Just some photos I took this afternoon. However technical problems meant I soon had to return home. The SPD pedals completely FROZE and I wasn't able to clip in because both the cleats and pedals were blocked by ice!
I've even thought about looking for a North-East sportive rides of around 50 miles in length to keep fit and strong. So, the Richmond 3 Dales ride is a looking good if I can get the courage up ;-)
Yep, I bought a new bike. A beautiful blue Kona Jake the Snake cyclocross.
And yes as usual, on the first ride I got 2 punctures due to the soft cyclocross tyres rubbers. So, I'm going to have to buy some Schwalbe marathon plus tyres that should protect the delicate inner tubes from the glass.
Picture and possible video to follow ;-)
Quick post because I'm still laughing at the stupids who over-bid on ebay. Story is I'm trying to buy a roof rack for my car. There's 3 pieces that need buying, but I've worked out if I buy carefully I could save £20 over the complete roof rack system. So it's ebay for a Thule 753 footpack. I don't want to buy over £25 with £7p&p = £32.
£37.09 + £8.04 = £45.13
Yet, had they searched they could have bought or best offered it for: £34.99 + £7.99 = £42.98
There's one born every minute!
I had a good bike ride on my single speeder yesterday and used my heart monitor for the first time. In 4 hilly places my heart rate topped 172 bpm, making the monitor warning beep like crazy. It's programmed with my age, height and weight. However the BIG place was the pedestrian Tyne Tunnel where I carried the bike down the stairs, cycled fast through the tunnel and carried the bike up the 100 odd wooden stairs.
It looked like I peaked at 177 bmp at the top of the stairs. According to medical reports this is my "heart attack" region. Using the formula for my maximum heart rate:
HRmax = 205.8 − (0.685 × age)
Therefore:
HRmax = (205.8 - 34.4555) = 171.3
So I am now dead and I have written this on my internet Ouija board.
Shall I buy or wait?
I hate decisions!!!!
