Started late after a fairly busy weekend (including staying up last night for the Paris-Roubaix). It was raining early and the train crossing near our house was malfunctioning so we didn’t leave home until about 8.45 this morning.

Thankfully the rain had cleared and we only felt a few spots on the way to school.

I went out on the MTB again today. Took it to Marion (I hate taking my good bikes there. I’m always nervous I will come back to no bike.) and parked alongside a brand spanking new Trek… so new that it still had the plastic over the handle-bar tape!

I walked to the bank and found a guy with one of these Onderwater Tandems (which will seat his 5yo at the front and his toddler at the back) which is power-assisted for getting him and the kids up the hill. (http://dutchcargobike.com.au/family-tandem-onderwater-fiets-bicyle-rental-ebike/)

We talked about being car-lite or car-free and how we came to do it and some of the ways we get around not having a car, like having our Organic Groceries home delivered (organicbox.com.au).

I walked back to my bike through the rain (such as it was) and the kids and I got caught in a heavy shower of rain on the way home. Put the kids straight in the bath. Had a hot coffee to warm me up. Hot dinner and kids into bed.

I probably rode around 30 k’s today doing my odd jobs puttering about on a cranky old MTB. Really need to get the BB and back wheel bearings sorted out. That might make the ride a tad more enjoyable.