Intended to go out for a leisurely long ride, but woke up feeling really rubbish. The prospect of 4 hours in the saddle with a dodgy stomach was not appealing, so I fumbled around the house feeling sorry for myself. Managed to get some of the dull practical things done instead : haircut, buy energy gels, start assembling things to take. Also got a new pair of mitts as the old ones are a real mess (falling apart with no padding left and big holes in the backing).
Also had a trial fitting of the bike in the car. Didn’t want to stick it on the roof-rack, in the hope that we can run a bit quicker on the way down. I know that the TT bike fits in the boot ok if it is lying down, but that takes up all the space. I had hoped that the road bike would fit in standing up (obviously without wheels) and leave enough space for general family baggage. Looks OK. Removed the wheels and saddle and it fits snugly across the back of the boot ( BMW 5 series estate ).
While the seat post was off I impulsively decided to swap the saddle with the one on the TT bike (Selle Italia Turbomatic Gel Flow Team Edition). The totally contradicts the “make sure you have testing all the kit before-hand – never race on anything new” rule. The saddle is probably the worst things to change, but I know this one is much nicer just from turbo sessions. Need to make sure I get it set at the right height on the day.
Time on the bike : zero
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