Long awaited, our bikes arrived at Cycle Care in High Wycombe on the 1st of this month, shiny new. Built, tuned and fitted they were ready to ride by the 5th and to date, our bikes have travelled 73 miles, that’s 70 miles from John’s house in Prestwood to Tom’s house in Cambridge and then a further 3 miles into Cambridge city centre. We walked back. Actually, the bikes have probably travelled much further than the claimed 73 miles by now, unfortunately we don’t know where to. Alas, on day 2 of 500 of our adventure, we have had our bikes stolen. We are concentrating on the positives: we didn’t have to get back on the saddle last night, which was causing us a fair amount of grief to be honest and there is someone in England, or maybe not in England, who has acquired a real bargain on a lovely bike. Unfortunately the list ends there and whilst we would like to say we’re not bitter, we cannot deny wishing piles upon the new owners of our bikes.
Thank you to everyone who came to Tom’s house yesterday to send us off and to anyone following our progress. We apologise for our clumsy start but endeavour to keep to our leaving date on the 23rd this month. We are looking into getting new bikes today. And bigger locks.
P.S. If anyone happens to see 2 newish Dawes Ultra Galaxies riding around, give us a ring.