Sunday 14 April 2013

CYCLING LOG: 8-14 April 2013

Sun, 14 Apr 2013
 
20.07 km in 01:10:30 hours at 17.08 km/h on Surly Pacer.
Forgot computer today. No real idea of time/speed but it was my usual route to Harpenden for Pilates and back, so I'm using stats from last such ride. Only thing is, the wind direction has reversed in the past week... bringing Spring! So battled against quite a head wind going down, then found the wind had shifted slightly more westerly for the return journey so had cross wind rather than tailwind on the main road, and then through the Peppercorn - Slip End - Woodside zigzag had more or less the opposite as we had going down. Took photos of potholes near the pig farm on Manor Road, to report to Central Beds Council.
Capstan thermometer said temp was about 62F (didn't check what this is in Celsius). Wore S/S Primal jersey with SmartWool armwarmers, with L/S Smartwool jersey and Pearl Izumi Barrier Elite gillet. On the bottom, I wore my Ibex El Fito 3/4 knicks - exposing my shins for the first time this year! Feet: SmartWool socks and Spesh shoes. Head: Walz wool cap. Actually got too warm struggling in that wind going down, so ditched the arm warmers for the return and was still a little warm - feeling the heat through the black sleeves of the jersey!
Adam meanwhile wore S/S jersey and cotton cap. He's half-alien.
Tags: road
Sat, 13 Apr 2013
23.37 km in 01:19:56 hours at 17.54 km/h on Surly Pacer.
Loop from home through Stockwood Park then to Harpenden via Sustrans path, back via usual loop through Slip End and Woodside. end odo 2124.4
Tags: road

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