Top meandering from a man who knows how to plan a ride with plenty of interest, aside and digression.
And when that runs out, someone is bound to make something up.
Having earlier volunteered my services as The TEC I then ensured that I was equipped for every eventuality.
I left my pump at home, on the spurious pretext of 'We're not going to be needing to make use of a pump on today's ride'
.
As it happens, today a pump was required (almost
) only by those answering to the name of Tim - and in both cases both were suitably equipped.
My duties as TEC were thus limited to the supply (but not fit - that was executed by A.N.Other) of a cable tie to Cycleman to put right his errant mudguard.
My apologies for ducking out at Narrow Street, but I could see the sun disappearing, taking the remaining daylight with it, and a quick mental calculation left me in no doubt that by the time I reached home I would be in need of the lights which I didn't have (still think it's summer here - don't I
)
Got home just as the streetlights were starting to come on.
Thanks Andrij, for a leisurely day along the river, which as we know, is a constantly changing landscape and one which I frequently return to as it always offers something different.
Thanks everyone else for the great company - a very fine day out!
ZZ - The airborne bananas issuing from your kitchen window was a surreal moment
.
I'm a bit wobbly around gates so please don't all ride off into the big blue yonder
. i'm not used to seeing so many cyclists through my window!
