We had some nice nosh lined up, and some Champagne, to celebrate Valentines Day. So we thought we’d go for a good blast on the bikes to build up an appetite and earn it.
Conditions here are very cold, and a lot of the trails are frozen. We stayed quite close to home, on tracks that are pretty tough. The idea being that we’re working hard, keeping warm, but not moving too fast.
We were about 40 minutes from home when my freewheel packed up. I just couldn’t get it to bite. I tried banging it, and dragging my brake on a long descent to try and get some heat into thinking it might have been frozen, but nothing.
Had to run the steep climbs, freewheel the descents, and the rest of the way my lover towed me. Yes, Love is – towing your partner on a freezing cold day when his freewheel won’t work!!!
Happy Valentines day my lover! xxx
Awww how sweet 🙂
She’s getting some strength training too 🙂
Did you try peeing on it? I herald from the peaks originally and our freewheels used to freeze a lot. There was sort of an unwritten rule that you only pee’d on your own freewheel though 🙂
Raymond
Lol! 😉
Ray I had heard strange tales of Peaks blokes!!! You’ve confirmed it!!!
Strangely enough, it packed up just after a pee stop.
BTW – Have you bought that new bike yet?
Steve
It was a pleasure and at least we knew where we were unlike a year ago:
http://www.limousinlife.com/?p=273 😉