Is it me or the bike?

[gbb]

Hiya Grahame...
I know what you mean about the wind and the Fens

Bike weight on the Carrera ? i wouldnt lose too much sleep over it. I had a raleigh chimera, chr-mo framed, weighed a ton compared with the Bianchi. But, it didnt matter which bike i used over say a 35 mile loop, there wasn't much difference in time taken to do the same ride. Yes, a lighter bike is better, more pleasureable to ride, but everything comes priced accordingly.
I loved that Raliegh, it may have been heavy compared to a more expensive bike, but that didnt make it a bad bike.

 

[Pigo]

Grahame,
Its not you or the bike...... Those Fen Winds are always out to get you!
I used to ride across there alot on my ten ton mtb, now I ride across on my 'pick it up with your finger' cyclocross bike & i'm only a little faster but I put that down to the fact that i'm fitter now!
Today I was struggling to stay above 10 mph on the way out due to the winds coming from all directions!
Sometimes there is nothing to do but curse it & push on but you will get stronger the more you do it!
Keep at it!