I did a huge bike ride yesterday, about 80km to Portsmouth. My route took me over the South Downs – and this was very hard going. More than once I had to walk it.
The downhills were great though, some of them just seemed to go on and on – and I got a new top speed of 62.2km/hr.
The ride itself was done at a lowly average of 11.5km/hr, as I say, the hills really affected things.
This represented a huge undertaking for me, and I gratefully staggered onto the train at the end of the day.
Unfortunately, unlike saturday, there was no medal for me. I think I deserved one!
I completed the ride on my New World Tourist. It’s developed an odd squeak when being walked (not ridden) – I think the brakes need a little adjusting – I’ll try and do that soon.
My train got in after dark, and I did find myself befuddled again that Greengear saw fit to make a bicycle rack without a standard attachment for lighting. Let’s hope that they can come up with a bracket which can bolt on to provide a standard light plate (with 50mm and 80mm spaced holes). This’ll then accept a cateye adaptor (or similar). I have asked them directly if they had a particular brand of light in mind when designing the rear fitting – to my surprise they could not recommend anything.
I got home using a light attached to my under-seat tool carrier – but this isn’t ideal.
Riding to Portsmouth
I did a huge bike ride yesterday, about 80km to Portsmouth. My route took me over the South Downs – and this was very hard going. More than once I had to walk it.
The downhills were great though, some of them just seemed to go on and on – and I got a new top speed of 62.2km/hr.
The ride itself was done at a lowly average of 11.5km/hr, as I say, the hills really affected things.
This represented a huge undertaking for me, and I gratefully staggered onto the train at the end of the day.
Unfortunately, unlike saturday, there was no medal for me. I think I deserved one!
I completed the ride on my New World Tourist. It’s developed an odd squeak when being walked (not ridden) – I think the brakes need a little adjusting – I’ll try and do that soon.
My train got in after dark, and I did find myself befuddled again that Greengear saw fit to make a bicycle rack without a standard attachment for lighting. Let’s hope that they can come up with a bracket which can bolt on to provide a standard light plate (with 50mm and 80mm spaced holes). This’ll then accept a cateye adaptor (or similar). I have asked them directly if they had a particular brand of light in mind when designing the rear fitting – to my surprise they could not recommend anything.
I got home using a light attached to my under-seat tool carrier – but this isn’t ideal.