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I look like I was throwing a snowball in that picture, but actually I was putting my camelbak underneath my gilet to stop it freezing.
This was an awesome ride, what makes me happiest on a bike is doing things I never thought possible before. Today's 40mile (I live closer to essex than Scarlet) ride through very snowy country lanes on a road bike is one of those things. We had every conceivable form of snow and ice and rode through it as if it wasn't there (well sort of).
I got back in just before 12.00 so that's probably 10mph average and I'd guess about 12mph moving average. Not all that far off the last E4 TNRC I was on. But then there was some issue on that one with a guest rider...
Lots of hard work in the snow, particularly with the close fitted mudguards I had on, they filled with slush and added a lot of resistance, I'd thought of this before and considered using my track bike but couldn't bear the thought of seeing it covered in gritty slush. I was virtually brakeless, on the few occasions I did try to use my front brakes they were absolutely useless.
Essex was beautiful in the snow.