Winter Riding

Wow. We have snow on the way. It is time to get out the chunky tyres and look forward to some crisp riding as the white stuff comes in. Last year the A14 was at standstill for about 4 hrs due to the snow. If it happens again this year I am going to get on my mountain bike, complete with a big flask full of tea, bickies and varous snacks, so that I can ride though the stationary traffic and make a fortune selling to the stranded.

Ha Ha Ha (Evil laugh).

Seriously, though. I was watching this program last night about too fat to walk. Morbidly obese people were set the challenge of walking 500 miles accross England. Devon to Edinborough. 50% made it. One was a genuine hit the wall, but the excuses from the others. Oh, I have a bone in my toe. Oh I can't do this because....

If I get that bad over why I shouldn't go out and ride (Oh it looks like rain, oh its a bit cold out), just slap me and tell me to stop winging. Winter riding is great. You get to hone your skills, so that you are able to handle slippy conditions and not panic when your rear end skids out. Your cadence is improved and you end up with a smoother peddling action.

I have been a bit lax on one cycling front though. Cleaning the bike. But thats in keeping with my bikes persona as a SCUD missile (Seldom Cleaned Used Daily). The best way to clean the bike is to ride it through a puddle.

Anyway, back to the winter riding. At this time of year there are going to be lots of reasons why the gym looks warmer and cosier. I have fallen to the temptation of a nice warm spinning class as well. But I will be cycling there (8 miles is a nice warm up).

So now that I have had my rant, I have convinced myself that it is not too cold or wet out there and I am going to hit the winter traffic with renewed vigor.

Luck