For the first time since the L2P, post re-medial service which turned out to be barely necessary, me and my best bike were reunited today.  After a morning of rain and wind, the clouds lifted, and I was able to get out around lunchtime.  I only did an hour and half, around the usual pootling bits, but it was lovely to be back out there.  Using the old bike on holiday did nothing to restore my confidence, being too dissimilar from this one.  I won’t say I’m all better – I’m still disastrously slow going downhill – but the rest of the ride went pretty well from that respect.  Oh – and I stayed on.  That’s gotta be good *grin*.

Cycling time: 1:35
Distance: 24.65 miles
Avs: 15.4 mph
ODO: 1626 miles

However, as my gym sessions this week had already suggested, my left knee is still gebuggert.  Just as well I’m off to the doctor next week with that, the shoulder, the wreck that is me…  Fitness wise I can see that, post holiday and 3 weeks of smoking (which I’ve stopped), I’m going to need to build up the stamina a bit, but again, pretty good really.  The best thing of all?  The head space.  Being out in the world, with the wind and the weather, and away from it all.  I love my bike 🙂