Had a great ride into work yesterday, lovely autumn weather, slightly cool and nil wind. I had not managed any rides during last week due to meetings and commitments at home so it was great to get peddling again. The only reason for going to work was to get a ride in – job done.
My new maintenance stand arrived on Friday so I spent some of Saturday cleaning the drive train and also swapping both tyres for some 1.3" road slicks. I have never used these before and just wanted to see if there was a difference as the theory would suggest. The least friction possible will be helpful over 1000 miles I suspect. I am hoping to grind off the ends of the handle bars tomorrow to narrow them down in the hope of a more comfortable position.
Facebook is brilliant; I have hopefully managed to queue up a riding partner for tomorrow afternoons 50 miler. I haven't seen this chap since I left school but I know from FB that he is a keen road biker. It will be interesting to see just how fit I am and whether I can keep up with him. I have suggested a route that takes in a lot of the hills south of Wantage – up and over the Ridgeway etc. I think the afternoon will go a lot quicker with someone to chat to.
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