Today might be my last day of cycling into work in 2008. For one reason or another, I will not be able to cycle into work for the next 12 days. After that, it’s only a week until the clocks change. Based upon my experience from last year, that’s when cycling into work turns from a pleasant activity into a dangerous and arduous one. For the sake of a few days, I might as well just stop after today.
It’s been a good year for cycling. Last year I used a little cycle computer to keep track of my average speeds, but this year I haven’t used it once. I’ve sorted out on-bike storage so that I don’t have to carry a rucksack on my back. And I got a bicycle pump with a pressure gauge for my birthday, so I’ve been able to keep my tyres within the manufacturer’s specified pressure range, instead of woefully below, which seems to be my natural tendency.