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Not much riding recently due to heavy rain, heavy snow, more heavy rain, stuff to do and a course of antibiotics that left me feeling less than fully on the ball. The last of the snow disappeared just last weekend but today it was so mild I was able to ride in just shorts and a couple of thin layers up top. I felt like my fitness had taken a slight dip over the last few weeks and I found myself dropping a bit lower down the gears on the climbs than I usually would but it was an absolute joy to get out in the sunshine and take in the countryside.
Quite a few roadies were out on the lanes and the Stumpy gets a few curious looks but usually accompanied by friendly smiles, nods or 'Hello's. As always, though, the Stumpy was a delight to ride and I wouldn't swap it for one of their carbon road bikes.
Farm land near the village of Adisham: the large, wide open fields, like these, are a recipe for soil erosion and it's significantly windier in these areas than nearer the woodland and built-up areas.
The village, itself, dates from the seventh century and the church from the twelfth century. It always makes me think of the people who worked the fields and walked the lanes in centuries past, and whether there will be others in the future thinking the same about cyclists in the 21st century - a sense of place in the historical continuum.