Weeks ago we packed our bikes in a box , said Bon Voyage to our little buddies and sent them on their way to the US of A. According to the interwebs, our box of bikes is currently about ¾ of the way to San Fran. We will be seeing them again in New York City at the beginning of August. We are doing the TAT, the full TAT and nuthin’ but the TAT .. well maybe just a bit...
The Groms are on their way. Next stop, New York. Bon voyage little buddies!!...
Finally! It’s taken months of prep to get to this stage and the ADV Groms are now ready to ship. We’ll write up a full packing list at some point and there’s plenty of video for me to edit. The approx (bathroom scale) weight stats as follows;...
Just want to give a shout out to some excellent customer service from www.bikerzbits.com. Ordered two H2C splash guards for the adventure groms. One of them didn't fit properly (holes didn't line up ) so I emailed BikerzBits and had incredibly quick response back from Emmet. Replacement splash guard shipped within a couple of days. Completely hassle free experience. Very impressed. ...
We just fitted the last farkles for the TAT...
This was a electrical / mechanical test. Gear is next. 240km around Banks Peninsula. We gave them a good thrashing on seal and gravel. Had to bail heading up the old Le Bons track.. it was starting to look like our Random Spur epic (https://youtu.be/zmScjbtcSwE?t=1m19s) just steeper, rockier and more slippery due to the wet clay. Would have been easier with knobby tires! We decided the goal was to 'Shake' not 'Break' the Groms so took a small detour. Only issues were...
This TAT prep is all consuming. Pretty much every room in the house is littered with gear, parts, tech and papers! As soon as the bikes are shipped we'll have to do a major clean up. Now where did I leave my 10mm socket!?...
Pre-TAT service and upgrades underway. First up, new wheel bearings. Probably not necessary but with all the river riding we've done we figured we may as well change them. With the wheels off I reckon the Groms could travel as excess baggage ...