Saturday, 28 December 2013

Torrington (My Nemesis)

[Friday post]

 Ugh.

 This morning I decided to do at least 35km because the day before my "rest day", I only did 25km and was quite disappointed in myself.  (25km is now quite easy for me, so I feel like I'm not pushing myself if I do less than 30km).

I made a mistake and got excited about MC Cyclery LaPa catching me and I went too hard at the start on Anzac and burnt myself out a bit.

Also, I kept thinking about how bad Torrington feels, so instead, I did the Breakwater twice and Mons twice and then went via Moverly (there's a pretty bad hill up the start there).

Anyway, today I was very happy I did 38.3km including Mons / Moverly.


Crazy cars


This morning husband got swiped by a Volvo driver (aren't they supposed to be the ones more focussed about safety?) while he was riding in his pack of 20!

I also got almost swiped by a taxi and a bashed up car painted different colours.

Apparently 70% of cyclists get harassed once every 2 weeks...

Pannier!


So, the local bike store opened up again today so we brought my commuter bike in right on opening 10am and got the rack put on.

After breakfast, we went home and decided on a route to Matraville to get to Gazelle Bikes in Matraville.

I like this bag because:
  1. It matches my bike.
  2. It's huge and it can fit heaps.  I have been warned that it's really easy to fill panniers up to full because you have them, so I'll have to watch out for that.  :)

 Riding away, it maybe felt slightly heavier, but not really anything different.

So pretty!!!  Very happy.

Here's a good demo of this particular bag in case you're interested:



Boring stuff


I rang up and added the bikes to our home and contents insurance today.  DONE.

I can now ride my commuter around with a bit more peace of mind..

Things they don't tell you #472


 Me: Hey, there's dirt all up my back.
Husband: Yeah, that happens.

Things they don't tell you #472


 Me: ARGH.  My butt hurts now every time I sit on normal chairs in normal clothes.  Stupid lycra.
Husband: Uh huh.

Bike Rage


 I'll leave you here with a funny ABC Catalyst segment on bike rage.

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