{"id":13093,"date":"2017-12-22T11:46:04","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T11:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.micro-trike.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=13093"},"modified":"2017-12-22T11:46:04","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T11:46:04","slug":"ready-to-rock-n-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.micro-trike.co.uk\/wordpress\/ready-to-rock-n-roll\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready to rock &#8216;n roll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In every way after yesterday&#8217;s news! And as well as receiving that, the new battery that I&#8217;d ordered for my new e-bike arrived, so despite rather dismal weather and as I&#8217;d given it an initial charge yesterday, I was determined to go out on my bike today.<\/p>\n<p>So despite a rather clammy, cold, misty morning, that&#8217;s what I did. I wrapped up well with a woolly scarf and my faithful beanie hat (appearance is not my main concern at the moment as you might guess) because not having any hair, I feel the draught around my head and neck, and initially made my way up the road to beyond le Bos de Plazac. <\/p>\n<p>And it was just as I&#8217;d hoped it would be &#8211; some effort required to pump the knees and turn the pedals but most of the power, especially on the up-slopes, coming from the electric motor. In no time I&#8217;d turned round and was back outside my house again, so I continued down the road to the top of the hill where the road starts to descend more sharply and again it was everything that I wanted &#8211; more fun than effort but enough effort to make it worthwhile.<\/p>\n<p>On my way back I dropped into my neighbour, Chantal&#8217;s, house and gave her a blast of my bike&#8217;s mini-klaxon. When she came out and had given me a big hug to congratulate me on my good news (she&#8217;s been such an angel in all sorts of ways) she said that when she heard the noise, she couldn&#8217;t think what it might be &#8211; until she looked out of her window and saw me grinning back at her.<\/p>\n<p>So I count that as a success. I think that it was a good idea getting an e-bike and I&#8217;m sure that it will be a massive help in recovering the strength I&#8217;ve lost over the months of my chemo during which I&#8217;ve exercised very little. And especially so when the weather begins to improve in the Spring. Here are a few shots that I took after I&#8217;d returned home again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/micro-trike.co.uk\/images\/ebike09.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/micro-trike.co.uk\/images\/ebike09_s.jpg\" alt=\"null\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/micro-trike.co.uk\/images\/ebike10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/micro-trike.co.uk\/images\/ebike10_s.jpg\" alt=\"null\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/micro-trike.co.uk\/images\/ebike11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/micro-trike.co.uk\/images\/ebike11_s.jpg\" alt=\"null\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/micro-trike.co.uk\/images\/ebike12.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/micro-trike.co.uk\/images\/ebike12_s.jpg\" alt=\"null\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From now on it&#8217;s onwards and upwards and no stopping me \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In every way after yesterday&#8217;s news! 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