A 32 miler on the back roads of Midlothian today in a cold north westerly wind which made conversation difficult as well as riding when heading into it! I was accompanied most of the way round by a faint creak which developed into an alarming creak which I was sure would seize up the back wheel when we were furthest from home. Turned out on inspection back home that the rear bearings were a bit on the dry side! Soon put that right though so the rear axle lives to fight another day. Just goes to show that a little bit of maintenance is better than a lot of spit and polish, (not that I do much of that anyway)
We passed these rather grand buildings near the Rosebery reservoir, in their time I can just imagine the coach and horses careering through the gates with the coachman cracking his whip over their heads!
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