GSAstuto
Maximum Pace
- Oct 11, 2009
- 974
- 253
Great ride out! Though I was suffering with multiple flats and a little too much 'test gear', I had a great time. Best was doing a TTT approach to the HC section with Kimm, Travis and Pete. Followed by the great descent - then enduring the agonizing <somewhat> haul back to Hon Atsugi. What riding is all about - ups AND downs!
+1 - Mike for organizing this ride and managing it very well.
+1 - Everyone who rode great.
+1 - Kimm san's TURBO TRANSFORMER MODE
+1 - Pillar /Sapim Super spokes - In spite of my tube troubles, I really enjoyed the ride on these prototype spokes. A little more supple than standard CX-Ray, yet seemed to have minimal dampening issues. I may use these especially for front wheel and / or NDS builds on other wheels.
- 1 - My initial fitting of a tube (I really do hate clinchers)
- 1 - My Tioga CO2 nozzle which mysteriously 'lost' the plunger pin!
-1 - MAXXIS Superlight Tubes (which I carried as a spare), it too succumbed to the heat and scuffing. I'm packing up the rest I have and send them back. Everyone so far has had a leaking or failure issue.
+1 - Mike for organizing this ride and managing it very well.
+1 - Everyone who rode great.
+1 - Kimm san's TURBO TRANSFORMER MODE
+1 - Pillar /Sapim Super spokes - In spite of my tube troubles, I really enjoyed the ride on these prototype spokes. A little more supple than standard CX-Ray, yet seemed to have minimal dampening issues. I may use these especially for front wheel and / or NDS builds on other wheels.
- 1 - My initial fitting of a tube (I really do hate clinchers)
- 1 - My Tioga CO2 nozzle which mysteriously 'lost' the plunger pin!
-1 - MAXXIS Superlight Tubes (which I carried as a spare), it too succumbed to the heat and scuffing. I'm packing up the rest I have and send them back. Everyone so far has had a leaking or failure issue.