{"id":915,"date":"2021-11-23T16:32:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T16:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/balf\/?p=915"},"modified":"2024-12-17T16:30:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T16:30:52","slug":"planning-to-ride-over-the-festive-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/balf\/planning-to-ride-over-the-festive-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning To Ride Over The Festive Break?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Christmas this year falls on a weekend, which means festive celebrations aside you might be lucky enough to have&nbsp;Monday&nbsp;and Tuesday&nbsp;off. With the bank holidays&nbsp;falling at the start of the week, you may have the opportunity to get some riding in, to help work off the&nbsp;celebratory food and drink.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the time we reach the bank holidays, the shortest day will have come and gone. That&nbsp;is not&nbsp;to say we will be blessed with longer days just yet but there will still be time to get in&nbsp;some&nbsp;miles.&nbsp;If&nbsp;you are&nbsp;planning&nbsp;to go&nbsp;outdoors for some free-range miles and&nbsp;maybe&nbsp;a dose of vitamin D, we can but hope, then some prep before will reduce faff time and increase ride time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not always truly accurate but can give a steer, check the weather forecast to determine what clothing choices to make. Will you need full winter&nbsp;layers,&nbsp;or will you get away with a rain jacket in your rear pocket?&nbsp;Your choices may be influenced by how long or how far you are planning on riding.&nbsp;A quick round the block is doable even if the forecast changes for the worse. If you are venturing further afield or for longer, then some careful consideration will need to be taken.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/balf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/12\/Frosty-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/balf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/12\/Frosty-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/balf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/12\/Frosty-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/balf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/12\/Frosty-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/balf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/12\/Frosty.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balfesbikes.co.uk\/blog\/a-guide-to-winter-layers\">a guide to winter layers<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Plan your route, set your distance, you can factor in places to stop and get refreshments or just get out of the cold for a bit.&nbsp;Psychologically you can prepare&nbsp;yourself,&nbsp;put a coffee stop in at the halfway point and&nbsp;you will&nbsp;have two achievable targets.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Popular activity apps such as Strava or&nbsp;Komoot&nbsp;allow you to plan your route. You can see what&nbsp;other&nbsp;people have ridden in your area, check the distance, elevation or select which type of surface you want your route to include.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/\">Strava<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.komoot.com\/\">komoot<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once selected you can load the carefully crafted route into your GPS device&nbsp;or use it through the app on your phone,&nbsp;follow the route or use it for reference.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given the lack of daylight hours over the festive break, even if the sun does put in a welcome appearance,&nbsp;it can get quite&nbsp;gloomy at times. Having a charged rear and front light can make you easier to discern from the surroundings for other road users. If&nbsp;you are&nbsp;riding off-road, the lack of light amongst the trees can make visibility difficult and quite challenging.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balfesbikes.co.uk\/blog\/a-lighting-guide-what-do-i-need\/\">Lighting guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Potentially you could be riding in some&nbsp;inclement&nbsp;weather, so you will need to make sure your bike is running smoothly. You do not want to&nbsp;have&nbsp;to deal with a roadside mechanical with cold hands or&nbsp;try&nbsp;to fix a puncture, if you do make sure you have a pump (and know how to use it) and a spare tube(s),&nbsp;tyre&nbsp;levers and&nbsp;maybe a&nbsp;patch or two. Clean your bike, even if you just wipe down the frame, clean your drivetrain&nbsp;and lube it. A decent set of winter tyres will reduce the road buzz and make matters more comfortable.&nbsp;If you have not considered them already, then a set of mudguards could make riding more comfortable. Better still if you can fit them, a full-length set of mudguards will help to keep the spray and debris off you.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balfesbikes.co.uk\/tools-and-maintenance\/pumps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pumps<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balfesbikes.co.uk\/puncture-repair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">puncture repair<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balfesbikes.co.uk\/accessories\/mudguards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mudguards<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/balf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/12\/Frame-Bags-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Frame Bags\" class=\"wp-image-921\" width=\"749\" height=\"999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/balf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/12\/Frame-Bags-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/balf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/12\/Frame-Bags-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/balf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/12\/Frame-Bags-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/balf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/12\/Frame-Bags.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To carry your spares or even a few snacks, it is worth&nbsp;considering some form of luggage. Remember, the more you carry the heavier your bike. If you plan to use everything you carry that is fine but if not,&nbsp;you are&nbsp;making matters harder for yourself. A small saddlebag will&nbsp;cope with your spare tubes and tyre levers, a frame bag would increase your carrying&nbsp;capacity&nbsp;and a handlebar bag keeps everything close to hand.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balfesbikes.co.uk\/accessories\/packs-and-luggage\/saddle-and-handlebar-bags\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">saddle bags<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balfesbikes.co.uk\/accessories\/packs-and-luggage\/frame-bags\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">frame bags<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balfesbikes.co.uk\/accessories\/packs-and-luggage\/handlebar-bags\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">handlebar bags<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of all enjoy&nbsp;the&nbsp;time on your bike. 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