Clips, Slips and Countryside
The start to my reacquaintance with my bike was a punctuated by a week abroad in Corfu. I’d managed a 11 mile ride the week before we went away so I was itching to get out this weekend, though Saturday’s weather suggested that might not be possible! Fortunately this morning was dry, if a bit changeable, so I set out with the intention of getting 20 miles under my belt.
The area that I live in always amazes me. Go a mile one way and I can be in the hustle and bustle concrete jungle of Croydon, while a mile in the opposite direction takes me to rolling hills and farms along with some lovely village pubs. The fact that I’m always going so slow that I can enjoy the scenery is a bonus!
Unfortunately today wasn’t all plain sailing like two weeks ago as I discovered a fairly significant personal issue with clips! My left foot, the dominant one, is fine with clipping in or out as it used to doing what I tell it to. My right foot however, the swinger in football terms, really doesn’t want to know at all so any balance issues on that side result in me falling over. That happened twice today (once fairly heavily on the elbow) and fortunately no cars were coming! A bloodied knee and elbow plus feeling a bit foolish was the result.
The tumbles cut my confidence a bit so I turned for home, but still managed to put in 16 miles and any miles into the legs at this stage are good miles.
Hopefully future rides will be less eventful!
IAIN
