The morning dawned and it was a bright and sunny morning, and ideal for tandeming over to Ivinghoe for a cream tea. It also meant a chance to try out the new GPS data logger.
I thought it would be nice to ride the Longstaff tandem, as it's a bit more sprightly than the Dawes touring tandem. We set off via the Brickhills and out to Stewkley. I think this tandem is quicker because the gear ratios are a bit closer - the downside of course is that we don't have quite such a range of gears, so climbing can be a bit of a trial. The ride out was pretty uneventful, and we saw quite a few cyclists out enjoying the spring sunshine. There was another tandem at the cafe when we got there, with a Dawes Galaxy Twin. From the rear window of the cafe, we could see a pin windmill in the distance. Apparently it is Britains oldest mill (it looks to be in a bit better nick than a similar one at Brill), though it hasn't worked since a storm in 1904!
After a completely fabulous cream tea, with real clotted cream, we set out to return via the Leighton Buzzard bypass and Hockliffe. Unfortunately, while we were rolling along pretty well, a dull twang alerted us to a broken rear spoke, so it was with quite some added caution we pressed on with a wobbly wheel.
The attempt at rendering a trace from the GPS data logger was partially successful. It was set not to report intervals at <1 mph. It seems to have rendered our route, but data points seems a little erratic to me.