Windy? Oh yes

Set out sunday regardless of the weather to do W2 at glynncorrwg. Stewart's idea so I expected him to be raring to go :)
It rained , it blew and it was suprisingly warm (for a bit) until we were on the return, as we got nearing to Energy the rain started driving across the hillside until we were thoroughly drenched.
Dropping into Energy though made it all worthwhile. Stewart had cramp and was suffering on the climbs so we eventually got back to the car at about 3.00pm (we set off at 10am) we did stop at various points for a chat and a laugh ( we've done the same route in about 3 1/2 hours previously)

We've gone through 2 sets of pads (they were on their way out I suspect) so i'm going to have to order some, maybe some of the Superstar ones as they have a special offer on at the moment.
I'll report how I get on with them.

No Riding Weekend

Funny weekend that, no riding at all du to my brother coming up for the weekend, lounged about a bit flew the plane ( actually flew not just crashed it) then went to see the Ospreys.
The Ospreys are an odd team at best, I'm no expert but they dont seem to be able to live up to the promise. They have a team stuffed full of international players ( oddly they insist on playing some of them out of position) and produced some fine rugby in the first half but nothing in the second. They werent helped by a Referee and Linesman who had obviously decided to run away to France at some point and didnt want to ruin their chances. Still, we won so thats a bonus (but no bonus point)

Hopefully back on the bike next week so i'll be back to stuff I know about.

Arrrrrgggghhhh!!!!!!!

No riding for me yesterday, leg pain and a severe head cold (felt like someone had spent the 2 hours I slept for stuffing cotton wool into my head). And now to top it all my throat is burning like hell and my voice has gone :(

Ah well if I feel better wednesday then its street riding on the jump bike for me for an hour or two.

Pedals

Well I tried flats for everyday riding and just did'nt get on with them. Dont know why as when i'm on the jump bike or riding DH on the hardtail the flats are fine.
So I've gone back to SPD's and so far i'm finding them good again, think I need new shoes though as my feet are sliding side to side at the moment.

Been riding

Went out to Clyne jumps on sunday for a change. Have'nt been out on the jump bike for a month or two. Threw myself into it and jumped a lot better than the last time I went.

Caswell Surf

Went surfing last night at Caswell, did'nt have my glasses on so seeing the waves was a bit tricky.
After my problems with the nose digging in on take offs I tried taking off at an angle (I think your supposed to but I'm crap at this) and got a much better take off, found it difficult to get up but thats mostly because i'm weak :)

Had a good time though, but i've got to get my glasses sorted out for next time.

Alternative commuting

Skated to work on the longboard today, its a Lushboards Mako with Holeys.
Windy but sunny so did'nt have any wet weather to contend with. Left the house at
7.40am and arrived at work at 8.20am so not bad for about 6miles. Dont fancy skating home though as its mostly uphill, if I learn to pump it wont be so bad :)

LUSH LONGBOARDS

Saw someone flying a 2line powerkite this morning as well and it made me want to get the 3m out for a go, better wait for the wind to drop a bit though, dont want to try paragliding :)