Kona Paddy Wagon, 10°C, dry (mostly) light S.

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.

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

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.

7°C, light NE, no cloud.

A short outing that felt like a real effort, like it does when I’ve had a few days off. November and December have been much wetter this year.

12°C, light breeze, dry but dull

It’s easy to forget how much fun this bike is, especially when not ridden for 6 months I’ve put the winter wheels back on with at 17t cog. The rims are showing signs of wear but remember – next new year is the bike’s 10th anniversary.

I’ll pack away the Zing for the winter with do tube covers etcetera. The Paddy has been off the road since putting a new chain on which was too narrow for the cog. The orange wheels cog works fine. The mistake must be mine, so in future, I’ll stick with wide chains