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Cake day: July 1st, 2023

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  • Where I live it almost never snows so I’m not that bothered by the cold or minor winds, although that sux, what really stops me in my tracks is the lack of daylight. I sign off from work at 18h, and it is dark. I do have lights and if somebody else signs up for a night ride I’m all in, and very rarely I ride solo. It isn’t very pleasant to risk a mechanical issue or dangerous encounter with local wildlife, like wild boars, goats or dinasours.

    So in winter I mostly do light indoor running or spinning, on weekdays, then it’s outside on weekends.














  • Do the numbers! Check that the range is at least double of that you need. Check if the purchase price makes economic sense. Put priority on wants and needs. Think of resale value, because you never know if some life changing event can happen.

    I avoided that bullet in 2017 when my e39 blew the headgasket. It was either a modern EV or hybrid or a cheap second hand gas guzzler. At less than 5000km a year the numbers told me what I needed to know, and looking back, my Mondeo ST220 has been much cheaper overall, fun and dead reliable.