So close, yet so far... 48 GPS verified mph on todays road ride. Definitely thinking the baggies, peaked helmet, spinning out my 50/12 tallest gear and the fact my stem is actually pretty high didn't help. Though I now see why some people still actually bother with a STD chainset, cos being new to this malarkey, I'm still struggling even with a compact and a 12-25 cassette.
Next week if you see someone on a Blue/White/Black Giant, this time decked out fully in lycra, peakless helmet, stem spacers moved on top of the stem, looking pretty serious on the stretch of road down from the Malverns down to Welland, it's me trying to crack 50!

