Annual Milage 2021
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1,000th fixed mile
8°C, light SE, dry and light
There were plenty of other bike riders on the road this morning. Conditions were good too.
Post mechanicals.
9°C, calm dry but grey.
A reasonable ride to Formby and back. The bike whizzed along in the still air. There’s lots of mud to watch for.
The previous rude was much slower and yesterday, I found out why. The rear wheel was very stiff so I serviced it. The cone bearing was very tight which must have knocked loads off the average speed. Mechanicals are usually an excuse for poor performance, but this time it was genuine.
Thick fog and thick traffic
4°C, dense fog.
About 1/5th of drivers didn’t put their lights on in this dense fog. I saw 2 cyclists riding with their hands in their pockets. Another two wore all black and had no lights. Nutters!
The speedo was over-reading today. Tchoh!
Winter sun.
7°C, calm and sunny
December 10°C.
Kona Paddy Wagon, 10°C, dry (mostly) light S.
March.
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.
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