April
2013
Monday
29th April
Bike
Tune-up
Went
with Sam to get his bike ready for Saturday.
Sunday
28th April
Battersea
Park
Fast
solo ride to Battersea and back.
Odometer
reading: 15.88 miles
Saturday
27th April
Regent's
Park
Odometer
reading: 12.44 miles
Thursday
25th April
Alexandra
Park | Photos
Odometer
reading: 26.13 miles
Wednesday
24th April
Harrow
Odometer
reading: N/A
Sunday
21st April
London
Marathon | Photos
& Video
Odometer
reading: 9.30 miles
Saturday
20th April
Tottenham
Marshes
Odometer
reading: 27.49 miles
Wednesday
17th April
Harrow
A
very pleasant, sunny day so decided to take the
bike up to Harrow.
Had
a great time, Mum was in very good form. I went
out to have a smoke on the terrace and couldn't
light-up because of the wind, I left soon afterwards.
:-)
Wind,
wind go away!
Odometer
reading: N/A
Monday
15th April
Regent's
Park
Did
Regent's Park then rode up to see Sam. Had a good
visit and left at around 19.00.
Still
too windy in London Town. :-)
Odometer
reading: 7.14 miles
Sunday
14th April
Finsbury,
Clissold & St John's Wood
Wind,
wind and more wind..... unbelievable!
A
lovely day if not for the wind. We ended up riding
down to St John's Wood to see Sam. Paul and Lala
were there and it turned out to be a quite interesting
day.
I
was actually taken down by the wind not long after
we left Sam's - the first time I've come off since
I was a child - a gust caught me completely by surprise
and I went down like a felled tree. Ow!
Odometer
reading: 17.23 miles
Saturday
13th April
Hackney
Marshes | video
Fast
solo ride to the marshes and back.
Odometer
reading: 15.35 miles
Friday
12th April
Lunar
Cycles
Took
the bike into Lunar
Cycles, Kentish Town for a 'full service'
and it turns out it wasn't a moment too soon!
When
the back wheel was removed the hollow axle snapped
in two. It appears that the only thing holding the
wheel up was the quick release skewer. Apparently
this is not uncommon with this kind of hub.
To
cut a long story short, they replaced the rear wheel
with one that has a solid, bolt-on axle and also
replaced the freewheel/cassette, rear brakes and
the chain.
The
bike feels great!
Odometer
reading: N/A
Thursday
11th April
Haringey
Had
a really good visit with CB.
We
watched Chelsea beat Rubin Kazan and had
a very productive 'music session'.
George
Benson rules! :-)
Odometer
reading: 8.71 miles
Sunday
7th April
Victoria
Park Loop
Decided
to ride down to Stratford to see if the section
of the Jubillee Greenway that runs through the Olympic
Park had been reopened. It hadn't, but the security
guard - who was fast asleep - told me it might reopen
in May.
Good
ride.
Odometer
reading: 15.20 miles
Saturday
6th April
Alexandra
Palace Ride | Photos
| Video
Chris
and I were back on the Parkland Walk this afternoon,
we hadn't been back there since last Autumn. We
went through Queen's Wood and rode the Northern
section of PW to Alexandra Palace. Sam
had reccommended the Bar
& Kitchen at Ally Pally, so we
stopped for a cold pint of ale - which was very
good - and rode back to Finsbury Park.
A
most enjoyable day.
Odometer
reading: 21.85 miles
