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So on Tuesday the weather was finally kind enough to let me commute to work (6 degrees and no rain), which is a bit more than 16 km one way. It's a nice route all along the (Delftse) Schie. I would've taken some pics but I had an about 40 km/h headwind so I was quite reluctant to do anything, besides desperately clinging on to the anchor, that is the fully loaded Marin. Then of course the wind changed by the afternoon, so I faced a similarly strong side/headwind all the way back home. Not bad exercise though. The Marin was as good as ever, although the top-heavy backpack on the pannier rack was acting like a sail in the heavy crosswind.
Needless to say these past days I've had a ridiculously excessive internal battle whether I should pick up road cycling again or not. This basically meant windowshopping on Marktplaats and other various platforms for a new bike. Thankfully the remnants of my sanity won for once, so I didn't buy anything yet. However, I actually did need some gear, so I've pulled the trigger on some new bib shorts (I didn't wear one for 10+ years), a merino base layer, and finally a new helmet as the old one's almost 10 years old and has been worn to hell.
And then yeah, the bike thing. I have the Puch sitting behind me upon writing these lines. Technically it's a well-functioning road bike, lovely chromed 531 tubes, solid 105SC groupset, and the whole thing ain't heavy either. I mean the frame's a bit out of alignment, which is nerve wrecking for me, but it really isn't a big deal. I'll be taking it out for a few longer spins, to see what do I like more, cycling, or rambling about bike stuff online. And if it's the former, well... I've been lusting over titanium bikes for 12 years or so... In the meantime, fingers crossed my orders arrives soon and I can ride wearing anything other than jeans or cargo shorts.
Oh, and I took the Spinergy front wheel for a quick ride, it's total madness, the sound of the blades slashing through the air is quite awesome. But it needs some work of course, it has a layer of yellow and another layer of black spray paint on the rim part, that I'll try to remove carefully.