This cold spell we have had for the past week is exceptional. BUT I suppose it is winter and some bad weather is to be expected. So far this winter has not been too bad but call it what you like but "Climate Change" is hitting hard in the South East of the UK. So far it has been a dry winter and the resoirvoirs are only about 50 % full. Going to be some hose pipe bans this summer. Temperature has not been too bad and has been higher than average for about 5 years. The one thing we have been getting a lot of though is wind and winds in excess of 25 mph are not unusual and spells of 50 to 60 mph are commonplace.

Being a "Working Man"- I have to rely on weekends being fine for riding. They haven't been ideal since October so every ride has been a compromise of some kind. Just hope that the coming year will improve so I can get back to better fitness.

Checked over the bike today. Adjusted the bars and rewound the tape at the same time. White tape gets dirty very quickly. One good thing about riding in the cold is that the Dirt stays frozen onto the road. The bike is relatively clean for what I thought was going to be a dirty ride with all the salt and grit about. No bolts loosening off and no chafing of the cables on the frame. All I have to pray for now is a Warm week (That is forecast) with rain to clean up the roads and a Nice sunny Friday to warm up the roads for next weekend. Then I might be able to try the bike in anger to see how good it is.