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Wednesday 6th 55F/13C. Bright overcast. Scattered showers and windy.
Up at 6.15 after a much quieter night.
Vital grocery shopping required. I overlooked the lack of reserve bags of porridge and olive oil. Both can be found in a supermarket in the next village to the north at 10km. They open at 7am so an early ride makes sense.
I just checked the sag on the front forks at 28mm. Which is a bit excessive but safe. It will provide a softer ride than previously. I have ordered a new pump and a Schrader fitting hose online. So I will have tighter control of pressures in future. Even take the mini pump with me in the panniers.
7.45. Ready to go. It's quite chilly. So I'll wear a jumper under my cycling jacket. Fingered gloves and a GripGrab aviator cap will also help.
7.50-8.50 A 20km ride to the shops and back. With quite a strong crosswind shrieking in my Oticon hearing aids. Two standard items missing from stock. I was trying much harder on the way. Averaging 30-35kph and 90rpm. More relaxed on the way back. Only 25-30kph. Lots more traffic later. The softer fork pressure made it feel much more comfortable on the dreadfully bumpy roads. They have been repeatedly dug up for an extension to the district heating. The softer ride certainly didn't feel any slower.
11.00 I had to come in to cool off and rest. I am dripping with sweat and knackered. After clearing the oak trees I felled some time ago. The delayed graveling of the parking space didn't help. Nor having an excavator shoving the whole heap onto the garden. Where long grass grew through it.
I stacked the thicker branches and trunks on top of the chestnut firewood heap. To let it dry out naturally. The thinner stuff went down to the far end of the garden. Beyond the parking space. To provide a natural shelter for hedgehogs and salamanders.
I have been trying out my solar telescope having received it back from repair. It seems promising but it has been very cloudy all day. With only brief glimpses of the sun.
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