I left the house stopped at the sorting office and got my crank arms, then looped through Brockley and down Queens Road- zipped through Brockley with a smile on my face, then turned into the wind down the Queens road and dropped to pretty much walking pace.
Stopped of at Edwardes and handed in the large pile of bits that I have assembled over the last six months and they said yes- they can turn them into a set of cranks that don't go "bang! bang! bang!", so I'll drop the bike off Friday morning for them to work their magic. Hurrah!
Left Edwardes, turned sideways to the wind, and got caught in a sudden gust- wobbled right, stayed on, then absolutely SHOT down the road- not pedalling, just propelled by the wind.
Awesome.
Spotty rain on the last of my commute, stopped at Monmouth for a coffee and walked the length of China Town to the office, admiring the multitude of different fruits, vegetables and meats in cases and bags in front of the restaurants.
But you didn't actually spot anyone.