Thursday 5 August 2010

Fixed and happy


Well I've had the Langster for about a month now,it's undergone a couple of changes since I bought it. It now sports some very comfy bullhorn bars, much better than the very painful track bars it came with. I've ridden it every day since I got it and I love it. I am getting fitter with every week that passes and am starting to tackle some of the bigger hills around Plymouth. Last Sunday I decided to try a longer route:
Starting from home (Keyham) through Plymouth city centre and out on to the Embankment to Plympton, picked up the cyclepath to Yelverton then back on the road to Princetown, passing some tourers and swapping lead with a roadie and some pleasantries as well. From Princetown I headed to Tavistock past Merrivale (38.85mph on the way down!). After a coffee in Tavistock I took the main road back to Plymouth via Yelverton and back to the house. 15.6mph Average over the 47.6 mile route with some big hills. not bad for an old geezer on a fixie