Getting Fit Is Hazardous to your Health!

Well let me Explain,
What a start to the year it’s been and were already staring down the barrel of February!
What's been happening you may ask? Well were do I start? The Riding/Fitness Campaign is still going strong albeit a little toned down from when I first started. I found that I was doing a little too much too soon. What with riding to and from Work (48 km) three times a week and riding my mountain bike on Sundays (30 km) Spinning (16 km) on my off days…….weights aaaand doing a workout with my Fitt-Ball (Swiss Ball) I was getting a little tired like falling asleep on the loung at 7.30pm! with the kids jumping all over me! So I have toned it down a little and I’m feeling a lot better for it.
The riding to and from work is fraught with many dangers as I have been finding out over the last couple of weeks. I’m sure I leave the office to get changed into my invisible Bike Shorts and Invisible Bike Top then get on my Invisible Bike! Because Cars and 4x4’s just don’t see you if your on a bike. Now I have a few lights in my bike and they all flash I have three Red flashing lights on the back and two white lights on the front and do you think Cars and 4x4’s take any notice of you, Jesus my bike is lit up like a frigging Christmas tree and the amount of close calls I’ve had with cars in the last 3 weeks is incredible.
Also I believe I can claim to be only one of a few people that can say they have been hit by a Boat, Yes a boat whilst riding my bike…..It happened on a Sunday ride on West Coast Drive (Highway) near Marmion Angling & Aquatic Club. Riding on the road is the preferred way to ride down there as there are quite a load of Power Walkers and Joggers and Dog Walkers And pram pushers and and and… you get the drift so first I see the 4x4 come up along side of me so I try to move over as far as possible without hitting the kerb then all of a sudden this shadow descends over me as if it were an eclipse and before I realised what was happening I felt this bump on the elbow which pushed my handlebars closer to the kerb so I straightened up as much as I could and then I was hit again only this time it was the boat hitting the handlebars of my Mountain Bike……. Luckily I managed to stay up right and proceeded to belt the boat hull a couple of times with my fist to no avail, I’m sure the driver was completely oblivious to what had just transpired. Like I said before I’m sure bike riders are invisible.

Foot Note: I own a BIG 4x4 and love it to bits, but as a bike rider to boot I try to look out for other bike riders on the road when I’m driving.

Ciao