Today's Ride

Decided to take the old Raleigh out for a ride today (nothing to do with the fact it's my only working bike). I'm limited to short rides at the moment due to a rib injury. Probably not the best steed to take off road when bumps hurt 😂 but still 15 miles isn't too bad.

As much as this bike is heavy, uncomfortable and 'old' I love it. There's something oddly satisfying seeing people look at you with a strange expression on their face.

It's good to be different.

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Still filling in some empty spots on the rides map ended us up south west of Corby/Kettering today. Doesn’t sound great but found some nice villages, bridleways and cake. Just over 30 miles. Didn’t get much above 14 degrees, not much sun, was a long sleeved t-shirt ride.

Last week I flipped the stem to get the front bars up a bit, this week the seatpost went up about 2cm. I found I was much more comfortable especially when climbing, the best/fittest I’ve felt on a ride for a few years.

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