Kona Paddy Wagon, 14C, no rain but muddy, light SSE wind.

It has a new chain but it doesn’t ride well over the teeth. Under load, each tooth clicks.  I should have changed the rear cog (and I expect the chainring has gone also). Last time this happened, I couldn’t get the cog off with the chain-whip. Fixie cogs screw on, but as you ride them, the thread tightens. By tyhe time the teeth are worm out, the cog is too tight to remove. The bike shop had to practicaly break the cog off in a vice, it was that bad.

Furthermore, the rear tyre has a slow puncture that didn’t bubble in the bucket so I replaced the valve. Yet, it still slowly deflates.

November has been an odd month, it started and ended warm with an icy week 3. That makes acclimatising difficult.

21°C, light SE, sunny & dry

Same route as last week and the bridge is still shut. There’s nothing visibly wrong but cracks can be tiny (if that’s  the cause).

It looks like the bridge will be closed until the end of the year.

22°C, milky sun and a light SW.

I’ve been unwell for over a week now. Nothing serious but enough to deter me from cycling. Today, I ventured out but was aware of the empty feeling all the while.

Kona Paddy Wagon, 22°C, light NE, no cloud.

A grand day out.

12°C, half cloud, no wind and dry.

Good ride with some considerable improvement in the tendonitis. It stiffened up a little in the last 5 miles, but that’s all. It’s all on the mend.