Pixel Pusher Martin

A picture that was taken on my commute late last year. Today was the first day this year I commuted to work. The last time I commuted to work was about 2 months ago - and boy, did I feel it. My commute starts around 08:00 in the morning and begins on a steady uphill. I'm not a morning person - I have to put that out there. Mornings are difficult for me because I struggle eating early, and with no fuel, the body does not like doing anything, let alone cycling. So when I start climbing the first hill, I don't have a lot of enthusiasm. Relive 'Not quite as fast as I used to be, but I'm still happy with it.' Thankfully what goes up, must come down. I tell myself this a lot on my commute because I seem to live in quite a hilly area! My commute has 3 noticeable climbs each way. Immediately after the first descent, I begin climbing again. This climb is quite nice as it's through a quiet residential area, meaning I can spin the pedals at a gentle rate wit...

Today I finally got back on the bike for the first time in 2018. I have been ill in one form or another since December 21st, 2017 - so it was nice to get back on it! Turns out, today wasn't the best day to go riding. It started snowing in the morning, and then rained for the rest of the day. Myself and Paul had agreed to go riding at 5.30ish. During the day, I got my bike up in the flat, and checked over all the bolts, and gave the chain a bit of TLC. I'm so glad I did this, as every had stiffened up a bit being left outside in the bike shed. Regardless of the weather, I had packed my bag(s), got changed, the bike was on the car rack, and I was on my way to Pauls. Half way there... *Ding* "New Whatsapp message"... "I guess it's too late to bail", said Paul. Struggling to see out the car window with all the rain and spray from the cars, I replied using my voice... "I'm 14 minutes away, let's make a call when I get there". A...