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OPINION
Summer bike; first ride this year
Thu, Mar 19, 2009 22:29
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IMG_1271.JPGLast Saturday decided weather had improved sufficiently to get best bike out. Needed to take it for a spin as it is only three weeks till Tour of Flanders sportif.
It felt fast when the wind was with me, riding alone as away for the weekend with friends. Escaped for a few hours, very nice. Started East of Newark and headed SOuth to Vale of Belvoir. Flat.....
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'Flat' makes a pleasant change every now and again.
Hope you're going to take your camera to Flanders and have you checked out Rapha Condor's tips to riding the cobbles
I have Tony, will probably swap tyres and extra padded gloves.