I got away fairly early this morning to get my shopping done in B&Q. I tend to forget how much I carry in the panniers when I’m camping so really shouldn’t have been surprised at how easy it was to bring home the things I needed. I should use the bike for shopping more regularly. It fulfils a dual purpose, getting my excercise in as well as being practical. It also justifies my decision to give up my car.

I was also left wondering if there will ever be a time when I go out on the ALICE and don’t do some tinkering when I get home. This time it’s a slight re-adjustment to the position of the kick-stand. It’s not needing much but on occasions my heel clips it. It’s annoying more than anything else as I automatically adjust the position of my foot. I’ve just got a slight concern that it will work loose after a while.

I am also going to place the bell back on the stem. Where it is now gets slightly in the way when I’ve got my hands resting on the horns so the little bit of effort to change position when I need to ring it doesn’t outweight the comfort.