During the ride today it seemed that the shifting was smoother and the pedaling quiter. Whether this was psychological or not I dont know, but I guess that really doesn't matter as I thought the cleaning made it so. The ride ended up being 56.4 miles ( don't forget the .4 as we were very tired by then). My wife and a friend met us and drove home after fish and chips, but alas, no pie. Now that I think of it there might be some apple pie in the fridge!