Just walked around the garden and decided it's too cold for my planned ride. It's not that I'm soft, you understand it's just that there's so much ice around that I wouldn't be able to relax and enjoy the ride.
I've become totally paranoid about falling since returning to the saddle. Clipless pedals are out of the window and flats are now the order of the day. The prospect of landing on my duff side fills me with horror.
Shame really. I'd planned to get a train to Basingstoke and ride home with the wind behind me.
Just walked around the garden and decided it's too cold for my planned ride. It's not that I'm soft, you understand it's just that there's so much ice around that I wouldn't be able to relax and enjoy the ride.
Perfectly reasonable. I think you have to be soft in the head to cycle on ice! :-)
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I've become totally paranoid about falling since returning to the saddle. Clipless pedals are out of the window and flats are now the order of the day. The prospect of landing on my duff side fills me with horror.
Me too, but I might change my mind about clipless pedals.
Just walked around the garden and decided it's too cold for my planned ride. It's not that I'm soft, you understand it's just that there's so much ice around that I wouldn't be able to relax and enjoy the ride.
I've become totally paranoid about falling since returning to the saddle. Clipless pedals are out of the window and flats are now the order of the day. The prospect of landing on my duff side fills me with horror.
Shame really. I'd planned to get a train to Basingstoke and ride home with the wind behind me.
get a trike (conventional or recumbent) for when there is ice around, then try a spin it .....
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Just walked around the garden and decided it's too cold for my planned ride. It's not that I'm soft, you understand it's just that there's so much ice around that I wouldn't be able to relax and enjoy the ride.
I've become totally paranoid about falling since returning to the saddle. Clipless pedals are out of the window and flats are now the order of the day. The prospect of landing on my duff side fills me with horror.
Shame really. I'd planned to get a train to Basingstoke and ride home with the wind behind me.
I can understand your concern. Today was the first time Vernon & I have cycled back to Castle Acre post Vernon's being hit by motorist. I went in front of Vernon today - and I have to say I was wary of the surroundings - just because of that.
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Just walked around the garden and decided it's too cold for my planned ride. It's not that I'm soft, you understand it's just that there's so much ice around that I wouldn't be able to relax and enjoy the ride.
I've become totally paranoid about falling since returning to the saddle. Clipless pedals are out of the window and flats are now the order of the day. The prospect of landing on my duff side fills me with horror.
Shame really. I'd planned to get a train to Basingstoke and ride home with the wind behind me.
That's why you should own a mountainbike. Take your 'duff side' off road with some big tyres. Honestly, in all but dense ice sheets and verglas on rocks, they're unstopable. At least you could get out riding! Anyway, I'm off for a roadie ride around hopefully non-icy Rivington.
