It was a long, hard ride from Gateshead. Our bikes outside Charters, Peterborough.
Category Archives: Cycling
Le Tour
Looks weird, doesn’t it.
Unfitness
I’ve just had my first bike ride in just over a year. Actually, my first off-road ride in four or five years. And I now fully appreciate how unfit I’ve become. That’s seriously unfit.
There are some positives though. Most importantly, I survived and didn’t resort to walking uphill. And my 21-year-old bike performed a lot better than the (twice the price) Kona. To be honest, even though everything had been checked, oiled and tightened, I’d expected something to fall off. The bike, that is.
Unfortunately, while the bike performs almost as well as it did 21 years ago, I don’t. I’m now going to have a soak in the bath and wash the insects off.
New Claud
This evening, I discovered that it takes an hour and a half to walk from the Cluny to our house. I hadn’t actually planned to do so. A bargain bike purchase on eBay meant that I needed to transport my new acquisition from Heaton. I’d intended riding the bike home and even had the foresight to locate a bike tool in case immediate adjustments were necessary. Unfortunately, my inability to remember to take the bike tool with me resulted in my not being able to lower the seat.
Still, I needed the exercise. It’s a lovely bike; a bit of a project, but there’s very little to put right. I think it’s from around 1996, so was probably even made in the UK.
Old Claud
My poor old bike’s gone to bits.
