I just took off the vevarm on the MTB to check for massive damage and, well, I saw nothing obvious other than a lot of grease and sand/stone crap. I didn't take the bottom bracket off because it looked just fine. So I cleaned it all and slopped on some more grease. At first I thought that there was a little plastic bit broken but, no, that was also fine. So I just put it back together with a pile of grease and tightened the screws evenly. Tomorrow I will see if this made any difference at all.

While I had the bike flipped and I put on the back wheel I checked the chain and gear adjustments. It is about as good as you can get with 3-delade but one thing I did notice was some type of gap between when I moved the pedal and when the wheel turned. So this may be a wheel/cassette issue.

The second time I raced Lida Loop I won a set of Mavic Crossride wheels which I have sitting on the betong Trek now. They are not amazing wheels but then again my Fulcrum Red Metal 5 are almost bottom of the line too. So if I don't notice improvement with the vevparti I can swap the wheel and check. But knowing that there is no obvious damage and that everything is tight, I see no reason not to ride it.