Sunday 4th A Chilly Winter Day

[ChrisP]

When we were young never had weather forecasts a look out of the

kitchen window no rain or snow time to get your gear on.

Very dark out not much wind about but looks cold.

Best to have to much on, rather be to warm than cold can always undo  zip.

2 merino base layers one with high neck plus club winter top.

Wind stopper tights merino socks & overshoes plus winter gloves.

That should be enough.

Met up with Roger usual time & place. He had been in the garden a couple of times

hopping for rain possibly snow but set of as usual.

Garmin says 2 plus a bit degs we get started before it cools down.

Up the Lickeys to start, dropping down to Barnt Green temp drops down to 1 just wind

chill from descending the hill we think.

The temp climbs 1 or so as we head for Redditch.

Turning left at the lights we decide to ride for a couple of hours as there's little

wind and no rain about, keeping on a circular route so we can rush for home if it rains.

We ride round as far as Hockley Heath before turning for home via Earlswood.

We both agreed before parting company that it hadn't been toooo bad and if we hadn't

gone out we would have only spent the morning looking out of the window.

As I reached home the temperature was almost summer like at 2.5 degrees.

Only 4 or 5 months of this ahead. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Moira]

Well done for braving the cold I just knew you two would get out .