I decided to ride to Feltham this morning. It was a very cold start. Around 2 degrees. I was wearing my skull cap, merino long-sleeve top, short sleeve jersey, Foska winter jacket, bib-longs, ronhill bikesters and two pairs of socks.
This lot kept me toasty for the entire ride. In fact my head got a little too warm but I coudn’t be bothered to take the skull cap off. It was a glorious morning. Very crisp, no wind and a blue sky. I left around 6.20am and arrived around 7.50am.
On the way back and as usual in the Peckham area I ran out of steam and cursed myself for leaving my energy bars in my drawer at work. My legs were tired and achey and had nothing left to give. I guess the cold weather may have had something to do with it. I had been using extra energy to keep warm.