Earlier this year I went a bit quiet on my blog and since then have been super busy - too busy even to share what I've been up to. I ended up working for Rapha on a top secret project for 5 months. This meant that finally I would have a stint of career-time in London, where I met some amazing and inspirational people, and also that I got to ride my bike to work every single day without being considered odd! I absolutely loved every minute, even the rush hour argey bargey with London taxis and buses, and my bike handling and road confidence shot sky high.
Unfortunately my beloved and well mileaged Specialized Tricross sport became a casualty of London when some oik decided to prematurely end our relationship. This was incredibly hard to come to terms with as I was suddenly destined to tunnel underground with all the other miserable looking commuters day after day to get to work. My contract came to an end, so I decided to treat myself to a much swankier bike, and so I took delivery of my amazing Ridley Orion, much more of a bike than I actually needed for such a commute, but perfect for eating up the holiday season miles.
Tomorrow we start - 500kms of currently pretty flooded Devon roads, hopefully the rain will stay away, but if not, no big deal, I love riding in the rain and while everyone else is locked up indoors stuffing their faces we'll be out in the elements having fun, fun, fun!
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