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@Nick.Earthloop
I got up early to have a go at the TNRC 5-hills route on the way to work this morning.
Everything seemed fine for a while, then I noticed that my saddle wasn't straight so I stopped to make adjustments. The seatpost was twisting, so I made sure to do the clamp up good and tight this time, stripping the thread and leaving me with no functioning seatpost clamp.
So, option one: a 43km bike ride into work with no sitting down, fixed, 65GI. Option two: the unknown horrors that await me in Gomshall railway station.
I chose option one. Now my legs hurt. I got several strange looks from other cyclists while mashing vigorously along with sweat flying off me in order to achieve a slow pootle.
9/10 - docked 1 point because now I have to go to a bike shop at lunchtime.