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I picked up my new bike from Chris' bikes yesterday. It is very shiny indeed :)
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atreic's digicam, so the quality isn't great.
It seemed like a good idea to take it for a bit of a ride this morning, both to remind myself how unfit I've become, and to get used to riding it. So, I looked atlnr's handy collection of cycle rides, and decided that something based on Waterbeach, Landbeach, Cottenham and Histon was the way to go (GMAP of the route lnr took).
I didn't quite take that route (the start and end points differ, if nothing else). I cycled down to Jesus Green footbridge, and headed out along the towpath, going fairly slowly because of the various pedestrians and suchlike. It was sunny, and the boaties were out in force. I made a slight detour to the railway bridge when I forgot I needed to cross Green Dragon bridge, which was irritating. The towpath's surface has improved since I last went that way - it's now loosly-compacted gravel, which is quite a pleasant surface, although rather noisy. There were fewer people as I headed on to Waterbeach, and I followed a heron down the river for a while. A bit of a map-stop there, although I still missed the cut-through onlnr's route, and then across the main road and on towards Landbeach (someone apparantly wants Landbeach to be carefree, so it now welcomes full drivers). At about this point the wind picked up a bit, and started to make itself felt. I pushed on towards Cottenham, and then decided to head home via Histon, rather than going on through Oakington and Girton. My legs were beginning to feel it quite a bit between Cottenham and Histon, particularly given the headwind, so I slowed a little and was glad to make it to the A14 junction; it felt like I was on the home straight! Cambridge was full of traffic (as to be expected), and I got home 1hr16 after leaving, having covered 17.5 miles. Not brilliant speed-wise, but not bad for a first long ride in a while.
The bike is lovely to ride, though a couple of things need a little adjusting - I'll talk to the bike shop about that next week. Now time for a shower and some lunch!
There's another picture here. They were taken with
atreic's digicam, so the quality isn't great.It seemed like a good idea to take it for a bit of a ride this morning, both to remind myself how unfit I've become, and to get used to riding it. So, I looked at
lnr's handy collection of cycle rides, and decided that something based on Waterbeach, Landbeach, Cottenham and Histon was the way to go (GMAP of the route lnr took).I didn't quite take that route (the start and end points differ, if nothing else). I cycled down to Jesus Green footbridge, and headed out along the towpath, going fairly slowly because of the various pedestrians and suchlike. It was sunny, and the boaties were out in force. I made a slight detour to the railway bridge when I forgot I needed to cross Green Dragon bridge, which was irritating. The towpath's surface has improved since I last went that way - it's now loosly-compacted gravel, which is quite a pleasant surface, although rather noisy. There were fewer people as I headed on to Waterbeach, and I followed a heron down the river for a while. A bit of a map-stop there, although I still missed the cut-through on
lnr's route, and then across the main road and on towards Landbeach (someone apparantly wants Landbeach to be carefree, so it now welcomes full drivers). At about this point the wind picked up a bit, and started to make itself felt. I pushed on towards Cottenham, and then decided to head home via Histon, rather than going on through Oakington and Girton. My legs were beginning to feel it quite a bit between Cottenham and Histon, particularly given the headwind, so I slowed a little and was glad to make it to the A14 junction; it felt like I was on the home straight! Cambridge was full of traffic (as to be expected), and I got home 1hr16 after leaving, having covered 17.5 miles. Not brilliant speed-wise, but not bad for a first long ride in a while.The bike is lovely to ride, though a couple of things need a little adjusting - I'll talk to the bike shop about that next week. Now time for a shower and some lunch!
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