Give or take a day or so, it’s a year since I started riding my “new” bike.  I guess that, a year later, it isn’t that “new” anymore.  It is still very lovely though 🙂

I took it out for a ride with GW today which, for various reasons, ended up being shorter than planned which is probably just as well as it was cold out there!  I can’t believe it’s May and I’m still losing my feet 🙁

I’m supposed to be tapering pre-Sunday’s Ride It – which GW was well aware of – but apparently that still involves going up Shipham Hill.  Not in my universe but hey, anything to keep the peace.  So, we went up.  And down via Rowberrow.  And round Wrington to Yatton, along the main road to Puxton, Sandford, Winscombe and home.  My knee held off – but then since it had been pink-pilled, it may just have been artificially subdued.  I enjoyed the main road stretch from Yatton, and also down from Winscombe – much speed and fun to be had there 🙂  GW let me go in front so I couldn’t see how fast she’d have been doing it left to her own devices…

Although it was cold, it was pretty much as forecast for Sunday so I now have a better idea of what I should be wearing and taking with me.  That is of course supposing that weather forecasts are accurate which is somewhat of a leap of faith.  I’m guessing that my wardrobe will involve layers though…there’s a surprise.

Cycling time: 1:27:01
Distance: 21.36 miles
Avs: 14.6 mph
ODO: 4131 miles

As you can see, in the last year, my bike has done 4131 miles.  That’s probably more than my car!  I do like my figures.  Now all I have to do is make my figure reflect them – think how much faster I could go then!  *grin*