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hippy
Been off the bike for 5 weeks, in part due to being on holiday, in part due to coming back from holiday with labyrinthitis and not having the requisite ability to stay upright to get out for a ride.
First ride this morning. Was idly plotting a rough 25 - 30 mile route up through Strines, but the first hill of the day put me to reconsidering that plan, as it’s immediately apparent that 5 weeks is enough for my fitness to have absolutely shit itself. Mentally remapped my route down to more like 20 miles. Smashing it down a hill, front wheel starts pissing tubeless goo all over the place, and I have to take 20 minutes out of my day to fail to plug the hole and end up throwing in a tube. Hit the next hill, struggle my way to the top, by the time I make it there I’m a wheezing mess and my heart is exploding, and I’m already revising my route to get me home asap.
12.5 miles, 1500 feet of climbing. Bullshit. I hate bikes.