Finally, a decent ride in this morning having spent a good chunk of yesterday's working day / evening addressing the fallout from previous days failures..
The Fuji now has a new Delta Cruiser on the front, the one previously fitted to that end of the bike now moved on the rear. The departed rear tyre (original-fit Vera Citywide) had done very well - covering nearly 800 miles on the front and over 5k miles on the rear in my ownership, on top of however far it had travelled on the front during the previous owner's tenure. I certainly can't complain about the service it's given; I just wish it'd actually worn out before the sidewall failed... which seems to be a pretty common mode of tyre-death.
Cold and misty this morning but there was also a pretty nice sunrise.. managed to both get into town for meaty provisions and to work on time for the first time this week; thankfully with no more bloody punctures.
As much as I value the Routier that somewhat got me out of the shoot yesterday, I was very glad to be back on the Fuji with its more comfortable saddle and bar tape, better-appointed luggage, wider & better-spaced gear range, more accessible shifters..