I'm prone over the bike. The sun is covering everything in crisp bright light. The trees are still. There is no wind. The bike is reacting to every bump in the road. I move my body weight to the inside of the bike as I move her across to maximise my vision, taking up the line I want for the upcoming corner. There is a crest. I'm travelling quickly. I attack. I take the corner and crest in top gear. The front of the bike goes a little light and I move my weight over the front to keep it all in line. I pass a small red car coming the other way. The road is clear. The road is dry. I'm in heaven. Its 08:50 on a February morning in 2018.
This week, the overnight temperatures haven't dropped as low and the rain has, for the most part been absent. Rain on Sunday night left the roads wet for Monday morning, but since then, its been dry and clear. Although not here fully, Spring is making its presence known. The 2018 biking season is almost upon us.
This week, the overnight temperatures haven't dropped as low and the rain has, for the most part been absent. Rain on Sunday night left the roads wet for Monday morning, but since then, its been dry and clear. Although not here fully, Spring is making its presence known. The 2018 biking season is almost upon us.
As you can see, the ride on Monday morning was a mucky one. The overnight Sunday rain had mixed beautifully with the farming traffic on my rural commute, resulting in a patchy muddy route, leaving very dirty FireBlade. The Pirelli Angel GT tyres performed perfectly however. I know I harp on about these tyres fairly regularly, but its for good reason. They are astonishing. Even in the worse conditions, they maintain great levels of grip. The ride home was drier and these conditions continued into Tuesday. No longer needing to worry about icy and unexpected damp patches, I'm back to taking the long routes too and from work. With the hedges still fairly barren and cut back, what I can see from the saddle has vastly improved, allowing me see and do more. Its just been great.
I'm fairly sure it won't last. This is the UK after all and rain is never too far away. For the meantime, its been great to know that we are leaving the cold short days of winter behind. Hopefully 2018 will be just as good as these last few days.
I'm fairly sure it won't last. This is the UK after all and rain is never too far away. For the meantime, its been great to know that we are leaving the cold short days of winter behind. Hopefully 2018 will be just as good as these last few days.
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