With only a couple of days left until I start my ride, my bike has developed a hiccup. The gear changes on the rear cassette are not as smooth and consistent as they were before I sent it in for its service. Occasional missed shifts and the sound of the chain rubbing on the adjacent sprocket when it's close to the ends of the cassette (not the front derailleur) have got me a little concerned and despite hours worth of attempts at remedying the issue, I still can't quite get it to sit right. Not only that, I suspect theres something wrong with the barrell adjuster. So I'm going to have to bring it back to the Specialized store and see if they can solve it in time. If not, I'll just have to settle with the funny gears and maybe get it fixed along the ride.
Definitely not the best condition for a bike to be in days before a major ride but also not the worst. Hope everything can be resolved tomorrow so I can start wrapping up the bike and packing it into its box.
Otherwise, everything else is going quite well. I've checked through all the spare tubes, tools and equipment, everything seems to be in working order. Hopefully no more surprises until Day 1.
The next post will be just before departure, with the bike packed and stored away in a, hopefully, sufficiently-sturdy box and by bag packed with all the necessities and me ready to go.
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