My wife was saying that I need to get some exercise and that I should have a go on the exercise bike, so today as it had stopped raining I took the Yellow Peril out for a test ride. Now, the benefits of an exercise bike mean that you don't have to worry about traffic, wind and you can jump off and make a hot drink at any time. But you don't get to see 3 Roe deer feeding in a field, or disturb a pale coloured Buzzard that was sitting low down in a tree as you cycled along. I disturbed it again on my way back but this time it flew along the hedgerow in front of me, just above head head height and about 30 feet ahead of me. We continued like this for about 50 yards.
I did about 5 miles in the end with a couple of stops to have a gander over the hedgerows. The ride was quite pleasant but a bit tiring, I think a few things need sorting. One drawback with cycling as opposed to an exercise bike is that you don't have to wash the exercise bike after you use it.