The Last Ride?
Tonight was possibly my last ride on the Kaboom. It’s a 19" frame which I’ve always found it a tad too short, and I’ve been keeping half an eye out for a larger replacement. After a couple of failed attempts, I’ve now arranged to buy a 20" Kona Unit from Bez which should hopefully arrive next week. It’ll get built up with the Hope brakes which were destined for the Craftworks, along with the drivetrain and controls from the Kaboom. If someone wants the Kaboom I’ll sell it, otherwise I might hang on to it to rebuild at some point in the future.
I headed out on the usual University route tonight, the road climb was painful, partly due to a slipping seatpost, but mainly due to a complete lack of fitness, but once I reached the top it was great fun. Enough sloppy mud to be fun, but enough grip to still be controllable. The only downside was that for the second ride in a row the trip back from Bathampton took place in the pouring rain.
March 30th, 2006 at 8:41 pm
Are you going to keep the really short forks on the Unit or add some bounce?
March 30th, 2006 at 8:44 pm
I’ll leave the tiny forks on there to start with, I might stick the Vanillas on there later though, depends what happens with the Kaboom.
March 30th, 2006 at 9:45 pm
I’ve just bought 2 sheds.
March 30th, 2006 at 9:48 pm
Are you trying to be like Arthur Jackson?
March 30th, 2006 at 10:51 pm
i bought some new shoes on sunday… and they were only
March 30th, 2006 at 10:54 pm
Have you got shed envy?
March 30th, 2006 at 10:56 pm
i dont feel inadequate that i haven’t got a shed… thats what garages are for…
March 30th, 2006 at 10:57 pm
Actually Steve already had two sheds, that must mean he’s got four now which is just greedy.
March 31st, 2006 at 4:54 pm
So that’s shedloads of sheds then, is it?
March 31st, 2006 at 5:31 pm
I’ve bought 2 6′ x 8′ metal ones so I can bolt them together to put the motorbikes in. I just hope they go together now!
April 1st, 2006 at 10:45 am
Forced shed breeding?