I've put on my two new tyres , Continental Grand Pix 4000S. This is a change from the original Michelin Race Pro 3's I had on the bike from new. The tyres felt nice and went on without too much difficulty(still not as easy as it looks on the internet though). I pumped them up using CO2 cartridges to give me a little practice in using them before the race.
I was having some difficulty in gear changes yesterday between 5-6 and 7 but when I checked today after cleaning the sprocket and chain etc the gears changed fine. I'll do a quick test run tomorrow morning. This will let me bed in the tyres and also check the gears are OK.
I'm leaving the tri bars on for the moment but will make the final choice dependent on how the course looks next week. If I see a lot of straights where gear changes and braking are not required and the road surface is good then I may keep them. However at the moment I'm seriously thinking of dumping them on weight grounds and the fact I'm not using them much and feel the bike is unstable during the short periods I am using them. I really don't need an off on the bike whilst trying to imagine shaving a few minutes off with wind resistance.
Right now I'm off to shave my legs :O)
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