2010-05-01 Sat - The Bridges IX - East to West

owen, the spirit was quite good actually, but it really was raining so that the traffic seemed mad.

i'm proud of you guys to hear you really finished it after i bailed out at battersea. i thought about the miles home.

@vélo liblre: i think last night there where the most twitchy drivers on the loose - ever! - on my way home. two attempts, one had me shaking after turning into me from the oncoming lane without indicating or any other hint whatsoever. i swerved to the right onto the pave and into a chicken place. happily no damage, not even a scratch but 10 years of from my life span. driver didn't see me due to his fogged up windows. ffs!

things i learned: a forum rider's spirit does not hang on the weather and might surprise you.
a hope vision1 is not enough when it pours down.
i need sealskin socks.

it was just one of THESE nights.

A pair of knog frogs isn't enough under any circumstance. My geckos have gone missing though :-(

What were your lights? Your back light is seriously bright. way too bright really - it was all but blinding me whenever I was behind you. I want lights that bright for dunwich. might mount them a bit lower though :-)

It was enjoyable while it lasted, but the realisation that it was not going to get drier, coupled with a puncture at almost the exact moment I caught up with you at waterloo got me thinking it's going to stop being fun fairly soon.