A day or two ago my Grip King pedals began to make just a wee bit of noise. I’d opened them up and stuffed a bit of grease in them when they arrived, but I hadn’t completely disassembled them and done a real overhaul.
Then on Sunday when I took my new SlickerSack for a ride I started having the same problem as I did with the Touring Pedals earlier. So…
Today after doing my laundry I decided I’d head out to a meeting I attend which is conveniently located about 12.5 miles down the road. That means I get a nice 25 miles ride doing the round trip.
But I realized I didn’t want to ride 25 miles with a creak so I took off the Grip Kings and put back on my touring pedals, this time with a twist. I put on the Power Grips I’d ordered along with a few other odds and ends from Rivendell.
I need a bit more tweaking on them to make the fit just right, but to be honest, I think I’d better where socks next time I use them. The problem is that with sandals the strap can rub up against one’s foot. My right foot was fine, my left…not so good. I didn’t rub it hard enough to draw blood or anything, but I do have a little raw spot.
The upshot is that I overhauled the Grip Kings when I got home. They have 12 ball bearings on each side unlike the touring pedal’s 11 just in case you need to know. They should be fine now if my previous experience is any indication. I put the newly overhauled GK’s back on my bike and decided not to experiment with the Power Grips right now. I might put them back on when I do the Haleiwa Metric Century trip.
Speaking of Grip Kings, I’ve ordered another set to put on the beater so I guess I like ’em a lot.
And my Hennessy Hammock arrived today. It seems like a brand new one, but it could be my old one cleaned up. It was a little too late to dig deep into the matter.
The only thing wrong with this picture is I was going to order a new rain fly and have it shipped with the returned hammock. It’s not a big deal. I should have it in time for my April trip.
That’s all the news that’s fit to print around here.
Aloha!
Slower, cheaper, less useful…