Chilly / icy local road ride on the Bowman Pilgrims

What a depressing two weeks weather we have had. Never seen the sun, its either been lashing down for days/nights on end, gale force winds, dark and cold or a combination of all of them. Enough of this the sun actually came out today for of all of about an hour but still a cold wind when out and about around the county.
I had to drag my big fat lazy arse out on the bike today and by the time I got out the sun had gone but it was not raining and only a steady breeze and it wasn't dark. I stopped local and mainly to salted roads as there was loads of ice on the country back lanes. When I finally reached Tow Law with a headwind all the way up the temperature was reading -0.7 degrees on the Garmin so didn't hang around long. Another thing I hate about the winter is it takes so long to get all your kit on before you can even swing your leg your the saddle but its worth it when you get out into the hills. Todays list of cycling gear was - starting from the top down to the bottom
helmet
winter cap
glasses
softshell jacket
merino base layer
hr monitor strap
bib shorts
bib winter tights
winter socks
road shoes
over shoes
and pertex in my back pocket just in case
then when your finished peel all the layers off and chuck in the washer and wash down the bike so the salt dosent eat it.

 

There was also a parcel landed last week from Westys with a 27.5+" Rocket Ron in - summer bashing tyre.