abo
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- Stockton on Tees
I just rode to Yarm and back, 11.5 mile round trip so nothing too mental for a lunchtime ride to the shop.
On the way there I intercepted a cool-looking old steel framed roadie, when I caught him up I knew there was a bit of a steep climb coming up so I stayed behind him; I didn't fancy overtaking him only to get lunched up the hill . When we started climbing he slowed down, I'd have been quicker than him up the hill. I kept behind him, wish I'd taken him now though
Massive queue of traffic down the hill into Yarm, loved blasting down the hill on the right of the traffic past it all
Halfway back it pissed down, I only had a short-sleeved shirt and zipoff trousers on and I got soaked lol. It was nice when I set out...
I was more knackered when I got back, I was thinking I must be feeling really unfit or something, apart from a quick blast into town yesterday I'd had a few days off the bike. But when I plugged the Garmin in and checked Gamin Connect, my average speed was 16.9mph, 2mph faster than I'd ridden that route before.
Well chuffed, all things considered!
On the way there I intercepted a cool-looking old steel framed roadie, when I caught him up I knew there was a bit of a steep climb coming up so I stayed behind him; I didn't fancy overtaking him only to get lunched up the hill . When we started climbing he slowed down, I'd have been quicker than him up the hill. I kept behind him, wish I'd taken him now though
Massive queue of traffic down the hill into Yarm, loved blasting down the hill on the right of the traffic past it all
Halfway back it pissed down, I only had a short-sleeved shirt and zipoff trousers on and I got soaked lol. It was nice when I set out...
I was more knackered when I got back, I was thinking I must be feeling really unfit or something, apart from a quick blast into town yesterday I'd had a few days off the bike. But when I plugged the Garmin in and checked Gamin Connect, my average speed was 16.9mph, 2mph faster than I'd ridden that route before.
Well chuffed, all things considered!