So the last week has been cold in our area, uncharacteristically so because living by the sea tends to give us a microclimate that is a bit warmer than everything else. Yet this last week the mercury hasn’t gone above freezing which has meant that the trails have gone from saturated and muddy to rock solid and frozen.

The trails are just as waterlogged as they were but today the riding was on the whole fast and I returned home with a bike that wasn’t in need of a full clean and prep.

The highlight of the ride were numerous ice puddles, look like puddles but turn out to be half an inch of water over sheet ice of varying strength and thickness, but all equally lethal if you try and turn too sharply.

Well metaphorically speaking (as they are not really big enough to get properly lost in). Any way good to get out #StillExploring

New Year, cold weather and some ice, but I managed a decent ride and managed to link up a few bits locally that I had researched.

The second half of the ride was picking up the remainder of the Liverpool 100km Roubaix from last year where I had cut short due to fading light. Well I am not sure I missed much in terms of cobbled sections, but it was good to explore some new bits of Lancashire.

A few good rides, but in all a year that won’t be remembered for many highlights

After getting into some decent riding, ended up getting a bit under the weather in December and did not get out on the bike.

So Nick and I braved the elements to get one more ride in for 2020. It was good!