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I shared Graham’s disgust of Bianchi bikes having Shimano on in the window of the bike shop (even though I’m a Shimano Man). Somethings are meant to be just so.
Saw 10 Ferraris outside the new posh Crescent Hotel and a pic of my bike in front of a couple.
Nice breakfast too!
I think counting Ferraris in hotel car parks should be disallowed. I saw just one today after I had zoomed up the Cow & Calf climb out of Ilkley. Its reg. plate was V12 and then presumably the owner's initials. How vulgar! Since we were traversing speed bumps in a 20 mph zone he wasn't going any faster than I was because the car at the head of the queue was only doing around 10 mph. So naturally he kept revving his engine.

Anyway only 24 miles (2000 feet) on an errand to Keighley but I did check that the two disused column guided gas holders at Thwaites are still there. They date from 1914 and 1931 (not many people know that) but will be dismantled by 2025. I rather like redundant gas holders.

On my travels I occasionally see a recumbent bike but only briefly because the guy is fast, which
I attribute to his low wind resistance. Today I saw a different recumbent which overtook me at the bottom of a 17% decline. It was the kind that are as low as you can go so had the obligatory fluttering flag with a seat surrounded by yellow stripes to increase visibility.

Yellow? Did he think he was in a Lamborghini?

It reminded me of a large fat wasp.