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Excuse number 61: The heat

If anyone tells you that starting to ride bikes again is a piece of cake (forgive the metaphor), they're being a bit over-optimistic. There are always great reasons not to go out on one's bike. This week, the record-breaking heat in London was reason enough for me. But this morning, with temperatures dropping to 20 or below (Celsius), that excuse was gone.

So I repeated my classic ride to Muswell Hill and back, a total of 5 miles in 30 minutes. According to my trusty odometer, until now I'd only biked 19.78 miles -- in other words, it seems as if I've spent more time writing this blog than actually riding the bike. (Not true, but it does look that way.) But now with cooler weather coming (British summers are not usually this bad) it will be more tempting to go out. Especially on a cool and pleasant Sunday morning, with no traffic on the road.