Its been a little while now since my last post, I thought I should update you on my training thus far. Well if I was to say I felt super fit I would be lying. That said I have been covering some pretty decent distances recently, last Saturday I cycled to and from Bournemouth and then on the Sunday I cycled a further 40 miles up to my Grans. Total mileage around 115 miles.

My current bike is a mountain bike and has been doing me proud getting to and from work. The old beast is very sturdy and reliable but has to be said not that quick. Mainly because it has a lot of bulk to cope with those mountainous roads I find on my way to work. Front and rear shock absorption for London’s many off road pistes, thick chunky tyres to give extra grip along the often treacherously slippy* Oxford Street. All of this adds up and when cycling on roads is not really necessary, though it does smooth out the potholes a little. So I decided to bite the bullet and invest in a hybrid bike. A bike specifically built for road use but would allow the odd short off road if required, kind of like choosing a Ford Fiesta over a Land Rover. Though my Ford Fiesta looks better… it probably also goes faster 🙂

My only concern now is I haven’t got all that long to get used to this new bike. Can see a picture below of the new bike nestled artfully in between loose shoes.

* shocked to find that slippy isn’t actually a word, at least according to my spell checker