So, my skinny.
And no, I am not skinny.
The Ride. Fab. Just simply fab. Baring that section of road works before 4am'sies. Cold, pah. Weather, perfect. Views, wonderful. Company,. delectable, as always. Brekkie and half way stop, superb. Fellow TEC's and waymarkers, awesome. Our leader, illustrious.
Me. Fine, fat and funky. No problems on this ride at all. Slight coldness from damp clothing from the pursuit into HPC, but, fine.
Bike. Did me proud. Baring the back wheel. With the bearings of which ended up truly knackered and was the big factor in not cycling back, which, was the right choice as play is now about 3mm either side and is now LBS'ed. Maturity there, finally, possibly. But even on a 66" SS gearing and faced with Bury Hill, I did not worry. I almost managed all of Bury Hill, but at the time, still had my mind on cycling back and preservation.
The gripe. Adam has already covered this. But it is a problem that always grows in the latter stages of the ride and one that causes a lot of frustration. As the Sun light appears, so does more traffic and so a little bit more awareness and communications up the ride will help me and others massively.
So I thank you all for a fab ride. I do love this one.
Ah, only one piccy, as others have the same.