Cycled in for my nightshift yesterday evening, still sticking to the one gear, even though I had the Subway loaded  up with fresh food, clothes etc., for work. The hills gave me no problem, but my speed seemed slow. The Bikehut computer has imploded again, that’s the replacement Halfords gave me, after the original broke down? Enjoyed the ride very much.

The trip home this morning was great and even better, I seemed to have lots of energy, even rising out of the saddle on the hills to accelerate, is that me? I ask myself? Stayed in the same gear all the way. I need to know what fixed gear to get, when I choose a singlespeed bike, because I’m enjoying the rides so much better without changing gears. There’s no doubt, at all, that my legs stay fresher, when I don’t change gears.

Why is that? It seems strange to me, but it is a fact?

Here’s some info about the last 24 hours.

Mileage:            40 +                Riding Time:         2 hrs 55 mins        

Breakfast:                  Beans on toast

Lunch:                        Home made soup

Evening meal:         Curry and rice ( much smaller portion than usual )

Breakfast:                  Bran Flakes with breakfast sprinkle

Clive’s core exercises:      10 press ups, 10 not very good sit ups, one plank, and I haven’t found the dumbells yet.

Talking of exercising, I find that I can do leg raises, the ones where you raise your legs a few inches off the floor, and hold for ages, but sit ups I can only manage to get my shoulders a few inches off the floor. Does that mean that my lower abs are stronger than my upper? Or is my torso way heavier than my legs, I mean disproportionately so?   

Anyway, I’m off for a nap now, before I repeat the whole process, well from the lunch bit, anyway.

Cheers.