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Compulsory mudguards & bike checks after rough winter

pprendeville · 2011-02-06 21:44:48

Was out today with a tri group. Nobody showed up at thinkbike so headed off on my lonesome. Bumped in piranha and tagged along. Those guys need some mudguards but apart from arriving home destroyed it was a good spin. Word of advice to everyone myself included. Worth checking for loose/rusty screws (better to use stainless…

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06-02-2011 10:44pm

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pprendeville

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Was out today with a tri group. Nobody showed up at thinkbike so headed off on my lonesome. Bumped in piranha and tagged along. Those guys need some mudguards but apart from arriving home destroyed it was a good spin.

Word of advice to everyone myself included. Worth checking for loose/rusty screws (better to use stainless steel screws to avoid rust) as the screw securing one of the lads saddles to seat post snapped goin uphill. Lucky enough he didn't get hurt. Lovely Cervelo too but just goes to show the basic components need to be spot on too. Goin to give my bike a runover tomorrow.

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