On a “warm” winters day I decided it was worth getting the road bike out and doing a longer ride since it was dry but overcast, the only contention I had was the 15 mph head wind on the out leg ride but on the turn to home this would be a tail wind which was much appreciated. Although this wasn’t a hilly ride I was still knackered by the time I got home, 53 miles in 3.5 hours is a respectable time for me especially in winter when i don’t normally do these rides. Anyway the long hot bath at the end of the ride was worth the effort