… not long enough to get ready to cycle 1,000 miles!
Haven’t done as many long rides as planned since my last blog, and time is rapidly running out. With flawless logic, I worked out that the reason I found anything more than 40 miles a bit tough to do, was nothing to do with my fitness level. It was obviously the equipment that was at fault.
Rectified that by replacing my Sherman tank of a machine with a much faster/lighter version. I had toyed with getting a Honda Goldwing, but decided that wasn’t in the spirit of the challenge, so settled on a Giant FCR3. Probably doesn’t mean much to most, but it’s definitely lighter, can be faster, and a heck of a lot less comfortable!
When you have no suspension and razor thin, rock hard tyres, you realise just how cr pi poor our roads are. In particular the 3 or 4 feet nearest the kerb, where the bike usually is. Must be some lobby group I can join????
Anyway, put it to the test today and somehow managed the magic 100 miles in a day. If only I’d left at 6am as planned, I’d have been back in time for Countdown…..
Despite all the bumpin’ and shakin’ from the aforementioned roads, nothing fell off, so onwards and upwards. Still not sure whether I can repeat that 11 days on the trot, but then, nobody said it would be easy…..