Went for a nice ride at Stromlo on Saturday. Meg did a very good job of avoiding a massive black snake which was relaxing on the track.

Today I felt like I was coming down with Meg’s uber cold, but Meg put me in the car and dragged my carcass out to Sparrow Hill. We did the new 10K loop plus a bit. We’d been out there once before but that was on our touring bikes, so it was great to get out there on a proper bike. It’s not as convenient as Stromlo but the riding is really nice and there’s so many trails to do.

We didn’t set any records, but I rode fairly well given I was trialing some new cutting edge footwear technology: