CX self indulgence

Collect bike Sunday....
                                    ......setup and then some quick circuits on the meadow.

and then on Monday 2 glorious hours in the Cotswold hills & mud.

  Smiling at the end of the ride (tram way descent) and I even remembered to breath in :)

First thoughts:

• The longer wheelbase gave me the confidence to ride a large stone step descent for the first time.
• Improved handling on the muddy Birdlip single tracks. 
• Realisation that the big benefit of discs is no rim brakes to clog up and hold heavy Cotswold mud.
• Gears as standard are OK for 'cross races but not the Cotswold hills and the Three Peaks.

3 Peaks mods needed are:

• 36-46 chainring changed to 33-46 (TA Zephyr 33T 110 BCD)
• 11-28 block changed to 11-32