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Nice route through Stickland, Whitechurch Anderson, Bloxworth, and a cracking day for it 
Today's Ride
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What a delightful morning ride that was: 20mph winds and random horizontal cloud rain 
At least it wasn't too chilly, around 6-8 degrees depending on shelter. I had a proper nasty episode of food poisoning last week and have started to get my energy back so this was the first bit of exercise in a 5 days; everything was a bit creaky. Even so, it was super-nice to be back in the (wet) saddle for a short loop to Sennen, St Buryan and up into the cloud at Chapel Carn Brea before gingerly bracing a full-on head wind back to HQ.
At least it wasn't too chilly, around 6-8 degrees depending on shelter. I had a proper nasty episode of food poisoning last week and have started to get my energy back so this was the first bit of exercise in a 5 days; everything was a bit creaky. Even so, it was super-nice to be back in the (wet) saddle for a short loop to Sennen, St Buryan and up into the cloud at Chapel Carn Brea before gingerly bracing a full-on head wind back to HQ.
I got off a tedious zoom call at 2:45 so thought I'd take the Kikapu out for a quick blast, only 6 and a bit miles around my usual warm up loop, but the fresh air felt good after being cooped for most of the week. There's a little extension to this loop but I could see ahead were a sea of dog walkers and I didnt fancy negotiating them so headed back on the shorter version.
CassidyAce
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A short ride today: rain this morning, needed to conserve energy for other tasks, and the weather was what experienced meteorologists call 'flippin' cold and windy'. So, it was just a ride to Whitstable and back today.
Wintry bleakness on the way there:
Freezing but beautiful at the beach:
Wintry bleakness on the way there:
Freezing but beautiful at the beach:
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Nice pictures !
Good to see others pictures of rides, missing the beach.
Home today with a bit of spare time on my hands so thought i would go for a quick ride before storm boris hits. Very damp n muddy n slippy, slick summer rear tyre struggled a couple of times but slid through in the end. It did not feel too cold when i set off but when out in the open the wind was piercingly bitter cold, even through two pairs of gloves. In the trees the wind was not too bad, obviously on the home stretch it was full on in my face and the smallest flakes of sleet felt like darts striking my face, luckily by then it was quite numb.
All in all a nice little ride, blew some cobwebs off and hoping to get back out a bit more regular this month.
Home today with a bit of spare time on my hands so thought i would go for a quick ride before storm boris hits. Very damp n muddy n slippy, slick summer rear tyre struggled a couple of times but slid through in the end. It did not feel too cold when i set off but when out in the open the wind was piercingly bitter cold, even through two pairs of gloves. In the trees the wind was not too bad, obviously on the home stretch it was full on in my face and the smallest flakes of sleet felt like darts striking my face, luckily by then it was quite numb.
All in all a nice little ride, blew some cobwebs off and hoping to get back out a bit more regular this month.
I took my latest purchase out for an hour or so this morning. Fresh out of it's delivery box aside from throwing on some pedals and dripping a bit of lube on the chain. It was quite a lot of fun, forks function well enough, gearing and brakes need an overhaul. Hopefully that's cleansed my mind and I'll have a productive day!
