Frosty? Let's go man!

I decided to leave it a couple of weeks since my last blog, but by special request I am back at my keyboard.

Having suffered a puncture on my hybrid bike, I decided that was a good excuse to start cycling to work on the road bike that I have borrowed for the Tour de Force. Here's how the first few days went:

• Day 1: AAAAAAAAAAAAGH !!!!!* Took me some time to get used to riding the road bike and being clipped in to the pedals. Terrifying.
• Days 2-3: Still getting used to the bike, but a bit less wobbly.
• Day 4: Storm Babs! Fortunately she gave me a tailwind as I cycled home - that could have been worse.
• Day 5: Feeling a bit more used to the bike now, so decided to add a couple of sprint sections on my way home. Boy that bike can move! There's a risk I might start to enjoy this.

As I left this morning it looked a bit icy, so I decided to walk my bike to the cycle track and see how that looked. On my way there an older gentleman laughed at me and said "usually people ride their bikes". I am glad you are entertained sir, but I'm not convinced I'll be able to stop when I get to the bottom of the bottom of the hill!

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* In the highest pitched scream you can imagine. Probably best that I leave out all of the expletives.