Cycling through out the year is never easy. The British weather just isnt that kind. So here ar BC towers, we have compiled a uselist of tips and hints to get you through till the sun comes out again.
what do you need?
- Buy a winter bike you can pick up cheap ones for around £1500
- Buy a good quality riding jacket...about £300 should get you a good one to get you started
- Rise early and have a hearty breakfast of Porridge and coffee
- Check the weather updates, you dont want to get caught out
- have your morning ablutions
- check weather reports incase its changed
- have another coffee
- get the bike out of the man-cave(lady grottoes are also acceptable)
- tinker with the bike and check it is road worthy
- fit winter tyres if not already done so.
- check tyre pressures
- check brakes
- check seat
- check paint
- check mate
- check weather reports
- decide which team issue winter clothing you're going to wear
- spend 29minutes trying to squeeze yourself in to your favourite Kelme shirt from 1995
- put your Aldi specials on. its all you have left that fits
- hunt high and low for your left over-shoe. it was in the shoe cupboard last January
- put second pair of socks on because the wife thing thinks she may have thrown it out
- fill bidons with luke warm juice so it takes longer to freeze
- dont forget skull cap for under the helmet
- realise you forgot to put heart rate monitor on.
- undress
- put on chest strap
- re-dress
- check weather incase second coming of the iceage is predicted.
- Head outside
- its dark!
- Give up and put bike away
- watch german porn on the computer till the wife comes home
- tell your mates "winter training is going great"
This is not an exhaustive list but i think you find it ultimately useful.
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