I have discovered that I need to invest in a few more items before I can use the bike on a daily basis. The first thing on the list is a decent set of mud guards. With the recent good weather turning to rain I have been reminded of something I had forgotten - off road tyres find every tiny piece of debris on the road and chuck it at you! I turned up to work looking like I had been off-roading it in that morning, and that was just a few large puddles (admittedly I do have a slightly child like attitude to riding through them).
Luckily my boss (a keen mountain biker himself) was understanding and I got away with it once!. By the end of my lunch break a set of guards had been purchased and fitted - hopefully they will see of the worst of the grime, and accompanied by a quick mental note that it is not fun or clever to hit the big puddles at speed while on the way to work, and they will still be there when I am on my own time later - I should be able to remain professional.
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