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My Sunday
Today I was out on the bike again; making a total of 26 miles this
month. Indeed, 26 miles in the last 7 months. Not quite the 100 commuting miles a week I did once or even the 50 commuting miles I was doing until just before Christmas. But, hey, it's progress. Hurts more than a little but the physio says cycling is good. She also told me not even to think of driving yet. I dabbled with the A27 today and found it really quite scary. Never been bothered by traffic before but was not at all happy this time out. Multi-lane roundabouts were particularly buttock clenching; my barely noticable left-signal meant that I was using road positioning and faith to indicate lane changes. However, I'm sure that with enough practice the joy of traffic jamming will return. The bike is proving fine. Maybe I should have gone for one with a totally upright riding position but I'm sure I'll get used to it. I'm still very happy with the hub gears. The only quirk I've noticed is that changing into 4th occasionally gives an odd click and a slight jump. Most importantly, they get me up all the hills round here without any drama. I am utterly unfit. On a particularly obnoxious "hill" (short but just before home) I was overtaken by paperboy. The shame. I was sweating buckets by the time I got home. This never used to happen. I called in at Halfords (for a multi-meter and a 12 volt hoover; boat, not bike, related) and was amazed to see the bike rack full. Interestingly, not a single one of these actually ridden utility bikes was a Halfords bike (except mine). Good to see that when a shop does provide parking, it gets used. My destination was the marina where my boat lives. No bike parking there so the guardrails at the end of the pontoon were requisitioned. Returned after a couple of hours[1] to find bike a bit salty. Aluminium frame, hub gears and roller brakes are probably more likely to last in this environment than the alternatives. Just got back after a superb day. Hope you don't mind me boring you with it but I'm chuffed. [1] No sailing; too windy. Also engine has ceased doing what engines are best at; making a din and smelling. 7 months of condensation in the fuel is my current theory. |
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My Sunday
Glad you are making progress. I hope it all continues positively.
Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune **$om $ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- |
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My Sunday
You could always regard the buttock clenching multi-lane roads as extra
physio!! |
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My Sunday
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Responding] ') wrote: Today I was out on the bike again; making a total of 26 miles this month. Indeed, 26 miles in the last 7 months. Not quite the 100 commuting miles a week I did once or even the 50 commuting miles I was doing until just before Christmas. But, hey, it's progress. Hurts more than a little but the physio says cycling is good. She also told me not even to think of driving yet. I dabbled with the A27 today and found it really quite scary. Never been bothered by traffic before but was not at all happy this time out. About six months after I rolled the Spitfire I was back in a car again. I was lent a little Peugeot 106 and I found it utterly terrifying for the first few weeks. I was scared of everything on the road; that's partly why I let my family talk me into buying a 4x4 (although, as I _keep_ saying, I do have utility reasons to have one as well). You'll be pleased to know it soon passes. -- (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ ;; not so much a refugee from reality, more a bogus ;; asylum seeker |
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