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Sichuan – the best way to see it, is to ride it.

How good are mountain bikes?

Check out the state of my front disk brake pads. Two massive descents on the way to Daocheng at 3750 m altitude did this. Amazingly the pads just kept on going, and going for three agonising days right up until my approach to the town of Daocheng. I couldn’t believe it, it was like reaching the end of a toothpaste tube, they just kept on going! Special thanks to Sharepoint Gurus for getting me some new pads sent out – they arrived today – I can’t wait to get back on the bike!

This entry was posted on Monday, August 9th, 2010 at 21:06 and is filed under General and tagged with Kona, mushypea, sichuan. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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One Response to “Sichuan – the best way to see it, is to ride it.”

1. Dean Murray says:

   16/08/2010 at 12:32

   Go Dave!

   In a world where so many people replace things just because there’s a new model or something better available, I think there is something really satisfying about wearing something out. Its like the thing has fully served its purpose and you are living to the full! On the other hand, breaking stuff due to silly mistakes … !@#$$ :-)

   Maybe you feel the same frustration about wearing stuff out especially when you can’t just buy a replacement down the local shop :-)

   Anyway, I think that pair of pictures ‘ride’ – ‘wear stuff out’ really sums up what your about, just getting out there and living.

   Inspirational!