Tonight's ride means that's 300 miles since the end of January. Some (somewhat anal!!) stats:
- 300 miles in 29 rides
- average distance of my rides of 10.5 miles
- top max speed is 35.9mph which was down the hill approaching Kittle on the road from Blackpill
- my overall average speed is 5.6mph
- the longest ride was my Cardigan epic at 28.6 miles in 7 hours
- the top average speed on one ride (which was 100% tarmac) was 10.9mph
- weight lost 1.5 stone.
- Brake pad sets destroyed: coming up to 5!!
- 1 Bottom Bracket destroyed
- I think the SPD pedals may be on their way out.
- Punctures - lost count
- Max patches on a single tube - may be about 9!!
Overall I'm pretty pleased, but I'm celebrating with a sore knee and painful rib cage. Thought I'd ride some easy stuff this evening, but manged to bounce off a rock on a well known downhill and fall onto a bank against a tree stump. Bashed my ribs again and could barely breath for a minute or two. I don't half feel tender now!! I'm not sure if this won't put the kibosh on me riding the Black Mountains. Had my eye on Grwyne Fawr, known as Brown Trousers to off-roaders! If it doesn't happen I'm making a special trip up there when I'm a bit fitter.
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