Uphill Speed Record

I make no Zen-like claims for the art of bicycle maintenance, but today it certainly qualified as good displacement activity. Tightening brake cables, pumping tyres, repairing gears and greasing the chain kept my mind away from potential problems this week might see for a couple of hours.

Even better was getting back onto the bike. When I was having bits of me cut out a few months back, one of the things I could not envisage doing again was hurtling down hills, bones rattling and wind screaming in my face. Due to that, heading out tonight to ride the roads with my little ‘Anarchy’ jacket on, James Brown in the ears and twilight dancing around me felt quite emotional. There was some pain, some discomfort, but I still beat my uphill speed record.