I did a double-take this morning when the thermometer read a balmy 12C at 07.15. I still opted for a gilet in case the rain came down, but I was not swaddled in super Roubaix as the winter kit and been consigned to an airtight container…. As it was, I remained dry even though the clouds looked a bit foreboding.
Was on the fixed for the first time this year as the commuter needs bar tape/gel (it's due to arrive today) after the transmission overhaul - no more compact! A bit slower, but that’s more because I’m out of the habit of spinning.
Things of note – got a bit of gravel flicked into my face by a passing car – hit my front tooth, but no damage done! A woman in a 4X4 is applying eye make-up as I undertake in the cycle lane and veers towards me, oblivious of my presence. Had a fixed moment when a puddle that I normally freewheel through caught me out…