Well its been a beautiful weekend and perfect for cycling…… so I spent the weekend at home and barely left the perimeter of the house!
Feeling a little jaded after my recent fleeting visit to Hong Kong for my step brothers wedding and returning straight back to work, I decided not to head off to The Lake District with the gang and stockpile sleep instead!
Although I thought it would be an ideal opportunity to look for and hopefully order my new bike….. apparently not! Trying to find a womens road/touring bike is proving difficult. All the info I did find for women was the abc of buying your first bike. When I finally decided to take the plunge and order one from Ribble Cycles the website proved impossible! I realise I am no computer wizard, but even I can order stuff on line….. apparently not!! Might have to call in some help from some computer wizards that I know!!
Job number 2 – Look at the route for ‘The Big Trip’. Helen has already started and made great strides in planning and is coming round tonight, so I better make some progess.
Tried to book several YHA’s on line but not available on line so need to phone YHA directly…….shut for bank holiday…. brilliant!
Oh well will cook Helen something nice and try and detract from my lack of progress…. brilliant!
Keep trying with the Ribble, they’re great bikes.
BTW, I love the blog!
When route-setting, I think you have to go via Stoke
Good luck with the training girls. You riding to the Peak in the middle of June?
The Scottish Youth Hostel Association kicks the English ones ass. The membership is cheaper, they are a lot more organised and you can book on line and they have some of the nicest scenic hostels in the country.