Today's Ride

[bikeworkshop]

A ride around South Gloucestershire, Berkeley and Oldbury, a thousand years of radioactive concrete.
Some ice on the ground, chilly feet because road spray wetted my shoes, made me remember where my overshoes were, and why they exist.

 

[dorset boy]

This morning.

 

[db95]

44km, 421m of elevation and very cold fingers. Went for a hill I hadn't been up in nearly 3 months so around the time I quit smoking, not the most amazing thing at 0.56km, 47m gain and an average grade of 8.2% (hits 20% in some places) however had knocked off 37s in time and more importantly I didn't feel fucked at the top

Last few km were a bit ropey, on a shared tarmac path and thought to myself "whys everyone walking on the grass verge", got closer and realized the entire path had iced over. Fortunately made it home in one piece and then saw my saddle bag had somehow unzipped itself, luckily nothing lost.