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I think Kentdale Rambler went out of business in October.

Alpenstock in Stockport were doing some good prices on Hilleberg. http://www.alpenstock.co.uk./home.htm Speak to Jose she will give you a good price.

I dislike bar bags so I use an Ortlieb In Put. http://www.ortlieb.com/_prod.php?lang=en&produkt=input
It clips in my pannier, keeps documents together and has a neck cork for when not on bike.

Quality Street gang keep the contributions coming.

You make mischief, I don't believe it.

I am trying to be on my best behavour on this new forum. Lull everyone into a false sense of securtiy then launch my attacks. [/list]

I think that was the old name for the CTC magazine.

It is called Cycling World. http://www.cyclingworldmagazine.co.uk/

There was a cyclist named Mick
Who started a thread for a Kick
He wanted to know
In Wellies do we go
But got answers so funny and slick

And now we are into American Films. It's a bit like a Radio 4 panel game.


By the way Dai your Uncle Harold may have been right. If you lost an engine the best you could hope for was that the other one would fly you to the scene of the crash.

I've never biked in Wellingtons but my dad flew in them during the war.

Ernie, was it you that set out with Keith from Preston for the ride to India? If it was he said he would let me know how he got on but I never heard anything.

Dai wrote:This may be a silly question but do Eurostar/channel tunnel have any facilities for bikes? I know most ordinary trains are pretty crap at it but I've never investigated chunnel.

You have to use their mini-bus service. Contact forum member MLJ for more details as he has used the service.

I have been on the train from Malaga to Seville but not with a bike. Hovever the locals seem to take on bikes without any problem. I have even seen bikes on the train from the airport into Malaga.

Almost everyone has a different view on what is 'cycle touring'. My thoughts are that a tour should cover more than a one day ride from a fixed base.

I did meet a couple who told me very seriously that they were 'cycle campers'. Yet they went to campsites in their car, they had a very large tent, and cycled around the area.

Not knocking them. Just don't think they were 'cycle campers'.

The only time I have done this route I went down the Rhone to Avignon, over Ventoux, through Canyon de Verdon and down Route Napoleon into Nice. From there followed the coast through Monacco into Italy, San Remo and Genoa. Fantastic ride full of variation.

Word of warning; Genoa is one awful place to cycle in. Avoid if possible.

Graham wrote:In your profile, you can select if you want to be shown or hidden. Some prefer to lurk anonymously. Fair enough !!

Usually staff and council members.