Velodrome should be re-opening soon now that the Commonwealth Games are finished

My new chainset and tyres arrived today so...
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so the 'borrowed parts' were removed and new parts fitted then stuck it on the scales
I don't believe it...6.51kgs...that's light

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Can't wait to try it out on the velodrome

Wheres the gearbox?:eek:

Gearbox!!!

This is back to basics, no gears, no brakes, no suspension, no luxuries just raw power and a lobotomy required :ROFL:

And if you get it wrong on the banking, the lobotomy can come for free :)

Think I would be more concerned about limbs when it goes wrong on the boards

Finally finished the Giant Omnium, I managed to find a mint condition used Zipp Service Course SL Beyond Black 17° stem which looks great and although the steerer needs chopped I don't want to do that until my fractured T4 is fully mended. I went with a Ritchey alloy one piece seatpost for strength even though I would have preferred the Zipp to match the stem, sadly at almost £100 for the seapost that was a bit too expensive.

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I've not been able to use this since my fracture as the stretch from the saddle to the handlebars was too long and caused lots of pain, so tonight I swallowed a few pain killers and went for a ride on the Paul Donohue built 853 tonight.

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Been a few weeks since I updated this and things are getting better, sort of...

The bad news is I've had my bone density scan and it's been confirmed I have severe osteoporosis in my spine, I will be on medication for the next 5 years to sort it out, so there could be good news sometime in the distant future. :Confused:

I've managed to do my first Strava Gran Fondo (130k) since my fracture so things are improving and today I did a nice 63 miles with 5600 feet of elevation, and beat the other cyclists I was with to the top of the climbs...my bad :ROFL:

Well done!, though not so good on the scan results, but at least you have a plan to sort it.

Not been out for a week now as I pulled something seriously in my back getting a bit gung ho on a strava segment, looking at the trace I was doing just shy of 30mph when suddenly, I couldn't move.. bit scary, but thankfully all downhill to get home.