Today's Ride

[CassidyAce]

T-shirt and shorts weather. Early evening chill out ride.

 

[al-onestare]

Back on the bike after a week off looking after the PIC. I did get in early morning walks with Coop which were ace, but I can't lie, the morning leg grind is the best.

Pleasant morning, some blue sky, high cloud about 9/10 degrees but the sea fog rolled in from Mounts Bay over the hills and soon I was cycling through runny-honey. Good for the legs, less so for visibility so glad I still had lights on. This picture doesn't really tell the full story but it's a good indicator

 

[al-onestare]

Hazy skies and white sun. 10mph breeze, very comfortable 9 degrees rising to 12 by just after 8. Had a call at 08:30 so thought I'd take a shorter route...ended up taking a longer one because the weather was nice and the legs were humming.

Spring, even a summer perhaps, was in the air, so much so I needed to take off my jacket. So there was time for a picture: on the left is Sancreed and to the right of it, the Beacon. The road I was on keeps the right and pops up and over those hills back to HQ. Lovely stuff

 

[mk one]

Cold today. Complete contrast to the last few days, cold so jacket instead of t-shirt, though warming up by the time i was heading back.

A short ride today, basically wanted to check if a local trail had opened back up, it has/had some nice sections of singletrack, though the council has gone crazy laying cycle tracks everywhere, even when not ideal or needed. Not looking forward to the result tbh. I was resting from a long and very hot day yesterday, but even though i intended to just ride a short loop the Brodie made me go that little bit further.

I say this a lot, but riding 1x a lot makes me forget how much nicer, easier and quicker 3x is. Flying today down tracks that usually can be a bit of a slog. Also as ive mentioned before, the m737 shifters/gears are a delight, much nicer and smoother than my more modern XT gears. I had a really enjoyable ride.

 

[raidan73]

Thought I’d post up here, to encourage myself to keep getting out. First ride this morning after a full hip replacement six weeks ago. A short 4 mile loop was enough to tell that there’s a big improvement, but it’s going to take a bit of time. Now my lungs have no excuse!

 

[rwm1962]

Great news! Well done. I was amazed when our neighbour was out in same period with new hip. He's a roadie & went on to overdo it however. I had an ankle replacement 6 weeks ago & will be boot/crutches for another 2 & then hopefully on the stationary bike. Looking forward to the green light for proper rides at around 12 weeks.

 

[PeterPerfect]

I rather like those Brodies.

 

[raidan73]

Great news! Well done. I was amazed when our neighbour was out in same period with new hip. He's a roadie & went on to overdo it however. I had an ankle replacement 6 weeks ago & will be boot/crutches for another 2 & then hopefully on the stationary bike. Looking forward to the green light for proper rides at around 12 weeks.

New ankle - that sounds rough! Hope the rehab goes well.
I’ve lived with the hip for a few years without going to the doctors about it. My fitness is woeful as a result. The only way is up!

 

[PeterPerfect]

Fair play to you. After a major op like that, it will need some strengthening but I hope you had it well strapped for the ride.

 

[rwm1962]

I’ve lived with the hip for a few years without going to the doctors about it. My fitness is woeful as a result. The only way is up!

How's it now you've been back a while? After my last op there was always a 'pay for it later' phase for a few months.