Big Ring Only Half-Century - sort of!

Well, it was supposed to be a "Big Ring Only" half-century, but Strava crashed on my phone after 48km ...
So it is in two parts :-)
I don't suppose there is a "join" feature available on Strava?

Choosing New Cranks

Having busted my previous pair of cranks two days ago, it is time to get a new pair.

The busted pair are 170mm cranks, because that is what came with the bike - like many riders, I don't have an infinite budget, and I tend to use what I have, unless I have a very good reason to change something.

How long should I get?

Sunday Morning Crank Breaker

I broke the original "cheapy" cranks on Mermaid

Sunday morning strava-ism.
Went for a little ride, starting at 06:15.
Get out there while the day is fresh!

Took on the local Cat 3 hill, and made my first ascent :-)
crawled up in a low gear, mind, pacing myself all the way.
Shows just how much progress I have made since Christmas - first time I took on that hill was in January this year, and I stopped 6 times to recover :-)
Managed to get that down to just one stop with Flame (the Pashley Mailstar).