See you in eight weeks...

May
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Submitted by XL-Network on Sun, 2011-05-29 16:51

This Saturday I went to the Ligfietsgarage Groningen for some last maintenance which the didn't have the time to do last time. First the head lights had to be adjusted. When I'm driving on bad surface it makes a lot of noise. By placing the lights a bit different the noise has been reduced. Also the brake cable that was holding the steer up started to unwind (because of the maintenance). I replaced it by a new one. A piece of Velcro on the foam part on the 'hump' of the bike started to come loose. The last time (almost a year ago) it was held in place by some putty. Lastly I mounted my ordered cadence sensor. The speed sensor had been installed the day before, but that was a easy job (just remove the wheel cover). At the ligfietsgarage the have a hydraulic bridge where I can place my bike upon. That way I can easily access it from below. Here you can see the first results of the speed and cadence sensor.

Now the bike is ready to go to America. This Thursday I'm going to give it a wash and a polish. Friday will be the last ride with the people who will be joining me for ROAM. And Saturday we'll all deliver our bike and we won't be able to use it for eight weeks. Luckily I have two more bikes which I can use to get around.