10.25km / 33:14 / 34m / 19.0°C
Foolishly I didn’t go for a ride this morning, so once it started raining around lunchtime and continued solidly all afternoon there was nothing for it except to go out and get wet. Sandals, thin jersey, single speed and off we go… up along the Djerring Trail to Caulfield, and follow the Frankston line down to Neerim road to see if the bike path has finally been built. It sort of has, I think the fence is meant to still close it off, but miscreants have pushed the fence and gates aside so you can ride through. Be careful though! Idiot design has the 2m wide path divided into two parallel strips of concrete, a fence either side and a wheel-catching rut in between them, seems a recipe for crashes and lawsuits
Then around and into Queens Parade to see the latest Level Crossing Authority stupidity, their proposal for the off-road bike path from here to Caulfield station involves clear-felling the trees to make it easier for them to build a wide enough path. Seems that residents, council and bike groups have all agreed that they want a path that retains the trees, but as seems to be the case with the Level Crossings work, the job’s not done until every tree is cut down
Garmin seems to think the temperature is hovering around 20°C but it felt warmer than that
Moderate rain, 20°C, Feels like 20°C, Humidity 87%, Wind 2m/s from NNE - by Klimat.app
My 1474th day in a row riding a bike; the last 6 days of 2019, my and all of ‘21, ‘22, ‘23 and 2024 so far…
Garmin / Strava / ridewithgps
