Lands End to John O groats Blog...

[paulandgary]

Hi all you LeJoGers!

Me and my mate Gary did this ride a few years ago - take a look at our blog here
http://www.paulandgaryaremad.blogspot.com

[BottomGear]

Looks like you guys had fun!

[horizon]

Meantime Gary has splashed out on a new bike. I went with him to pick it up last Saturday from Rutland Cycles. Coincidentally Rutland is where I bought my bike from too - but it's changed dramatically since I was there last. The whole place seems to have undergone a transformation - much slicker and modern in its presentation and with a few new additions - the dedicated 'bike fit' area for one. While Gary was going through the fine details I took a look in there - state of the art digital technology with video tracking, all computer controlled - looks fantastic and i watched intently as someone got set up correctly. £200 for the full monty - but only £100 if you buy a bike over £1500 from them. Gary could have had the reduced cost bike fit - just for the price of the wheels on his new bike! It's a serious machine - Specialised S-Works Roubaix with Dura-Ace electronic gearing and the latest disc brake technology. It's presented in solid monotone, as is the current trend, but with some neat colour accents that add a bit of class. Be good to see it out on the road come summer.

Might be worth a read of this thread:

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=105143

Having said that, you know what we mean because you spotted it yourself:

The two guys we met were of the type who 'thrust ahead of the curve', at the cutting edge, cool, 24/7 city whizz kids. Their mission, as I imagined it, was to show the world the one-upmanship associated with the best carbon fibre that money can buy - and the finest, most expensive lycra apparel, not to mention their top of the range waterproofs. This was a bankers bonus on full display. I wondered if they had experienced problems with their waterproof glove? Unlikely I suppose, for surely they were wearing humanely reared SealSkin gloves - no harpoons for them!

Great descriptions! Great blog.