Kona Paddy Wagon, 10°C, dry (mostly) light S.
December 10°C.
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Back on
5°C, very strong N, dry and cold.
Had an unplanned layoff. That cold lasted 3 weeks. Then some days of bad weather to add to frustration. How I cursed it.
Anyway, I’m ventured out on the Arrow, I need gears in this wind. This building site has reduced the road to 1 lane for a good 300m, controlled by lights. I arrived on red and set off on the change to green. About 3/4 the way through, the opposing traffic came head on. The woman driving the Audi accused me of running a red light. I told her I went on green.
I was quite annoyed at this being neither ours faults. Quite why she thought it was ok to drive at oncoming traffic aside.
It’s been an age
12°C, sunny dry
A week of heavy rain and then a cold. Though not quite back to normal, it was refreshing to get out.
Return the keys
15°C, sunny with light SW.
Broken up for a week’s holiday, but I have work’s keys. I’ve missed cycling over the last month. Every weekend, I worked away and only rode,maybe only twice a week. Though the distance wasn’t enormous, I was disproportionally exhausted for the last 10 miles.
Police aware
15°C, brisk W, sunny and dry.
Uh-oh, how did that happen? There are plenty of clues. The wreck lies just beyond a sharp corner, the wipers are up and it rained last night.
Good ride, despite the strong wind on a fixed gear. Ideally, I’d ride the Racelite but the cassette I ordered last June still hasn’t arrived
Thunder threatening.
22°C, grey with distant rumbles, humid and still.
Woke with a very fidgety feeling. And eventually got on the bike immediately after lunch. After the obligatory 8 mile warmup, I raised the pace.
It’s been a strange year. for the first half, I was inhibited by a dull malaise. Rarely did I get the fizzy legs feeling. Now I have it. In normal years this feeling kicks in around April. Not this time.
I blame covid.
Zing 95Km
22°C, light wind and full sun.
Best ride of the year. Loads of energy available for the hills near Parbold. I did a loop around Ashurst Beacon for a bit more extension. The only regret is that I didn’t do another couple of miles to make it a metric century.
Feeling Fixed
19°C, light N, sunny and dry.
33km/hr indicated a good ride by my standards. The first half of this year has been disappointing on the bike for me. It’s possible that I had something like long covid after the Alpha infection at Christmas. I’ll never know for sure.
Here’s another sad rant from some conspiracy nutter. They’ve printed slogans and stuck this one to an ash tree in the middle of nowhere. That itself is futile enough without unwittingly publicising their ignorance.
This was a satisfying day.
Quiet canals
21°C, full sun, moderate SW breeze
Dry sunny Cannock Chase. I was braver.
Nice long Zing
19°C, light cloud and a stiff breeze.
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