Post work ride

Got out yesterday after work. 16.87 miles 11mph average. Getting better and my knees dont hurt so much this morning!

Bombed it on the way back as I overtook a couple of people and didn't want to get caught by them again. Stupid idiot.

Nikon D7000 - rather good!

The newly purchased Nikon d7000 is rather good! First "shoot" at Carsington Water last weekend proved it is very easy to use and quite logical (neither of those things apply to me!)No thats not a beach, it is a resevoir! Full report to follow.

New tyres, better ride

Did my second ride post holiday yesterday. The first was a disaster and left me yearning gears again in my usual kneejerk way.

Yesterday felt alot better however and I managed 19.4 miles at 10.7mph average. This was the second outing for my new Maxxis tyres. A Crossmark on the rear and Advatage on the front. The Crossmark is a pure race tyre with very low profile tread so reading the reviews, I thought I'd better go for something grippier on the front, hence the Advantage. This is the grippiest tyre I've had for a while but I think the rolling resistance is decent and the Crossmark on the rear certainly helps with that. Got a double puncture in teh crossmark near home though!!

Still trying to think of ways to make the bike lighter as well but theres not alot of room left for that. Tubeless? not sure. Maybe lighter pedals woulf help but I like the platform on my Times. Carbon bars? I love the Ragley Carnegies I have but stepping up to the carbon version is a £95 expense I could spend elsewhere at the mo. I do still thing silver Thomson seatpost and stem would look rather good however!

I have splashed out on another camera too! a Nikon d7000 dslr and 35mm lense. More on that to come!