Christmas Eve, Sofrider is home.

Happy holy Christmas to you, family and friends.
And to the few of you who will read this and the also to the vast majority who won't.

Today is Christmas Day - thanks be to God the Father for His Son who came born of a woman to save us from our sins, that we may have life, life everlasting.

Yesterday was Christmas Eve. In the afternoon I went I picked up my bicycle from Saints Cycles.
The chain-rings and cranks were bent, so they were replaced. The bigger chain-ring was 48 teeth, it is not a common size in NZ, so that has been replaced with a 50, which means it is a slightly higher gear, but that's okay. The new cranks are stiffer and 10mm longer, which is better for my long legs, also means that with the greater leverage I can put more power into the wheel.

Tire and tube have been replaced with similar.

The above was done on Leo's suggestion.
The big change I wanted (so I had to pay for it) - is to change the brake to a disk brake, for safety to get away from something on the rim. (This is the upgrade I had to pay for) I have a new front wheel (Ontrack 26) with disk and brake by Shimano.
Also replace the worn-out rear brake pads.

Sorry this video is a bit rough, it is my first attempt at stitching a few clips together (it is Christmas Day, so not a lot of time) I used youtube's video editor, I see it's 'smoothing' has ended up distorting it a bit.
but I'm back cycling - enjoy. :D

My thanks especially to Leo and Jay of Saint Cycles: http://saintcycles.co.nz

Peace of Christ be with you all.
Jos