Just in case you didn't ride on Saturday (22/11). Er...let me tell you about it in two words. Bloody Cold! If you're gonna ride in such cold weather its nice to do it in company so for the first time in a few weeks my girlfriend Stephanie joined me for the long ride. We got going at 9 am and but stopped at 9.05am; we then entered the local Tesco's and bought some nutrigrain bars and tissues (no snot rockets).
I persuaded Steph to wear a Bennie hat under her cycling helmet which she begrudgingly agreed to. By the time we hit Golders Green 20 minutes later she had taken it off. On the back streets of Barnet 40 minutes later the hat was back on again. The Irish comedian Patrick Kielty does a great sketch about how much women' change their minds and it was tempting to bring this up. However at this point Steph didn't look too happy and seemed to be suffering a little on the draggy bits. Clearly not a good time for anecdotes that stereotype women
After hitting some quiet lanes just outside of Barnet we finally arrived at Potters Bar. The Panini and Latte from Costa Coffee has never tasted so good :-) Well fuelled up, our return journey was carried out at a much livelier pace via The Great North Road. Steph looked a lot happier sat on my wheel and we cruised back averaging 20mph on all the flat stretches.
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