I recently acquired a Ridgeback Velocity from Woofage OTP. It's in decent nick, but I have been tweaking it a little. I swapped the stem with a higher one - also from Woofage - and realised the rear pads were almost worn out, so replaced them. The v-brakes were a bit sticky after a month outdoors in deepest Suffolk, so I removed, cleaned and lubricated the relevant bits and reassembled them using the springiest notch. I am not familiar with this type of brake and need to work out what the little adjustment screw does, as I often fail to have them set right.
I was tempted to fit the Schwalbe Land Cruisers, but that can wait till after my Norfolk trip on it next month. The Tortec rack I had on the Pompino was fitted easily enough. I'll use it on my commute this coming week and see how I get on.
Cut and strimmed the grass and finally put the water butt on a higher, firmer standing. That should stop it overflowing and make it safer.
Oh yes, I forgot that I assembled the infernal Thule high-level bike rack, but it's probably too wide for the Punto with full-size bikes on. A re-think required.
