1,000 miles old
I’ve just noticed that my Commencal Meta 5.5 Mountain bike has recently hit the 1,000 mile mark.
Not that far in the grand scheme of things, but not too bad going for me really. It has actually logged 1,067 miles to date, so hit the 1,000 mile mark on the ClimachX Trail on February 13th, pretty much a year after I bought it on February 18th 2009. I’m sure there have been a few rides where I forgot to start my GPS as well, so the actual distance is probably bit further.
So, that’s 1,000 miles in a year on that bike. Guess I’ll have to try to beat that this year!
There have been a few changes to it since I bought it of course. In addition to the inevitable brake pad changes, the RaceFace bottom bracket has been replaced with a Chris King one, the Sun Ringle rear wheel on XT hub has been replaced with a Stans No Tubes ZTR Flow on Hope Pro II hub, the cassette has been upgraded to a SRAM PG990, the chain rings have been replaced and the chain has been replaced a couple of times.
I’ve also been good with the servicing of the forks and rear shock and have replaced the bearings in the suspension rockers.
Still on the list of upgrades is some sort of gravity dropper seat post, a Chris King headset and maybe some slightly wider bars.
Roll on the next 1,000 miles.
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Interesting to read various comments on race. The course had changed this year to give a better balance of single track and forest Rd.
Unfortunately 1st lap was marred by a marshal error but the reason you didn’t see more on first lap was that the incorrect route was not marshalled of course. However, feedback from some of the elite riders ( and others) is that the balance was better, and matters have been put in hand to ensure that no one will possibly take the wrong route next year. ALL possible incorrect routes will be cordoned off.
What we had overlooked was the possibility of a lead rider not seeing the directional arrows and taking wrong route – with following riders assuming the leader was going correct way.( had the marshal been in position of course this would not have happened ) Later riders did take correct route despite the missing marshal. In In addition to cordoned off routes next year – directional arrows will be bigger and all marshals will be taken to their positions and race will not start unless clearance is given by course checker.
Some comments have been received about the elite start. This worked well ( apart from route error) but meant that the elite guys had finished way before everyone else. A suggestion has been made to start relay riders first giving them a 10 minute start which would get them well clear of early single track sections before elite riders were under way. We would welcome comment on this idea.
Hopefully weather will be as good next year when we promise a trouble free ride.
Hi Derek,
Thanks for the reply, although I think it was really in response to ‘Mawddach Goldrush Race Report‘, not this post, so I’ve copied it to that post as well….
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Thanks – too late at night !! now that it’s on copied to the correct section you can delete it from this one.
cheers,