I’m a casual cyclist at best these days and I mostly ride to keep fit and stay at a healthy weight. I don’t go as fast as I used to ten years ago, because it takes weeks of physio to get my knee’s back to normal if I over do it (again).
Gone are the days of flying down a hill trying to break the landspeed record, and going hard out on a hill climb, I’ve finally learnt that I’m not as indestructible as I was 30 years ago.
I usually ride to another town for breakfast, which is up to 24km away (15 miles), then wonder back home, but these days it’s a bit complicated because you can’t sit at a cafe because of covid lockdown restrictions.
To get around this, I simply buy a takeaway meal, and sit on the ground with it. It may sound a bit uncomfortable for some, but I’ve gone for months without eggs benedict for breakfast, so needs must!
They don’t have a lot of customers these days and are always pleased to see a regular customer.
Todays ride was a windy one, so I was fast getting there and slow back.
My tactic for riding the bike these days is to keep a good cadence, and simply not put a lot of power thru my knee’s for any length of time. When it comes to hills, I change down pretty quick and just grind away, while admiring the scenery.
Uncoffined 
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