Fat Bloke on a Bike

Did you miss me?  No.  Er, Okay. If you cant sleep tonight just put this on... Yawn! Ciao for now...  

Koga is dead.  Has been since the end of the coast to coast ride.  Unsurprising really.  God knows why she has taken this long to die cos my lar-jarse has been on her for so many years and many many miles.  She went in to surgery at the beginning of September for her Gates carbon belt drive to be fettled.  I'm now approaching mid October and she's is still in intensive care.  On life support.  She currently resides in the dark dank corners of the Cyclesense ossuary, somewhere in the huge pile of steel bones that Frankensteinial Marc no doubt has yet to bring back to life.   I think [I cannot say I know because I don’t] that Marc has the replacement Gates carbon drive sprockets so it's just a matter of time for him to fit them?  However, because of the delay the 100 mile per week cycle rides have ceased.  Big bike rides are no more.  Deader than a Norwegian Blue...    As a result my bodyweight is increasing.  I can fee...