Sunday 23rd January - Ed Puncture and Sprint to Seasons

The pace was good going out from Chorleywood and into Sarrat and then Ed spoiled it all with the first puncture in a long time.  How many men does it take to fix a puncture?  3 to get the tyre off - that is before trying to fix the puncture and then to pump up the tyre with a small and delicate (i.e. ineffective) pump.  Just as well that David mentioned the imperatives of the CO2 canisters securely zipped into his saddle bag as we cycled off.  A Wiggle purchase this week.  After the roadside maintenance was done it was a race against time to get to Seasons for the usual and then back in time for 9:45 am.  It never disappoints although our mate must have been fed up with the usual company (thanks Tom).  We made it back in time and were all the better for a 17 mile cycle at just under 13 mph average.  We are starting slowly and still in January - the improvement comes in March.