For the last few days I have started cycling part way in to work each day which means a 5.5 mile ride each morning and evening to up the fitness levels. The first few days were hard work first thing in the morning and as well as cars whizzing by I was being passed by lots of cyclists too. The tables are slowly turning and yesterday and today I have started being the one going past other cyclists so the training is starting to pay off, hurrah.
I noticed the chain wasn't running quite as smoothly today as it has done recently and upon inspection realised it had started to get dust and dirt in amongst the chain grease. This weekend I'll have to do some bike maintenance and clean and re-grease the parts to get things running smoothly. This is after just a few weekends and a week or so of riding. I think perhaps when I pack for the trek this time I might include a little bike maintenance kit with a rag, some degreaser and some chain grease just to keep things running smoothly.
Now that I think about it I remember on the last trek the gearing mechanisms slowly getting more and more clogged up and each day I would lose access to some gears until by the last day I had maybe 3 gears available. Better maintenance as we go this time I think.
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