Riding though the mist...

[Farrowlesparrow]

Oh how I missed it...

Over a month ago, I was having trouble with my tire. Basically it kept on popping. I naturally assumed that I was either riding through the same roough patch, or there was something stuck in the tire. I procrastinated a lot in replacing the inner tube for various reasons, and it was horrible. I felt my fittness level drop, my stomach softened my legs bacame...flabby (Relatively speaking of course...I'm not one of your avarage fatties I weigh under 12 stone -14 pounds to a stone, at the moment because of not riding my bike). Anyway, when I did eventually buy a new inner tube, I then noticed that in fact the outer tire had split, which is what was causing the blowouts.

So now its fixed, and I'm finaly able to start riding it again. I've been going to college the past few days on my bike again and last night I went out for one of my nightly rides (I used to go out everynight except saturday when I work till 10). Its actually quite a lot colder than it was a few months ago when I last went out at night on my bike It was also very misty as well...I could probably see about 10 metres in front of me. Quite surreal riding down my regular rout actually, because its a very wide , long and straight road so mostly what I could see was tarmac and thats it. Every so often I would see a white glow behind me...which suggests to me that I should move to the side Of course, because of the cold air and the mist...ice forms. Notable, it was forming on the leading edge of my bike, and myself I didn't feel cold of course, because I was riding hard, but I actually had layer of ice across my front, arms, and legs.

Anyway, I'm going out now...Into the mist once again.

 

[Hazar]

just make sure to defrost yourself after....

 

[Alig]

I have to get my bike fixed up and start using it to get to work, i'm dreading it, i aint rode a bike for years...people say you never forget how to ride a bike. Bullshit!. I'll need some stabilisers on mine for a week..

Not looking forward to the coldness in UK though. Man its cold at 7:30am when i'd have to leave the house..its a 6 mile ride as well. ;(

 

[kingthebadger]

use a defroster...

 

[Fat Tony!]

Ground fog rocks

 

[destrukt]

i hardly ever see fog here in australia :'(

 

[Fat Tony!]

bah its too hot in aussie land. Hot weather or fog..... hmm

 

[Sui]

did you know that microwaves have EXACTLY the right frequency to heat water, and nothing else? thats why when you put quick- meals in the microwave the plastic casing isnt hot, because it doesnt contain any water.

maybe you could put a microwave on the front of your bicicle and direct its rays at the air so that the cold water is warmed before it hits you... MELT that mist!!!

*edit* destrukt, mist isnt anything special. here in the UK we get it a lot.. especially by the coast, where i live. its annoying- just means i cant see past my outstreched hand. well, at least i dont live in scotland...

*edit2* that said, i prefer fog to australia. A) its too hot, and B) peter aundray... *shivers*

 

[Danimal]

i hardly ever see fog here in australia :'(

Word.

But go to the ACT early in the morning. There is sometimes frost and fog...

 

[Sulkdodds]

well, at least i dont live in scotland...

Aye, fog doon here is nothing to good o'l Scottish fog. Damned eerie when you're squelching through a field with long grass and suddenly you can't see two metres ahead. Then, somewhere far off, you hear the deep-throated growl of tractors closing in on you...

 

[Ames]

Aye, fog doon here is nothing to good o'l Scottish fog. Damned eerie when you're squelching through a field with long grass and suddenly you can't see two metres ahead. Then, somewhere far off, you hear the deep-throated growl of tractors closing in on you...

Oh look it's Nessie!

 

[oldagerocker]

im going to go cycling along the coast one of these days, it must be great. i think i'l do that tomorrow infact.