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Little update ...
The ride I mentioned above managed to make my knee hurt quite a bit. Two days later I went for the Superdrome taster session, and had the best half hour of my life, just until my knee started stinging like hell. Took me until today to get back on a bike. 2 hours ride today, mostly single track, and it was a blast.
All I can say is that Adelaide has a lot to offer for roadies and mtb riders alike, and I wish I had brought my new road bike.
The only hairy bit is cars. Due to the grid layout with main roads being 2 lanes either direction, people tend to give you less space than in London. The traffic flows faster, and on the Rockhopper I felt like I was too slow most of the time.
Roads up the hill, like Old Belair Road can be a bit hairy, there is little space and people feel they have to pass you by all means.
However, it mostly is possible to find traffic free routes if one is familiar with the grid and the good cyle/mtb dirt tracks up and down the hills.
Apart from that Adelaide is preparing for the Tour Down Under and it tells.
Saw some very pro looking people today riding past me like lightning, one guy in CSC kit, the other one in columbia team gear.
If the weather doesn't change, I pity those poor bastards. We had 41C today, and even though I set off this morning at 8am I felt like my brain was cooking 45 mins later.
We had cooler periods over the last 3 weeks, with perfect riding conditions around 22C, though, and I have the feeling it might change over the next few days.
All in all I am looking forward to a nice a crisp day around 0 - 10C when back in London for some reason. I guess that's called being homesick.
Happy New Year everyone.