Plenty of gear talk in here but not much about riding. So how was your commute?
I woke 20 minutes earlier than normal so the initial two mile stretch of main road was
less busy than normal. I then turn off and can follow quiet lanes into the centre of
Bangor and the office. There's a marked difference in driver attitudes on the minor
roads, possibly because the traffic is local and I see the same cars every day - a kind
of mutual consideration develops even though I never speak to any of them.
Swallows, jackdaws and magpies swooped over hedges or sang perched on telegraph wires
while the sheep, cattle and horses munched grass. Elderflower starting to blossom as the
spring flowers fade, I passed the "Alan Ball RIP" graffiti on a derelict building then
dropped down the steep narrow road into the centre of town. The bin lorry was blocking
the road for motor vehicles, drivers trying to reverse up the steep hill but there was
plenty of room for my bike to pass - always brings a smile to my face when that happens 🙂
Beats driving!