Exciting times over the last 3 days. A bunch of new bits I ordered for the trip have started arriving. The new seatpost is here. Getting a comfortable position on the bike is crucial for serious road riding, let alone doing something as stupid as LeJog or JogLe. The post I went for is a KCNC Sc Pro. It's Scandium alloy so not only saves weight but does a decent job of damping out road buzz. The post also features a brilliant clamp design allowing independent fore/aft and tilt adjustment. All I have to do now is tweak the set up until I get the perfect position.
The pannier rack and rack bag also arrived. I went for the Topeak Super Touirst DX rack and Topeak MTX Trunk bag. The design of the Topeak racks and bags are really clever. The bag slides onto rails on the rack and clicks into place making the whole thing really secure. Rear racks are notoriously difficult to fit and this one did not break the mould. The M5 bolts supplied with the rack not fitting the M4 tapped holes in the frame didn't help the situation. After an hour of swearing, bending brackets and finding some new bolts in the shed I had the rack fitted. Really surprised how much weight the rack and empty bag add to the bike. Not looking forward to fitting panniers too and loading everything up with all the kit needed.....
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