There be Giants....

Glorious ride in this morning! Really strong headwind coming from the south made it a harder affair than normal but its still a stunning route to begin your day and never fails to get me in a better mood. No sign of the knee problem thats been popping its head up on the last few rides either but perhaps the rest over the weekend (well, lack of beasting myself) has had a bit to do with it. The rest of the day was a curious mix of frenetic activity in the workshop juxtaposed with near comatose states induced by heat.

Tonight I've done 45 minutes with my weights and them some yoga and eaten half a Baklava which immediately undid any good from today.

I also have a new bike....unfortunately for me I'm not allowed on it till September (21st to be precise) to mark my passing into the Vets category. Eek! Anyway, here he is...

Rock Shox Reba SL 120mm travel fork with Fox Float R rear shock,  XT Shadow rear derailleur, Hayes Stroker Ryde d/b, Race Face Ride XC chain set. I'll be sticking on a better set of wheels and tyres but other than that leaving it be.  Its a 2009 model (which is twice the spec of the rather disappointing 2010 model) and bought it off a mate - its immaculate. Soooo I can get on the slightly more technical stuff now. I'm still going to crash and die so I'm prepping Bob the hardtail who's getting new light 100mm travel forks for when I cry like a gurl and go back to singletrack and fire roads :).

Finally, and I know I've been banging on about them for ages now - but if you haven't heard of The Leisure Society - take a few minutes and listen to the below. I don't think I've fallen in love with a sound so much since The Eels.