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I'm out. Physically not great, mentally fucking borderline. Welcome to the flat battery club. Have a good one.
hippy-
Good decision.
I've just got home. Did about 70km, to the other side of the cotswolds where the route goes flat then came back.
I'm not looking for pbp qual and don't care about audax points but I wanted to have a decent ride with lots of time in the aerobars to test my position.
It's just a bit too windy to be able to ride properly. Was a bit scary on a few descents and often couldn't use the aerobars. Forecast was for the wind to get stronger at end of day and for rain. I just didn't fancy being out in those conditions, wind, rain and dark, so I'd already decided I'd ride to Newent and turn back. But when I got to the flat section I found I couldn't ride on the aerobars for the wind. No point sitting on the hoods for 40km, so I turned back then, which gave me about 140km.
That gave me a decent ride (longest since June) and I learned a bit from it.
Was interesting to do some of the route the other way round. The climb up cleve hill was bloody steep, felt like 20%. And Winchcombe hill was steep as well. I got blown off going back up there and had to walk some of it as too windy.
frank9755
Packed up car, about to set off and battery was flat. That's what happens when I don't use it for 2 months.
On charger, maybe it will work in an hour...