16°C, strong wind.
Rode the Arrow because it’s too windy to use the single speed bike. The route worked well: head out downwind and come back along a route sheltered by more hedges.
Warm November ride
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Warm winter
14°C, moderate SW, dry with sun.
Weird weather, it’s like early May today. I’m clocking up over 100/week currently. This bike needs a bit of TLC, especially – the mudguards are rubbing.
Tomorrow, I reset all the Speedos back to zero
1 day warmup
9°C, brisk W
4 days without a ride and feeling frustrated and fidgety. A short blast is such a good way to clear that feeling.
I’ve had an annoying time with repairs not working out well:
- Fit new chain but it skips on the old cassette – so changed it.
- Spare cassette also skips so must be worn out too.It’s been in storage for years.
- Decided to pull out the commuting/gravel bike and it has a puncture.
- Eventually went out on the commuter with its gravel wheels.
- 2 cassettes and 1 chain binned. Replacements ordered.
The problem is keeping track of how old componants are on bikes when you have 6. It was easier when I only had 2 or 3 bikes. Now it seems like a cluster of repears have come together.
Astbury hilly
17°C, light SW, bright & dry.
Rode the Arrow round the back of Astbury Monument for some hill intervals. This bike is showing its age (26 years) but the repairs it needs are minor (a new chain and some creaking sounds).
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