I’d intended to break my four day cycling drought with a Twycross, but shortly after setting off, changed my mind and steered the X up through Coleorton and Melbourne.
I’d really wanted to do a trip out east but conditions were breezy, and I’d have had an irritating headwind to cope with on the return leg. So I pretty much did the same as last time, up over Swarkestone Bridge then left along past Stenson, through Willington and along to Hilton. The headwind going west wasn’t actually nearly as bad as I expected.
I stopped on the bridge to take a pic. Possibly a bit of an error as I had a long wait for an acceptable gap in the flowing river of motor traffic, so I could continue my journey northward.
Went a bit further west this time and turned back on the outskirts of Hilton. I was quite amused to pass a Chinese restaurant called the Mandarin Hilton.
Decided to come back a slightly different way after coming back over the bridge, to avoid the brutal southward climb south of Melbourne, and to hang on to the tailwind for a bit. Instead I headed eastward to Donington, turning south after Isley Walton to join what used to be the route home from the office.
Nice weather, mostly warm and sunny. I didn’t mind the breeze.
I’ve been so impressed by the new mirror on the Boardman that I bought one for the X as well. About 8g heavier than the combined weight of the mirror and bar end plug that it replaced, but – it’s not a lot, is it? I found that I readjusted the old one quite frequently, this one I can just leave alone once it’s set up right. Most people wouldn’t have that problem, though. I’m a bit susceptible to OCD.
40.96, 167 this month.