Back in the Saddle

It has been two months, give or take, since the geared hub on the Elephant Bike stopped engaging third. In theory I can take the hub apart to try and sort it, and I may end up doing that, but with a knackered rim, and about 4 broken spokes, I finally made the decision to just get the parts and build a new wheel.

I'd forgotten how heavy he is to ride, but this was also my first bike commute in a couple of weeks (cycling just hadn't been sorting out my head the way it usually did), and into a monster headwind first thing, it was always going to be a struggle. But it felt great today, even with the wind and the rain.

Now I just need to sort the cross bike, hold onto the refound mojo, and get myself ready for a short series of four races in the New Year.