a.twiddler
Veteran
29/4/25
Tiny Ride Today
Kebab Shop Run
Thinking about a rematch with Alsagers Bank tomorrow so pumped up the tyres on the Linear and checked it over. Then fancied a kebab so since the Linear was out I decided to go on that.
Out through the back gate, across the road. It felt rather awkward to get on without the bars that I’d got used to on the Rans. Once aboard, I adjusted the mirror and settled in. The seat didn’t have the plush feeling of the Rans seat but otherwise everything fitted like a comfortable pair of old slippers. The underseat bars felt so familiar yet ...different.
Once rolling everything settled down and I headed off in the direction of Swanlow Lane and the uphill traffic lights. I noticed that the wider tyres of the Linear soaked up some of the road buzz that the narrow high pressure ones on the Rans didn’t. I got through the lights on a long green and carried on down Swanlow Lane. I hit an unexpected pothole and one of the empty front pannier bags bounced off its rail and dragged on the road alongside the wheel. I got on to the pavement away from the traffic stream and clipped it back on. I will probably remove them tomorrow if I do go.
I had a root canal done at the dentist a week ago today and I thought it had settled down but in the last couple of days it has become painful with some swelling. I saw the dentist this morning and am now on antibiotics. I will see how it feels in the morning.
I reached the A54 roundabout which was busy with traffic, waited for a gap then joined the queue at a red light. The lights changed and I carried on down Delamere St. for a mile or so. I came to the Kebab shop on the right but traffic was busy so I carried on, turned into a side road then into a car park where I turned round, came out again and carried on to the junction where I turned left on to Delamere St. again to park against the window of the kebab shop.
Once I’d got the order, I loaded up the bike and headed for home. The traffic was intense, but I claimed my space and things went OK. A bit of a wait at the A54 roundabout before getting across.
The Linear has been noticeably slower than the Spirit in accelerating which I’d put down to the Spirit's tiny wheels, but the lighter narrower wheels of the Rans also help its acceleration, too. However, today the Linear seemed to go very well, and I was soon at my back gate.
Distance 2.86 miles. Max Speed 20.6 mph. Average Speed 8.5 mph. According to Garmin.
Ascent 44 ft. According to Bikehike.
Tiny Ride Today
Kebab Shop Run
Thinking about a rematch with Alsagers Bank tomorrow so pumped up the tyres on the Linear and checked it over. Then fancied a kebab so since the Linear was out I decided to go on that.
Out through the back gate, across the road. It felt rather awkward to get on without the bars that I’d got used to on the Rans. Once aboard, I adjusted the mirror and settled in. The seat didn’t have the plush feeling of the Rans seat but otherwise everything fitted like a comfortable pair of old slippers. The underseat bars felt so familiar yet ...different.
Once rolling everything settled down and I headed off in the direction of Swanlow Lane and the uphill traffic lights. I noticed that the wider tyres of the Linear soaked up some of the road buzz that the narrow high pressure ones on the Rans didn’t. I got through the lights on a long green and carried on down Swanlow Lane. I hit an unexpected pothole and one of the empty front pannier bags bounced off its rail and dragged on the road alongside the wheel. I got on to the pavement away from the traffic stream and clipped it back on. I will probably remove them tomorrow if I do go.
I had a root canal done at the dentist a week ago today and I thought it had settled down but in the last couple of days it has become painful with some swelling. I saw the dentist this morning and am now on antibiotics. I will see how it feels in the morning.
I reached the A54 roundabout which was busy with traffic, waited for a gap then joined the queue at a red light. The lights changed and I carried on down Delamere St. for a mile or so. I came to the Kebab shop on the right but traffic was busy so I carried on, turned into a side road then into a car park where I turned round, came out again and carried on to the junction where I turned left on to Delamere St. again to park against the window of the kebab shop.
Once I’d got the order, I loaded up the bike and headed for home. The traffic was intense, but I claimed my space and things went OK. A bit of a wait at the A54 roundabout before getting across.
The Linear has been noticeably slower than the Spirit in accelerating which I’d put down to the Spirit's tiny wheels, but the lighter narrower wheels of the Rans also help its acceleration, too. However, today the Linear seemed to go very well, and I was soon at my back gate.
Distance 2.86 miles. Max Speed 20.6 mph. Average Speed 8.5 mph. According to Garmin.
Ascent 44 ft. According to Bikehike.
