Today's Bike Ride

[Stagger]

Comute 25k this morning, but had a puncture. Tried to put one of the spare tubes in (Brand new out of the box) and it was wrong size. Had to resort to 2nd spare tube. Gutted
Have laughed it off now, it was my own fault anyway for riding through a patch of grit and crap where CRASH happend last week.
Onwards and upwards.

[Stagger]

Easy 25k 400m climb home.
Just watching the world go by.
Going to have a fitting for the good bike this evening. Been gonner do it for months now but the Mrs set it up as my Birthday pressie.
See how it goes.

[Hanneke]

Nice couple of hours with coach Russ this afternoon... Starting to feel stronger

[Hanneke]

Easy hour and 15 minutes spinning on the road to ease out the legs for tomorrows MTB race First MTB race ever, so feeling slightly apprehensive... and pondering tyre choices...

[Stagger]

All the best Han
Grip every time at this time of the year.
Trust me.

[Hanneke]

Thanks Stagger, will be putting the mud tyres on in a minute...

Choice is between 1.95 Panaracer Trailraker or 2.25 Nobby Nic's

All the best Han
Grip every time at this time of the year.
Trust me.

[Hanneke]

First MTB xc race conquered... horizontal sleet at the start didn't help. Don't think I have ever felt so cold in my life, as we didn't start until 45 minutes after the advertised start time. I had timed my warmup lap so that there were just 5 minutes between it and the start, so as to not get cold, but no such luck, as we stood shivering in a field on top of a hill, being hailed and sleeted on in gale force winds :w00t:

Mind, I did enjoy it, even though most of the course was covered in ankle deep mud... I also managed to win my race. Mind, there was only one other woman in it LOL... and was 3rd behind two elite girls. Felt very muppety and clumsy, but upwards and onwards, especially as I have won free entry into the next two races in the series

Got a lot of kudos for my tyres I was riding my birthday present and boy was I a happy Hann They were BRILLIANT! No slippage at all, great traction and boy it was muddy!

[Stagger]

Well Done Hann. Glad you enjoyed it. Which tyres did you run in the end??

[Hanneke]

The Panaracers, as you said, grirp is everything!

Well Done Hann. Glad you enjoyed it. Which tyres did you run in the end??

[Stagger]

By it were cold this morning riding to work. Nice clear morning, with a feel of mid winter.

Legs are tender in different muscles as I had a bike fitting session last Friday. Looking for positive results in the long term.