After a rest day yesterday I decided to go back out for another short steady spin today. I parked up at Cox Green carpark and headed for Sunderland along the old C2C track. They have cut all the grass verges back along the full route and have made a really good job of it. Only a few over hanging bushes etc. The broken glass at Sunderland end is not as bad but still a good few sections with shattered bottles etc. One thing I did notice is there was a lot less dog poo which is a god send. I reached the marina at Roker / beach in no time with very little effort. I went up the coast to Souter light house where I turned onto the road back to the Glass Centre where I joined back onto the C2C to Cox Green. When I turned at the light house I worked out why it took so little effort to that point as I now had a massive headwind all the way back up. The temporary patch / superglue was holding out on the rear tyre then with 1.5 miles to the finish I heard the hiss again and more sealant running down the bike frame. It resealed but the pressure was low so I limped it back again. I have ordered a replacement tyre from Merlin Cycles last night so should be here early next week.
All in 25.5miles in 1hr 55mins with nearly 1000ft of climbing, below are a few snaps from the ride and hopefully more soon-
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