Newbold Verdon

Another respite from the rain this afternoon. Rain this morning, but the roads were dry by late afternoon.

Having taken delivery of a spare inner tube for the Tricross yesterday and checked that the rear tyre was still nice and hard, I decided to take it for a spin to ensure all’s well. I could only afford the time for 25 miles or so. Shame because it was quite pleasant out there, sunny for the first hour or so and mild. I thought I’d do some of the southbound route and come back, since a moderate wind was coming from the south.

I took a detour from Ellistown along Beveridge Lane, just for a change really. I went down as far as Kirkby Lane and looped back up through Newbold Verdon. And as usual I came back via Battram. Very nice run out, back on 25.52 miles. 139 this month and I think I should be able to hit my target for February (263).

Picked up a little bit of light rain near Bagworth, but only for a couple of minutes. I had the impression that the new inner tube rolls better than the old one, but that’s probably something I imagined. Can’t imagine it would make a noticeable difference on a heavy-ish bike.

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