11°C, brisk SW, low sun & bright
Frequent but easy rides this week. It’s half term & I’m pretty free to choose when to go. The early sunsets are very apparent. I checked there was plenty of charge in the lights this time.
It’s almost November and conditions are good for the summer bike. Remarkable.
11°C, brisk NW, rain getting heavier.
Three days since the last ride, and despite the weather, I went anyway. The Mustang rides well although quite heavy. It feels light at the front, quite racy really.
12°C, light offshore breeze, dry & grey
Most of today was a much needed service for the Mustang. To Start with, it was filthy and neglected. So I started with a deep clean and lubrication. The chain was badly stretched so I put a KMC 8 on and then the gears skipped. That means the cassette is worn too. I do have a spare 12-28 so that went on. It’s meant as a stopgap (but I may keep it).
Then I did a longer test ride (10 miles) and it runs nicely except for a creaking saddle.
Kona Jake, 14°C, gales S. Some squally showers
Storm Amy has just blown over and is moving north up the Irish sea. The are fewer squally showers than this morning but those last ones were just as violent. On the bike, it feels like the rain is going into one ear and out through the other. Back home now,.it feels like I’ve ridden twice the 24 km shown above.
17°C, growing S wind, dry though.
This van obviously dropped a wheel off the tarmac which drops away to ditches on both sides. The driver was still sitting inside, perhaps waiting for rescue.
Further on, I stopped an artic coming out of a farm who looked like he was turning towards the van. I warned him off that route and then rode off. A car pulled up and they told me the lorry had turned down towards the stranded van. We laughed, imagining the inevitable foul up. Oh dear.
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