Angry at no show tradies yesterday, I sat & stewed. Decided to ride today. Trains checked. 8:30 works. Out of bed at 9:30.🤦 I could still do it, but now I was mad at me. I'll show me. No train needed for the Oaks down & back, & I even bumped into a bloke I've known for over 50y.🙂
Still bloody hard work, but less bloody hard than 2w ago 😁 also—bloody glorious!
54km (March 154km—best month in 8y!)
Climbing: 1030m
Max HR: 165
Max jump: 0.6s
Does anyone know whats going on here with the endeavours running Bathurst - lithgow shuttles?
They arent published on the BMT timetable. I assume its GWH closure related , but where's the comms? How is anyone supposed to know if/when these things are running!?
Still cold, but sun came out, battery full, what to do? [tiny breadmonkey on my shoulder whispers "just do it"]
I did it.
Same old same old, but a route I've never combined into 1 before. I only retraced about 500m. Riding was, of course, wonderful. I really enjoyed today, especially the nice jumpy section in the little loop. Hard work, but I felt strong. Mostly 2 of 4 Es.
Dist: 🤷 16km+ (10.5 shown)
Climbing: 383m
Max HR: 163
Max jump: 0.65s
100km in March!
Lichen, and fungi(?) growing on a dead wattle tree trunk.
I rode again! Only 15km all up (12.79 shown), & frankly easy, despite a Cat 4 climb. Of course I used Es! Not all of them, though. 😁
Max HR: 153—hardly ticking compared to 166 last ride
Climbing: 293m
Best jump: 0.41s (pfft)
The beauty of Murphy's Glen & Linda Rock is, well, the beauty. Massive eucalypts, & 180° views over the Sydney basin to the harbour bridge. Sure, mostly smoggy these days (even today, no bridge for me), but it's always nice & can be stunning.
I've always loved mtb riding. Even hard rides became good memories. I lost weight, got fit. But life, well, it fucked me up. I gave up riding for reasons, & got fat again.
I bought an eMTB, it was great, rode it for a bit, then less, then hardly ever. Last year, I lost weight, my MH improved, & I rode occasionally. Loved it.
But I still couldn't get motivated. A bagful of valid excuses.
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Looking for an any-old-thing Windows (11) laptop to program the speed controller in my mobility scooter.
The ancient Lenovo R60 has croaked. I guess it doesn't matter what Windows OS the prospective laptop has, XP on the R60 did just fine for this task. No need to connect to internet. Has to be Windows to run the speed controller programming app, Linuks/Ubintu etc won't do.
Anyone around Sydney or preferably #bluemountains have anything cheap (and working!) to sell?
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