Pump day

Had to have a pump day today as my left knee and right ankle were both sore today.

I did 10 full pump laps and am getting better at pumping all the time. I think I will do this once or twice a week from now on as it really helps with carrying speed which I am really bad at.

I then did a couple of full speed to the first jump and then pump the rest of the track but had to stop as my knee really hurt.

I haven't been able to put the new cranks on yet as the washers haven't arrived yet and I wasn't able to take the dxr's off as they were too tight so I had to buy a new tool to remove them.

My son's new bike arrived this morning and I have just built it up. It isn't that great but it is good enough for him to use as he isn't too interested about riding anyway. To be fair for the money it was really good as it was less than £300 delivered so can't complain.

I am going to pick him up from school with it and then go to the track for a quick ride on the way home. I also want to pick up his old bike from the container to get his peddles off the bike as the ones that came with it are really cheap and nasty plastic ones that will slip at the first sign of rain!!! They also don't spin around too well either.

Took Dylan to the track and he loved the bike! He wants to change the grips, pedals and break lever for the ones on his old bike which I figured he would. I also noticed that the bike does not have any chain tensioners so I will get the ones off of his old bike too ready for training on Saturday morning.

He was so stoked as he jumped the small tabletop on the 4th straight first time which he hasn't been able to do on his Yess due to the size. In fact he over jumped the jump. Here is a video of his 3rd or 4th attempt where he has got it really smooth.

I had a bit of a play as well but my knee is really sore. I have loosened the cranks thanks to my new pliers ready to swap out the cranks tomorrow. I have decided to drop a tooth on the front as well to see if this relieves some of the pain. Also the track has very little flat out peddling so I should be OK to go lower on the gearing to get more speed out of berms and in between jumps. I will try it out on Saturday and if I don't get along with it or if I loose too much ground at the end of the start hill I will go back to the 36x16 for race day. 

I am going to rest tomorrow and also I have started taking ibuprofen to reduce the swelling in my ankle which is huge and to relieve some of the pain in my knee. I am going to wear my knee support tomorrow as well when I am brushing the berms to make sure that it is supported.