Bloody weather

I've tried and tried to get out on the bike.
But going for a "fun" ride in 35 Degree heat, is, just, plain, silly.
I've wanted to do my 25hrs a week and I haven't come close.

Monday was just a day off as I went SingleSpeeding down in the nations capital (Canberra).
Saturday was wake up at be ready to leave for 7AM for the 3+ hours drive to Sparrow hill.
Sparrow Hill has become my favourite trail, it is very SS friendly with fast flowing singletrack to boot. I think i rode just about every single peice of trail there in one lap which is 30+km I think.
A quick stop in Dixon for lunch and we bump into Josh from CBD/ Wannaride.
He was very, very keen to go for a blast around Majura, why wouldn't you be?
Geez keeping up with him was a mission, I felt bad if I slowed down as I know he's a pretty fast rider.
We did a lap of what would be the 24hr solo course at what seemed to be full speed.
Josh left us to go around again and again, at what seemed to be a more gentlemanly pace.

Sunday was Mt Stromlo day, After waking at 9:30ish (the latest sleep in I've had for ages.)
Mt Stromlo is pretty vicious trail when your still tired from the day before especially when your on a Singlespeed, and a heavy one at that.
It was hot,very it was exposed, very exposed and my favourite trail got logged!!!
The world cup climb was almost impossible for me, and after the fun lap before, i was soft. But will i be back?
Of course I will!

Tuesday I was commuting home and broke a spoke, and it was hell windy, then when i pumped up the tyre on the SS i blew a patch off, so I go to put in a new tube and it had a hole in it too! Funny that as it was the tube I flatted at Stromlo, arrgghh
I find another one put it in and lo and behold....it also has a hole.
It felt like a comedy of errors, I patch them up with the remainder of my glue.
Then I realise I am now missing a chainring bolt.
Screw this I say to myself.
I put on my boardies cross the road then go for a 500m swim across the road...


Finally I can relax........unless there is a shark nearby.