Lockdown has put a bit of a curb on being able to, and wanting to travel too far from home which means the large majority of my rides lately seem to be local. This means finding new routes etc to try and keep it fresh.
Which is what I did today, I got to one point in my ride where on a nice quiet stretch of laneway I just thought ' what is up that dirt track straight ahead, rather than turning left?' as is usual lately. This led to a great shortish but steep climb up a gravel track that eventually just went to a dead end gate at radio mast. It was great trying to race up this gravel and mud climb with out standing up as then I would wheel slip so it was sit back and grind away.
The roads were damp and muddy being we've had so much rain and the farms are all working overtime getting ready for winter. Seemed to dodge the rain in a few places as would see it ahead and then find the road in front of me sodden but thankfully I managed to stay completely dry.
The Super Clubman was it's usual superb self. I can't express how nice this is to ride, so relaxed and comfortable and the 33mm Jackie Brown tyres soak up all of the roughness from these chewed up back roads. They are also quite nice on the gravel as well, quite supple.
Hope everyone else managed to have some decent weather and managed to get a ride in as well.
I am going to try and get the Mercian King of Mercia touring model back together for Brians gravel ride out of Dingwall next weekend with the Highland Classic Bike Group. Snow is forecast for next weekend so should be fun.
If I don't have the Mercian ready then it will be down to the JT which is no hardship :)
Jamie
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