Friday I was thinking "Cycling shouldn't be this hard!" and cursing E.W.Evans servicing abilities. I even got off at Battersea to check the back tyre wasn't rubbing. The previous owner of the bike had changed the thin racing tyres for normal road tyres which means the gap between rubber and frame is very narrow. The quick release mechanism sometime slips and then friction occurs.
But not this time, so I puffed and strained the rest of the way to work, 10 minutes slower than usual, swearing I would call Evans and demand some after-service service. When I got to work I did a final QA of the bike and found that a front brake block was loose and I had been cycling with the brakes on. Whoops.
Mind you even at my normal speed it takes me 32 minutes to do the 6.4 miles which is 11.29 mph.
Paula Radcliffe did the 26.22 miles of the marathon in 2 hours 17 minutes which I make 11.48 mph.
So that means she can run for over two hours faster than I can manage on a bike for half an hour. That is fast!
Mark,
ReplyDeleteYes but Paula doesn't have traffic lights. You do and I hope you stop at them!
Ian
Ian
ReplyDeleteI do indeed stop at red lights (see Red light, Green light). I plan to live to a ripe old age.