill me. Bike ran sweet and it was all round a great day. I wrote a thing here should you be interested.
Decided to ride the Highland Trail 550 so spent a whole bunch of time worrying about bikes and bags and stuff. Got a lend of a lovely Surly Karate Monkey for the trip, it is a rowdy machine on the trails.
Rode my friends Badger Divide route (a gravel route between Inverness and Glasgow) on the Monkey as a shakedown ride, day 1 burst me but a good night sleep on a picnic bench sorted me out and I was feeling much better on day 2.
Tried to ride the Highland Trail 550, got to the 400 mile mark and had to bail out due to knee and pooing issues. Attempting the HT550 was the most immersive and intense experience I have ever had on a bike.
Finally got round to replacing my super worn out drivetrain on the scruffy Steamroller. The Dirty Reiver was definitely the last straw and my chains and rings were really toasted. New Omnium ring, KMC chain and Surly sprocket and I now have the worlds quietest bike. Also the thread got stripped on my 80mm X4 so had to swap put to a 70mm X4 till I get it rethreaded.
