Our Stinky Pud

Isn't he the cutest? He was ill this week, got us all worried. So much so it became necessary to go to the vets. Of course, £35 and 24 hours later and you'd swear there'd never been anything wrong!!

Planning a big XC ride tomorrow around Afan and Margam which should be a test of my mettle on the Pitch! And I've had a massive fish & chip supper!! So that should improve my braking, uphill!

I considered riding the Scott rather than the Pitch as I'm not used to riding the new one big distances. Perhaps I'll be more comfortable on the Scott. So I chanced to give it a once over and stick on the new SPDs that came off the Pitch. By chance discovered one of the new Tacx dérailleur pulleys had seized!! Tacx pulleys are rubbish - I wouldn't recommend them.

I've had a couple of rides in Clyne on the Pitch now and it's patently obvious to me that it's a confidence building bike. I've tackled things I woudn't have gone near on the Scott. However, it is about confidence and now I've done them I reckon I could do them on the Scott too now.