My word .... wall to wall blue sky ... and warm
12th
May 2019 (Sunday)
.... 08.30 What an absolutely stunner of a
morning; ‘wall to wall’ bloo sky, with
only a light breeze, therefore warm. A
perfect day for going out on the bike, and learning how to control the speed: as it is, I move ‘fast’.... which is fine,
out on the open road, but not in the villages.
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| Fair weather clouds over Kinneuchar. |
I’ve
been for the paper (in the car) all we need now is breakfast and we’ll be ready
to go. The planned route is up, and
through Elie Estate, on to Kinneuchar, Robin Gray’s, Colinsburgh then home via
Kinneuchar.
to switch it ‘on’. There’s no doubt an
e-bike will extend my frolic range back to where it was five years ago – hills and
the wind are no longer obstacles. The
great thing is that you burn off calories on an e-bike, because, although you do
pedal, .... the bike does the hard work.
This is my kind of biking.
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| E-bike cyclist on Elie Estate. |
We
connected the bikes to their chargers;
the intention being to go out again;
later in the afternoon, and after we’d been to Halfords in Kirkcaldy for
a browse, and to buy some security device to lock up the bikes when ‘frolicking’
off the bike. We also looked at bike mirrors
but the choice was very limited.
Our
late afternoon run took to Colinsburgh and up to Balcarres ... as far as the
first
white gate. The drains that cut
across the Double Dykes road are a nuisance for e-bikes; you have to stop pedalling when you get to
them, and lose momentum. I’m sure that
this is a small problem.... that will be easily resolved. On leaving Balcarres we came home via
Kinneuchar, the Balbuthie road then into Elie from the east end.... a total
distance of just over 16 ‘klomiters’ or 10.2 miles. Altogether we have biked just under 17
miles today. On the Balbuthie part of
the run we were totally exposed to the brisk southeast wind, but the bikes
coped with that ‘nae bother’. All I have to do now is go online and order
a bike.
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| The e-bikes (on Balcarres Estate) |
The
weather forecast for the ‘KY9’ area is excellent; we may have to use the sun-cream again.... it
is to be ‘sunny and warm’. We might
have an onshore breeze to keep us cool.
I’m
tired tonight after all the biking today.
Unfortunately it’s back to the ordinary, non electric, bike tomorrow.
