A very similar day to yesterday – beautiful sunshine, but too cold in the morning. Since the forecast’s a bit damp for the next couple of days, I thought I’d take advantage of the conditions while I could. And since Sutton Bonington was so nice in the sunshine yesterday, I thought I’d go over that way again.
I did pretty much the same as yesterday except that I didn’t attempt to loop round to Sutty the back way. Just went straight up Park Lane and straight back down again.
At Diseworth on the way back I was surprised to meet about 55 people on horseback coming the other way through the village, in hunting outfits, accompanied by a large pack of hounds. The dogs looked to be having a lovely time running through village all over the road. The poor buggers will probably all have been shot in the head by the time they’re five years old.
The weather warmed up nicely later on and I started to think I should have done a longer ride. But I was already thinking of a coffee and a hot shower. And to be honest, the plastic saddle was not really a success. I was pleasantly surprised for the first 15 km or so. I even started to think it was a good fit – its rigidity complementing the stiffness of the bike. But after 35 km I was regretting it. Still – it wasn’t painful, just uncomfortable. I’ll probably leave it on for a bit.
Back on 44.87. More on Saturday possibly.