A singlespeed MC
fantastic. what a day for a ride. set out at 6am and went along the canal to Bradford-on-Avon, up past Westbury to Warminster and along the Wylye Valley, which is about my favourite place to ride. and it was at its most beautiful today. was going to try and go across the river at Longford Castle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longford_Castle) but i chickened out cause i think it’s a private road. maybe next time.
The Ridgeback Solo was well behaved all the way. Given that there’s barely a hill worth the name on the route, the 72in gear was fine even for a big lad like me. finished in 5h10 so about 13.5mph average which is pretty good for me 🙂 it handles well, the frame is a bit harsh but i’ve swapped out the seatpost for a carbon one and put a comfy saddle on and that’s taken the sting out of it. bars are too narrow though…
skardy – still snow on the mendips? they must have had a right old dump of it up there…
looking forward to the dunkery dash next week, assuming i’m not too late with the application 😕