Contrary to the weather forecast, this morning turned out to be a great day to get out on the bike. Recent 'rides' have been confined to the turbo, so it was a pleasant change to be outside. The sun was shining, the wind whistled through the air so the temperature wasn't that great, but it was still pleasurable.
Getting out of town was a problem, as art the top of the hill my back wheel seized and became dislodged, due to poorly adjusting it after the turbo. A quick fix and return home to double check everything, and I was off again for my first ride outdoors this year! Sadly, the weather was against me on previous possible trips. I had hoped to do the Wiggle No Excuses ride back in February, but the invite to the Raleigh weekend clashed. As a result I missed out on this opportunity.
It was good to be out on the roads again, mostly minor roads which took me out towards Bedford, before heading back. The return was actualy longer, as I headed east through Houghton Conquest. Leaving the village took longer than anticipated as I took several wrong turns before finding London Road. This took me out towards the A6, then a sharp right to Malden. On this windy road I was stick behind a tractor with tailor for several miles.
As time was on my side, I took a short loop around the outlying lanes before heading back into town. In total just under one hour and a half in the saddle and 20.6 miles on the clock. After a few months on the turbo I found the long hills a real chore, I need to get out more obviously.
So another 20+ miles done towards my Tanzania challenge to add to the runs, walks and turbo rides :)
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