A few hours of sunshine is enough to make me feel I should be on the bike and this morning I was out and about looking like a Dakar rider who lost his way. I was wearing my new neck brace that I mentioned previously to get used to the feeling of it in preparation for my trip to Wales. It felt rather awkward at first and seemed to sit higher than desirable, I think because the distance from the front chest piece to the back piece is a little short and it rides up over my jacket with its built in back protector. I would undoubtedly fit better over bare skin and under body armour but I am not thus equipped and besides, the weather is cold enough for me to need my jacket!
In any case, after a few miles, I get used the the feeling and was able to turn my head sufficiently to do a “lifesaver”. It still remains to be seen how it will be when off-roading but I don’t anticipate any great difficulty after today’s experience.
