Commute

Now for the racing excuses. Well you see, my backpack was creating so much extra drag causing havoc with my aerodynamics, i must have been easily 5mph slower, then the gears started skipping since it was so cold, the chain length must have contracted, and with it being cold my tyre pressures dropped creating yet more drag, and well I am carrying extra weight, but it's muscle you understand, yes, definitely muscle, not fat. So all in I easily managed, but everything else was against me today meaning I had no choice other than to abandon, I think I will focus on the tour instead.

And the honest answer?

Not so much of a commute, more of a 'oh bugger it's bloody windy, this is hard going and my lungs are going to explode, I think I will turn back' kind of ride, still brilliant to get out on the bike in the sunshine, and I got around 15 miles in so all is not lost.