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A jaunt to Watson’s Bay

I rode the new bike to Watson’s bay. This is a ride I quite like, although it has become something of a barometer of my fitness. I also realised, reading my older blog entries, that I go on and one about this endlessly. In reality, I’m not as obsessed with either fitness of my age as this blog would seem to indicate. Or maybe I am, and am in denial.

Anyway, it was lovely. The hills rolled by underneath my wheels very satisfactorily, the sun was shining, and everything was good. After I rode back up the hill out of the bay, I wanted to go further, to went along to Bondi, and then did some laps of Centennial Park. I then turned home, and could have happily continued riding further, but I had to do family things.

It is this kind of riding this fancy bike is so good for. You really can just ride all day; it’s very comfortable and easy. For commuting, it’s slightly less than ideal. I mean, it’s good, but actually the fixie is sort of better (gearing aside). The Trek is just a bit twitchy when fiddling around in traffic. But on a longer rider with less slaloming through the urban fabric, it’s marvellous.

Now I need to plan some longer adventures!