It broke

For a quite a while I'd be using an exercise bike we'd borrowed off Annie.  Off and on, over the past five years.  When I got back from our last holiday I had another go on it, and it sounded like the bearings were going on it.  So I didn't use it. Tonight I had another go at it.  Three minutes in and something gave, and now there's no friction.  So that's the end of that.

I did like having something that I could exercise on in front of the TV.  If I'd had a choice though I'd probably have gone with a treadmill.  Unfortunately decent treadmills are huge and weigh a tonne.  So it's all a bit depressing really.