22Q1 Cycling

A milder winter than the last, with strong winds being the main feature; so a few longer rides early on, and storm-blown gaps in the record.

Late January snowdrops

January ended at 193.9 on the clock, or 116.1 miles for the month; February 314.2, meaning 120.3 miles for the month. March pushed the old bike to 611.1 on the clock (298.9 for the month including 2 off-meter), but the folder went to 78.5 (+11.9), and a new shopping bike clocked up 47.1, plus an unmetered 6.7 miles home for a total of 362.6 miles. Year to date, that's 601 miles, or about the same as last April.

Horse River Green

A burst of really warm weather near the end of the month allowed the first real exploration, rather than just pounding familiar nearby loops, this one exploring Cow Lane, from Linton to Great Chesterford, as a way of avoiding having to go as far as Saffron Walden to close the loop. Most of it is perfectly fine; but there's a section in the middle that suddenly went from dry to sodden, threading between ponds, and at times becoming indistinguishable from a river bed. Best for high summer, and from the Linton side, so the steep bit is downhill.