A pain in the butt
Moffat to Strathaven: 57 miles
A lovely sunny day with gentle tailwinds, perfect cycling weather. The start of the route looked a little troublesome - an 8 mile climb out of the valley - it turned out however to be a long and gentle climb. Coming down the other side was lovely, a 15 mile gradual descent, all done in top gear, cruising at 25 to 30mph down the valley, crossing into South Lanarkshire at the end of the descent.
The afternoon was noticeable for the crap roads, really rattling both bike and occupant for miles and miles. It literally rattled Dans bike to bits - with his gear changer falling to bits during the afternoon. This evening I have two sore wrists (from the vibrations coming up through the front forks) and one sore butt.
Went through the village of Boghead towards the end. Couldn't resist taking a photo of the village sign. Not sure which village name I like the most of the villages we've passed through - Boghead or Chipshop - which was in Devon.
Couldn't resist taking a photo of the "personal bath mat" (i.e. to step onto when stepping out of the bath) that is in the B&B room - basically just a piece of thick paper as they are too stingy to buy a proper one - the narrative on the bottom of it tickled me.
Stats for the day:
Time spent cycling: 4hr 13 mins
Average Speed: 13.3mph
Max: 37.5mph
Potholes rattled across: 16,212
Love to all
A lovely sunny day with gentle tailwinds, perfect cycling weather. The start of the route looked a little troublesome - an 8 mile climb out of the valley - it turned out however to be a long and gentle climb. Coming down the other side was lovely, a 15 mile gradual descent, all done in top gear, cruising at 25 to 30mph down the valley, crossing into South Lanarkshire at the end of the descent.
The afternoon was noticeable for the crap roads, really rattling both bike and occupant for miles and miles. It literally rattled Dans bike to bits - with his gear changer falling to bits during the afternoon. This evening I have two sore wrists (from the vibrations coming up through the front forks) and one sore butt.
Went through the village of Boghead towards the end. Couldn't resist taking a photo of the village sign. Not sure which village name I like the most of the villages we've passed through - Boghead or Chipshop - which was in Devon.
Couldn't resist taking a photo of the "personal bath mat" (i.e. to step onto when stepping out of the bath) that is in the B&B room - basically just a piece of thick paper as they are too stingy to buy a proper one - the narrative on the bottom of it tickled me.
Stats for the day:
Time spent cycling: 4hr 13 mins
Average Speed: 13.3mph
Max: 37.5mph
Potholes rattled across: 16,212
Love to all
posted by Chris Pugh at 6:04 pm
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