Well well that was an interesting ride today. 70 (ish) miles in 4 hours (ish). Would have been quicker too if we hadn't had 6 separate punctures. Yes, you heard me correctly, 6. Two guys punctured their same respective wheels twice...That adds up to about an hour stood at the side of the road watching people get REALLY cold fingers fiddling with tiny tires.
I appear to have come out of today unscathed (not wishing to jinx myself), which is perhaps thanks to my big-ass 28mm section tyres...yep I ride a proper Winter Bike, it's even got a fetching 20 year old gold mudguard on the back at the moment as the horribly rough pot-holey roads broke my other. Jealous? ;)
Anyway, we went to the rather delightful Cobble Hey cafe (which does excellent chocolate cake btw)....oh and the best thing about that cafe (apart from the food) is that it has a fire :-O...which is very welcome let me tell you on a day like today. Did I mention it was cold? No? Well it was flumpingly cold (I had to invent a word to describe how cold it was).
Another good thing about that cafe is that it's at the top of a hill; and the reason that's good is because some of us climb hills better than others...which basically means that I usually get a seat near the fire ;)
....Now if you'll excuse me I've got some 'recovering' to do.
Just saw this on Dave, quite spectacular and scary crash-but don't worry folks, they were both unhurt!
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