I woke up feeling normal for the first time in about a week so I think that I am over whatever I had or my Coca Cola withdrawal has subsided!
In my lunch hour today I stripped down the S&M Steel Panther and built up the Chase with the parts.
While the bike was in pieces I swapped the gearing from my usual 36×16 to 41×18 to see how it feels.
After work I went to the track for gates to test out the Chase. The gearing felt good but I didn’t like the way that the bike rode and it felt a little cramped for me. I prefer the way the S&M rides and feels so when I got home I put all the bits back onto the S&M ready to do sprints on it in the morning.
The break on the Chase also sucked really badly so I didn’t feel comfortable going too fast on it with other people so I only did maybe 10 gates before calling it a day and going home. I am glad that I tried the Chase out again but I kind of regret trying it on a gates night as it kind of ruined the session for me 🙁
I left the 41×16 gearing on the S&M and put on a new chain so that I can see how different the new gearing feels. I will leave the gearing on for the next week to test it out and make sure that I give it time to see what it is like. If it is better then I will buy a Rennen 41t chain ring to replace the Global Racing chain ring that is on the bike at the moment as it is pretty heavy compared to the Rennen Chainring.
When I get paid next week I also really need some new pedals as my pedals are getting really loose even though they are fully tightened down.
I am looking at getting some HT T1 Pedals from Crucial as the HT pedals are super tight so you are not slipping out of them. I also need to buy new sole plates for my shoes as the heel of the right foot is non existent now!!!