… and it was scary. And this was despite it being before 8am on the last Saturday of the holidays and the roads were deserted. I was shaking like a leaf. The funny thing was that nothing passed me for about 5 minutes as I cruised down Ohiro Road. When I stopped and turned to come back up the hill, cars and trucks were coming up behind me. It amazed me how close trucks come to cyclists as they just don’t have as much room as cars.
Overall I was chuffed that I managed to make the (pretty low) climb back up the hill with only one stop, including the scary intersection in Brooklyn.
I jumped in the car after that and headed for the Karori cemetery to practice, well, everything, but mostly climbing.
Then it was a drive to the bike store (the wonderful Burkes Cycles in Kilbirnie) for spares including an inner tube, multi tool, chain link and a wee bag to keep them in. Oh, and a car rack so I can stop putting the bike in the car. That was an expensive trip!
I also got some chain degreaser and lube in one by Rock ‘N’ Roll Lubrication. I think I applied a little too much but we’ll see. They say that you’re supposed to clean the chain after every ride, I can’t see myself doing that….