A nice ride to Little Totham last night. A cracking night one could say, followed by a cracking morning.
Looked at the bike this morning, before parking it up. The saddle was too springy.
Front mounting plate on the leather saddle had a crack in it. Saddle unbolted, spare saddle fitted. e-mail to Spa.
Seatpost clamp not feeling good, take it apart again and inspect, lower clamp plate cracked.
Undo seatpost clamp, and attempt to extract the seatpost. Spot the crack in the frame at the seatpost clamp, and one on the downtube, next to the headtube weld.
Dismantle bike and put the bits into a cardboard box, frame has joined the bike graveyard
Looking into the Ti fixed road frame project with a bit more urgency, Justin Burls has responded, hoping to check out one of his frames on Saturday morning. No response from Spa yet, no rush because I have a few spare saddles and don't have a frame anymore.
Looks like it's gears next week. Taking requests for which of the fleet comes out to play...