Zoom zoom zoom

Beat Amy from Sainsburies to home last night, that's 1.2 miles according to the Gmaps pedometer. Not bad against a 1.6l 16v Astra Sport.. :-)

Felt a bit more lethargic on the way in today though, ho hum end of the week and all that.

Today I bought stuff

I forgot my lock, but as I was popping into the bike shop for a tube anyway, I took the opportunity to buy a sturdier, yet still portable number.. Going to the shops on the way home so a decent lock will be useful.

Wore my old courier bag on the way in too. Despite telling everyone for years that they aren't as comfy as a rucsac, I actually found it ideal for the amount of stuff I was carrying today. Might have to use it more often. I wonder if the different position on the road bike makes a difference?

Not the best commute in..

First I get dropped by a Napoleon Dynamite lookalike at the lights, my legs are really feeling the last few days so I let him wobble off up the road uncontested..
Then I get a puncture on the dual carriageway, bit of glass through the tyre..
Then I get beeped at and cut up by two carloads of chavvy families on the motorway island. All in all a bit of a pain in the arse..

Oh well, time to order more inner tubes..

Rode a long version of the gap yesterday

A great day out. Made the ride in this morning a little hard work, but not too bad all in all...

Soaked

On the way in this morning, much rain... Oh well, sun is out now.

3/4 length trews..

Some Humvee 3/4s arrived in the post eysterday so I got to ride in wearing proper pedal pushers today.. They're pretty cool, comfy and warm.

Mobiles...grrr

NEarly wiped out by a 4x4 this morning..dozy bint of a driver on her mobile. WHY ARE THESE PEOPLE NOT MADE PARIAHS AND HOUNDED FROM POLITE SOCIETY? I mean, we did it for drunk drivers, let's get these morons off the roads too..

Spots of rain

While riding in this morning, I almost got wet.. It was actually quite nice.
Roll on winter, that's what I say..

Slipstream

Slipstreamed a HGV all the way through the roadworks today, must have been pushing 25 miles/hour for a mile or so flat out.. Great fun..

Wetter than I thought

It was drizzling when I left home, but by the time I got to work it was almost proper rain.. Makes a nice change actually..

Music while you pedal

Tried listening to my MP3 player on the way in this morning. I'd always thought it'd be bad idea, less ability to hear traffic, less aware etc... and I was right. It was nice to have a soundtrack though, some songs got me peddaling like crazy. The worst thing though is the wind noise in the headphones. As riding off road with tunes would be nice, I might see if I can find some better earbuds.

Zoom zoom zoom

Well, after a hard three days peak bashing in the lakes, I had a day out of the saddle before getting back on the road bike today. The ride in was super quick, even the longer way via millionaires row takes less than 45 minutes now.. That bike is so speedy.. or maybe it's me. Amy pointed out at the weekend that I'm getting split calves..hardcore.