I dragged myself out to the local Club run this morning - it seemed like the Hammer Horror production team were in charge of the weather as there was a lot of fog on the roads and as the ride developed the mist across the fields near Steeple Morden and Ashwell added a very Grimpen Mire feel to proceedings. It's the first time I've ridden with the club en masse for ages. It was good to see so many new faces as well as trade banter with old buddies Mike Webb and Nigel Tooke.
Today's run saw a lot of the Hitchin Nomads riders turn out on the fixed gear and single-speed machines, which could have led to catastrophic wheel touching in the "bunch", but didn't. I had put an 80" gear on my old Ribble track bike, which was probably a touch too big for the route today but did illustrate that a biggish gear (as opposed to say 65-75") can prove to be useful on the inclines as was the case in an ad hoc and rather jaunty sprint for the 30 mph sign near Bygrave.
Two hours riding fixed is like a month of going to the gym in terms of leg work out. Good for the soul and the wallet too although I may have disagreed as I rode out of Ashwell with my mate Ian Miles up a pretty steep climb.
Having tested out a new CatEye Heart Rate monitor for the first time, I could also see what state the old ticker was in. As it happens, it seems to be pumping alright maxxing at 178, which is not far off my max of 183. Need to work on the quads over the winter...
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