Delivery of the Keiser M3 (static exercise bike) was delayed by yet more snow this week - sadly ironic given I've rented the machine to train safely indoors when the weather's too severe outdoors. Minimum rental is three months so that should take me well into Spring - fingers crossed it's warmed up a bit by then.
Although the bike arrived on Friday I couldn't assemble it until Sunday, after we returned from Dad's brilliant surprise 70th birthday weekend. Thought about taking the bike down to Dorset but decided to come back to London early on Sunday instead. Saw lots of cyclists out in Dorset (looked very hilly), braving the cold and copious amounts of surface water now the snow has begun to thaw.
On return to London, I took my sister Clare out for her first ride on her new bike - a Focus Cayo 105 from wiggle, which being one of the last 2009 editions, looked a bargain at around £800. I'm really excited that she's signed up to do the last three stages of the Tour de Force, which should be a real challenge for someone that's never ridden more than 20 miles - what an effort! And it'll be lovely for me to have her come out and join me. So, for her first ride, we did a couple of laps of Richmond Park, which she coped with pretty well - sore arms but we flipped the stem and that seemed to ease things a bit.
And then back home to assemble the Keiser - all fairly straightforward really. Did a quick test and it picks up heart rate from my Polar belt so that's good (no need to buy a new one!). And it is SO quiet compared to standard turbo trainers. I'm looking forward to trying it out in anger next week.
Weekly totals
Commute - 60 miles
Other rides - 18 miles
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