doh!!

Well it is with a tear in my eye that I come to update you guys on the latest. I managed to get out on a practice ride at the weekend, a good opportunity to used to the mud again before the race. However, having set off on the first run of the day, I was only a third of the way when disaster struck... Going from feel good and expecting a healthy first run, I clipped a stump while accelerating out from a corner. The force of the impact was only realised when I went to commence pedaling again and found my right ankle having to work overtime to stay aligned with the pedal...The up shot of this is that I have bent a crank!! NOT HAPPY!!

I spent the rest of the day trying to get used to the alien movement of one foot and try to ignore the fact the bike was no longer perfect. This is of course something that one must expect while undertaking in such activities... Doesn't stop it being a pain in the arse though!

I have put some lines on the picture to show the new position of the pedal. I will strip it down and put the crank in the press at the farm... See if 60 tons pressure can bring it back to the straight an narrow!

In other news... I have received my new goggles (picture on the way) which have clear lenses, essential in the dull light this time of year. I also have to fit the new chain and cassette.. Will update soon with pictures of new shiny stuff...