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Relegated to the mongrel at the moment, but been putting in quite a bit of mileage. Some of that mileage has been over very chewed up and harsh bridleways that haven't yet been flattened since all the wet weather earlier in the year. With only a flexstem for comfort there's been a lot of riding with gritted teeth.
On one particularly fast and bumpy downhill section caught the back of the seat a hefty whack with the family jewels, made my eyes stream and my lower lip tremble. So much so it took quite an effort not to bin it. It's all good fun though.
Today was about 23 or so miles across farmland, pasture, through small coppices and on quiet lanes. Beautiful sunshine, light breeze, birdsong dominating the soundscape. And I forgot to change the settings on the camera yet again...