At last, we finally remembered to take the camera with us; this will be the official photo for press releases until we can get a better one done.
So the new tyres worked a treat, certainly could feel a difference when climbing hills as I didn't seem to struggle as much; I could perhaps have put my old ones back on the wrong way around, but never did check in the end, just hoping these ones allow me some respite from the puncture wars.
Still windy, but what's new? We again took the decision to ride out into the wind, for an easier (supposedly) ride back in. Taking a slightly different route, we had decided to aim for hitting a section of the Transpennine Trail near to us and get a look of the land, so we set off for North Ferriby and the Humber Bridge, via Walkington, Little Weighton, Skidby and Swanland. Whilst we weren't hitting any dizzying heights, this route certainly still felt testing with more frequent climbs and descents, virtually around every corner.
Upon hitting the section of the Transpennine Trail between North Ferriby and the Humber Bridge we were faced by a sign telling us the TPT was closed; just assuming this might be a seasonal thing we carried on, until it became very clear that the trail really was closed. It was passable on a mountain bike, a little bumpy in places, but there is a distinct lack of surface for around a few hundred metres and when we reached the sign at the Bridge end it became worryingly clear that the track is not intended to be fixed until mid-August, which is certainly no good to us!
So, we headed back with a new problem to solve, given that the main premise of the challenge is to complete the trail itself, it might prove a little difficult to stay completely true to the original plan without a small detour for that section.
Maybe a letter to the TPT board might get us special dispensation to cycle the section when the diggers are on there, or maybe they will just finish it nice and early before the start of the summer!
Adam
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