Apr 16 2007
Shopping & Ride to Zürich
The new bike and I get along well. On Saturday I took it shopping at Krapf Velofaszination and made a pre order for a Tubus Tara front rack and a pair of Front Roller Plus panniers. These should be the last major purchases to prepare the bike for the summer tours. The combined volume of all panniers is around 65L, which is considerably less than the 94L bag I had with me last year. I need to revisit my packing list.
I’m feeling more comfortable on the bike, especially at higher speeds. On Sunday I rode it to Zürich and was very pleased with how it handled. There are some funny noises coming from the back wheel, which I initially thought were being caused by the brakes. After further research I’ve isolated the problem to some of the crossed spokes rubbing against each other when bearing my weight. I’ll get it checked when I downsize the lower chain ring in the next weeks.
Hi Chris,
Just found your blog through The Big Finn’s site. I’m living in Basel as well after moving from Scotland and Ireland. Anyway, I was hoping you could give me some bike advice?
Just bought a cheap second hand bike but the chain slips when I stand up on the pedals? Any ideas would be well appreciated. Nice blog and photos by the way!!