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Resting / Riding / Testing

Took an unplanned rest day on Monday (spent the day caring for my sick daughter).  Got out yesterday for a decent lunch ride in Ute Valley.  It's a rough life, working right next to Ute and living right next to the Monument Work Center!   ;-)

Loads of creaking on the bike during the ride.  Sounded bottom bracket 'ish.  Stopped to check it out and noticed the spiderless chainring lockring was very loose.  Vaguely tightened it with an allen wrench, but the creaking persisted.  Spent some time in the evening, replacing the chainring, tightening the lockring, removing/cleaning the bottom bracket, etc. 

Took the bike out for some creak and night ride testing.  Creak seems to be all gone.  Tried out the Cyo and dynohub with a Q5 helmet light.  A decent combo.  The Cyo really does well on the road, spreading to just the right width for a 2 lane dirt road.  On the singletrack, the beam does not have enough spill.  It may work, but I'm unsure whether I'll use the Cyo for the race.  It would serve well as a backup to a P7 on the helmet, but the extra drag of the dynohub may not be justifiable for 6 hours of night riding.

I should be getting a shipment from Alfred E Bike today.  A bunch of Hammer Nutrition products, a new chain, and some cork grips for the Jones Bar.  Still waiting for the 22t cog that I ordered to arrive, then I'll throw everything on the bike and hopefully that'll be the bulk of screwing around 'til the race.

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