I used to be an all round the year biker. Only stopping when the snow lay on the roads or the ice was too slippery to make it safe. Recently, I have become a fair weather biker although an all year round variant. Also since buying a bike festooned in a lot of chrome, I find myself worrying about the effect on it from the treatments (read salt!) that we use in copious amounts as soon as the temperature gets near 0C. This last weekend was Meldrews breakfast Sunday and I pulled Pepe out of the garage and as it seemed mild, I wore light gloves. Mistake. I hadn't gone more than a couple of miles and my fingers were numb. Added to that finding the dry line through the damp so to avoid too much splashback was working me too hard! I'd not got far and was in the next village, where there is a 40mph limit, and I was soon joined by a guy in a hurry in a small Peugeot. Maybe the 40 inside a red ring on the sign meant nothing to him as he sped up my tailpipes. ...
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