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The rain yesterday did not bother me very much since I had a rendez-vous chez Filip Sport to get my righthand Campagnolo Chorus shifter fixed. A couple of very small parts were worn out causing the shifts to be sketchy and uncertain. After 1.5 month of waiting the parts arrived and the date was set for yesterday. Orr also replaced the rubber shifting covers and also installed new brakepads and brakepad holders. The existing brakepad holders were recovered to be used as housings for special brakepads to use with my carbon Campagnolo Hyperon Ultra 2 wheelset.
So now - at last, I could start planning to ride in the Ardennes, using the lighter wheelset with a 12-29 cassette for the hills. I only need to get confident with using tubulars so I will probably do some try-out rides somewhere soon to get used to the wheels and tyres.
Today then, the rains subsided - a little light drizzle notwithstanding - so I rode out for a short ride. The shifting was perfect - thanks Orr - and the legs felt fine and springy. During my loop I met my friend Roger and we chatted a bit . He knows this great 80K/2000 heightmeters loop starting in Remouchamps so that looks like a good place to start my Ardennes experience. Hopefully the coming weeks we will find a day where the weather is good enough for an afternoons ride in the Ardennes. Until then , I stll have some time to get my climbing legs in working order.
Endomondo track
Ride Stats : 51K and 340 heightmeters (Garmin) in 1h53mins
9357/78595
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