Well its Friday and what a week it has been at work. Needed to clear the head / mind so took to the bike for an hour or so. I headed off and it was lovely and sunny / 15 degrees, the wind still blowing away but no where near the gales of yesterday. Once onto the line to Bishop I turned off at Willington and headed up towards Stanley Crook on the quiet back roads. Once up the tops it was getting rather dark. Then from no where there was massive rain drops then the heavens opened. Just my luck I was on the outskirts of a small village and no bus stops to shelter in but I was opposite a church so I made a quick dash into the covered porch area for 10mins until it blew over. As I set off the temperature went from 15 down to 9 degrees and it was freezing with the wind. Time to head back onto the lines and drop down to East Hedleyhope. On the descent I could feel the back tyre running soft but kept pushing on. By the time I got to Esh Winning is was getting too soft so blew it up. Then on the way to Ushaw Moor it was on the rim. Time for a tube change this time, 5 mins along the line and it felt soft again. Blew it back up but a few minutes late it was on the rim again. Time to patch the first tube and blow it back up again. I found the glass still in the tyre, ggrr. At least the sun was back out and I did not have a head wind on the way back in. What a ride, time to get warmed back up, wash the bike, fix some tubes and give the Norco a once over.
Below are a few pics from the ride, enjoy and hopefully more soon -
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