Today was a "nice day", a good day for cycling provided one didn't leave too late, as the temperature was forecast to reach 35.
I took the pump out to the mountain bike, only to find that one of the valve stems was bulbous and looked like it would disintegrate with increased pressure. The tyres aren't easy to change as they are flatproof, so I took the hybrid with the 700C tyres and left them a little soft.
Water, banana, GPS and camera and I set off to map some farm roads which have been waiting to join the map. 34km, mostly on unsealed roads, and about 2 hours actual riding. Some of the roads were still really wet and unsuitable for cars, but I only had to dismount and push twice. I saw few people and a few dogs.
The trip homewards was into a strong wind so progress was slow. I've filled in another corner of the map, and have decided on the next area to visit, if its not too hot, and after I've changed that inner tube on the MTB.
Discussion
Comment from Sanderd17 on 15 December 2010 at 20:07
Today was quite warm for us too, the temperature got significantly over zero. It's the first time since 2 weeks that it happened :p