Back to it today.

Got back to training today. I went to Pilates this morning from 9-10 am then quickly back home and loaded the car and went to gates.

The track was really icy and wet to start with but thawed out nicely although it got even muddier.

Managed maybe 20-25 gates and did a few full laps as well. I was gating really well but my manuals over the first jump were terrible as per usual at the moment.

Hopefully this will change soon as I got the wood for my manual stand last night so I will make it tomorrow ready to start training Monday.
This afternoon I picked up my dialled StayStrong from Crucial Bmx in Bristol. Jamie said that the wheels were ok and that the only thing that needs changing is the cranks which I am doing next week when the cliq cranks arrive.

I have just put on my flat peddles on ready to take it to the track tomorrow to try it out.

Here is a picture of it all built up.

Apparently all that needed doing on the wheels was tightening the cones so I am going to leave them as is for now. He had to turn the spider in the crank backwards to allow for proper chain alignment but as it is temporary he said it would be fine.

I went with Shimano brakes and lever so that it is the same as my cruiser and also got the same grips for the same reason. The stem was an older S&M stem that I bought to go on my cruiser but it was too long so I have used it now and it looks the right length. I bought a new 16 tooth freewheel and a new 44 tooth sprocket so the drivetrain is pretty much new. The seat and post I went for a cheap tangent seat and post combo as it was the cheapest option available. Looking at the wheels and forks they are from a Haro bike so they should be ok spec and the rims are alien nation so should be ok. The frame is looking a bit rough with lots of old sticker residue on it. I will buy some WD40 tomorrow to get the residue off. I also want to de-sticker the forks as they have the original haro sticker with a stay strong sticker over the top. I think they will look much better with no sticker at all. We will see tomorrow if I am right or not.