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Whooo, pictures from my visit to the London Zoo.

I’ll let the pictures speak for themselfs. Nice Zoo by the way

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Well, just got home from a test run on the mountain bike. I’ve put the pedals today, and thought of seeing how it feels.

The pedals are ok, they do their job properly. But, still have to sort some stuff. The handlebar is a little bit to the right (have to sort it tomorrow), and the front brakes don’t brake at all (have to check the cable, is too loose).

Once this is sorted, install some mudguards, and the seat gets dry, is ready to go to work with.

I just did 15 miles (26km!).

Today in the evening I went for a ride to the London Eye and back. Passed trough London Bridge and Waterloo as well. Actually, I just got home from the ride.

I’ve also took some pictures from the nightlive around center London, but those will have to wait for tomorrow. Now is time for a bath and nice sleep.

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Yesterday I finished fixing the gears of the bike. I say sort of, because I kind of mess things up a little bit on the front derailleur. It works, the cable is secure, but I am not using the plastic protection on the cable, because the one I had was too big, and when I splitted it, well, let’s just say I did not use the correct wire cutter.

Fortunately I cut the protection a bit too long, so I will be able to amend things once I get a proper wire cutter and not those crappy £5 pound ones from B&Q.

Only missing the brakes now, but still waiting for a new brake for the rear. After that, will finally be able to ride it safely!

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This weekend I did roughly 30 miles (around 50KM) on bike. It was a good exercise, getting in shape a small step every day.

Now I just need to fix the mountain bike so I can do even more miles, since on a folding bike, because the top speed (around 20 mph if moving my feet really fast!), it is hard to go for a long time without getting tired soon.