15°C, sunny with a brisk SW.
Sunday: pulled the bike out and found the front tyre flat. I decided to swap to the gravel wheels and take in some non-road routes. Though the distance is no big deal, the time reveals a decent day out.
Tuesday: fixed the puncture and put the road wheels back in. The fault was a punch puncture. I did find fitting the tyres rather difficult.
Damp but some sun. Light SW wind, 11°C.
November is normally the wettest month here, this year is no different. There is lots of surface water around and nowhere for it to drain in this flat landscape. I rode the Mustang with its Marathon tyres. Before setting off, I bloew the pressures up and that makes more difference to handling than with any other tyre. The last ride felt like the brakes were on. I have mixed feelings about those tyres.
15°C, strong WSW but mostly dry. 40+mph gusts. Rather grey.
What a miserable morning! We’ve has 3 days of rain which left me with so much pent up energy in my legs. This ride cleared it.
The Speedo didn’t wake up today. It has a remote sensor on the fork that sends a signal to the unit via a radio link, it’s wireless. I suspect that the sensor’s battery has failed.
23°C, light Sth, full sun.
The oily black cloud of smoke seems to originate in South Lancashire. It seems too dark for a moorland fire. The plume trails all the way towards the lake District.
Later: news reports of an industrial fire in Newton-le-Willows, about 30 miles south of the place this photo was taken.
21°C, full sun, soft breeze.
Rode the Mustang which also whizzed along. It must be credit to my legs. I have to say, I have found my legs this past month.
6°C, moderate NE, sunny. Mustang.
The cassette needs changing. There is one cog that skips a bit under pressure. The new chain and BB are running nicely however.
Fully back to health for the first time properly in over a month. One cold followed another this winter, perhaps the wet weather playedf a part. That’s nothing to what’s coming. I’m now out of work, all DofE cancelled for at least 6 weeks and schools have closed – no supply work either.
I may be driving deliveries soon to help fix the empty shops.
7°C, brisk W, dry with white cloud,
Got another cold. I decided to use the rule that it’s okay to train if you’re cold is only above the neck. Still, I had no real energy so plodded along the sea wall slowly.
7°C, heavy rain and strong SW wind.
8°C, strong SW wind, gusts to 50mph. Sunshine too.
Floods are a feature on the landscape today. I left off the overshoes because the temperature was okay forgetting that it’s easy to get wet feet riding through a flood. As it turns out, that is what happened.
8°C, grey start turning to rain.
Weather change: we’ve gone from cold and clear to mild and damp. My house hasn’t kept up. The windows were steamed up this morning, remarkably – on the outside! The house must be colder than the air.
The flooding is remarkable, saturated soil and large ponds in any dip a field may have. I put the CX wheels back on the gravel bike. I’m so glad I did that with today’s conditions.
Micycle 