Its not even 1% hot let alone half hot! Yup what do you expect at the end of the first month in the year? I know my postings are a little hit and miss so far, but I have suffered no real illness, just general “I aint going out in that” moments at weekends and general oh bugger it I can’t be bothered.
Oh yeah, I forgot to post that I had been down to Brookes Cycles in Fleetwood last weekend and bought a pannier bag. Its the same make as the rack I bought last December, Avenair 28 litre capacity. So I now have no excuse to commute!
Well today I was feeling I can’t be bothered-ish and was going to stay in doors. I did just that until about 12 noon when i realised I had nothing in to eat other than stuff I needed to cook I was feeling lazy! On just the toast I had earlier, I decided to go for a ride and get some food. To make it useful I took rode round town, down the sea wall, part of cycle route 62 I think. and past the ferry terminal. By the time I had reached the Knott End Ferry my hands were like blocks of ice and were actually hurting with the wind chill. Oh well, Brookes was just around the corner.
I parked my bike next to the veranda post outside the shop and proceeded to lock my bike up. Coiled cable wrapped in plastic is fun stuff and kind of springy. Its the newness in it I suspect, Anyway that successfully done, remember my hands were frozen. I unclipped the rear lamp and the computer but couldn’t unclip the front lamp so I left it on the bike and went inside the shop.
I ended up with some fleece gloves for £4.99 just to keep my hands warm temporarily, I will buy some better gloves next month.
I unlocked the bike and put everything back on it then set off again. I am getting better at starting, although I must admit I do sort of do it in a strange manner, I can push down on the left pedal to move off but have to back pedal to move the left pedal back up to the top again to get my right foot on the pedal and then carry on normally. Strange huh?
I eventually got to the shops I had intended to go to in the first place. Shopping done and my hands toasty warm, I packed the pannier bags and set off. Hmm cold hands, hmm gloves! I had left them on top of the pannier bag. I stopped and they were still there. Phew.
Then home – only 4.85 miles
