If I don't work from home at least I can ride...so with the excuse of an errand in Scholes (one of the villages north east of Leeds) today was my first 50+ miles ride (2400 feet) of the year taking me over 300 miles for this year. This allowed me another perambulation along the new-ish bypass to the Leeds north east ring road, which connects directly to the M1.
Because the new road crosses all the northern radical roads to Wetherby, York etc there are frequent roundabouts with traffic lights and because the new road is equipped with a bridleway/ cycle path/ footpath in both directions around these roundabouts are another set of concentric routes and lights for non-motorists which can be quite complicated. So although one can zip along the fine-grain cycle lane tarmac one repeatedly comes to a shuddering halt to cope with all these. And because Leeds CC has already built side roads to cope with future developments these cul-de-sacs are equipped with the appropriate, but currently unnecessary, deviations for bikes.
And people think cycling is boring!
Of course it would be far, far faster to ride on the new wizzy dual carriageways but other road users - such as BMW drivers - might think that was bit naughty.
And of course cyclists, particularly me, are always good.
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