Yes, I know, it’s well on the way into the second month of the year, but still…

Last year managed to be pretty eventful without having any particular resolutions, to be fair; I started unsure of where I was going and then was offered the opportunity to take over the bicycle recycling workshop, which was a pretty good outcome. Still, a few goals in general wouldn’t be a bad thing. so here goes.

Finish tourer 2.0

This really should be a lot more to this then a slightly rusty frame hanging in the bike store. It needs the appropriate lugs to take bottom bar shifter and a few other alterations besides, a coat of paint, and maybe if I’m feeling adventurous, a set of decals. We shall see. On the subject of paint, the original tourer would benefit from some touching up as well, and the Xtracycle is looking a bit tatty…

Ride more

Because of the location of the bike workshop and my new apartment my commute dropped from 20-30k (12-18 miles) to walkable in ten minutes. I went out for a ‘regular’ 60k ride a couple of weeks ago and my goodness but my legs were letting me know about it by the time I got back, so as the weather improves I’ll increase the commute and take more rides to recover my fitness, especially with a possible tour coming up in April…

With these developments I really should write more, especially here. Writing is like riding: if I don’t do enough the ability goes away and you end up in a vicious cycle, so I’ll try and post here more regularly and get that back into action.