After not getting much commuting in this week due to the snow on Thursday/Friday I need to get the legs turning.
I didn't want to go anywhere near people so I decided to head for the local coastline just across the field from us. I knew it would be deserted as it is fairly out of the way and while there is a tiny access road, the gate is locked. We just go across the field and onto the dirt track just above the cove. I got the Pugsley sorted and was going to change the gearing as it was still running the Puffer 36/22 combo but then thought that might be better for the trials type stuff on the rocks.
Anyway had a good couple of hours out riding round the shore at a leisurely pace and the only person I even came close to was a farmer about 150 metres away in his tractor.
Pugsley was a pleasure as usual, though I think I need a new set of front hub bearings soon. it rolled across the sand, climbed the slab rock and picked it's way round the coast from rockpool to rockpool. I was very tempted to fit the XT rear mech as I have a cassette and a 9 speed thumbshifter sitting in the spares box, but in the end decided not too, glad I did as I really like the simplicity of it singlespeed, especially when doing the slow technical type rock work.
Back home and a quick hose down to get the salt water off and good to go next time.
Hope everyone else is doing OK and keeping sane if your on lockdown.
Jamie
I normally come onto this track from down on the left past the hedges, I decided to ride round and down the track to save opening the gates. to save touching them really.
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To show that I didn't travel far, our house is the small group just below the seagull behind the power lines. Can see the tops of them to the left of the big house.
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