Mark On A Bike

It's supposed to be half term with light traffic, seems okay in the morning and then mayhem on an evening, transforming into poor drivers now they're having to drive in reduced light?

A bike on a train

A bike on a train

That's why I like the little but newer Transport for Wales trains.
Plenty of space and a strap to secure rather than a wheelbrace.

Plus no one seems to complain if you're in the vestibule part

YouTube video by Futurama Clips reform party

Well, futurama can join the Simpsons in predicting the future

Leigh-a-lago?

Who puts a change of clocks and strong winds on the same weekend?
My sleep is completely screwed up now and will probably have to resort to caffeine to get through the day

Photo showing the front caliper brake of a diverge gravel bike

Photo showing the top of the fork and internal routing of the brake cable

Changed mine back in May, thought "hey I've changed brake cables on my old external routed bike how hard could it be."

Cue cursing that I'd started.

Well i just did my first Wahoo kickr ride. It feels good to get the legs moving again after about 8 weeks off.

Only a short ride and I can feel a bit of tightness in my knee and definitely need to get a fan involved.

Hopefully can get a bit of fitness and leg strength returned

Hear nothing except these stupid soundbites.

Eurgh, it's shocking to think I'll have her as my MP for another few years...

Had that fun the other weekend with a wander around Knutsford

Tight even....

Good news is I can get back out on the bike, I maybe starting with babysteps but I've missed it!

Well apparently I'm definitely a cyclist... Physio said my hamstrings are ridiculously tihgt.

Definitely more of a splat than a nugget

a cartoon character with orange hair and white eyes looks at the camera Alt: a cartoon character with orange hair and white eyes looks at the camera

Really refreshing like drinking a kiwi/lime sherbert

A half pint of green beer in a glass that states that beer place on an orange table

Well couldn't resist a half of turbo slurm!

I don't (currently) have the luxury of a spare bike to have permanently set up.

But having something I could "easily" set up would be great

Cheers, I struggle with going to gyms as the boredom sets in really quickly, but hope an in home set up would work as I can control the music or something on TV to distract me.

That's good to know

Probably not £600 unless it's something special, but budget for a few hundred could be set

Does anyone have any turbo trainer recommendations, I've been out of cycling for a month now and probably a bit longer sorting this injury out

Planning a x-country 🚲 trip for May and worried that I'll only be able to maintain my diminished fitness over winter

Managed to get out of the chair with all the grace of getting off a beanbag. Thankfully, silently except a comment to the agreeing receptionist.

Try some bonjela, I ended up using that during covid whilst trying to get into a new dentist

And really tight quadriceps, i think I've actually been bruised working out the tension

A big Costa coffee cup on a saucer with a spoon. In the background is a wet and condensation covered window

Right so that's tendonitis and a bakers cyst.
Drugs, exercise, rest, and ice and heat... And a "ban" from cycling for the next two weeks... so #coffeeneuring might be off the cards. I so I'll have a cup now whilst drying out and waiting for my bus.... Then to find an open phamacy

Off the bus and into reception, practically fell into the armchair they have as it's so low... I think they might want to make people more injured before their appointment

Well I'm a bit wind battered and drenched but I'm off to the physio to see how badly I've damaged my knee and hopefully what it will take to get it operational again.

Very much looking forward to finishing this week, got a week off, so and I'll be glad to leave the head scratcher of a problem at work with someone else for a bit....

I mean just cut out the flour and have creamed butter and sugar

Well back from a very unusual school night trip to the pub....

But it was in aid of trying to sort out a cycle route for next May to get across to Hornsea and finish in Bolton in memory of a friend's Mum.
Surprisingly productive session.

Sugar... Water...