The real works ....

In just a couple of weeks I'm going to ride my Z Pro all the way up to the top of the Mont Ventoux in France -or at least I will TRY to ride all the way to the top. A friend of mine offered to share a little villa in a little town called le Barroux for one week, so we are staying pretty close to the famous mountain. Needless to say that these last weeks I spent on the Z Pro these last weeks, getting used to the riding position again after months of leaving it gather dust (yeah I know -I am deeply ashamed ....). I've bought a new set of butterfly bars to replace the regular bar on the Z Pro, but I did not find the right foam to go with it that is as thick and comfy as the one that's on my 700C. So it's back to the regular bar for now. It's okay as long as I do not ride more than 60 miles, after that my hands are really getting a bit sore. I might consider swapping bars, but can't really make up my mind. Not that I expect to be riding a lot of + 60 mile rides over there, but still .... Anyway, I still have a couple of weeks to make up my mind and to try to build up some strength (not that easy when you live in a country without mountains).

I did buy a new (and bigger) handlebar bag, so I can take a decent camera during my rides in the south of France with me. I'll also be taking an extra rear wheel, just in case. Lately I did not break any spokes in the rear wheel, but I will not take the risk once we'll be in the south of France, I want to keep riding once I'll be over there !

The new bag, bigger but not too big ....