... if no one saw it? No? Cool.

So either side of definitely NOT doing a slo-mo clipped-in fall while stupidly trying to u-turn on a too-narrow but fortunately deserted road, I did three reps up and back a stretch of the ridge road along from my house About 12k in total, and 270m altitude.

Had to stand in the pedals and puff like a train to get up the steep bits even in my lowest gear . I think it's 34-25. Is that how you write it? Currently undecided on whether fitness will improve enough that it'll cease to be an issue, or whether to admit defeat and get a different cassette Will give it a bit more time.

Getting marginally braver on the downhills Max speed now up to 41.9km (26 mph or thereabouts). No idea when that was - I certainly wasn't looking down at the speedo at the time LOL.