Just back from my hols to find 2000 posts on urc alone, I'll never catch up!
Hols part 1: Inverness
This was a running holiday but I was interested to see three German cyclists catching the train from
Newcastle to Inverness---I remember a German guy asking in this newsgroup about the trains from
Newcastle. Th interesting thing was that the woman of the party had one arm and so her bike was
heavily adapted. Both brake levers were on the same side of the bars slightly offset. I could see
how the brakes could be applied differentially with different fingers. The gear levers were downtube
shifters mounted at the top of the stem. I didn't get a chance for a chat as the Inverness train was
"replatformed" at the last minute.
I didn't bump into P**l Sm*th.
Hols part 2: Herefordshire
This was a cycling holiday based around parts of the Wye valley. It was centre-based and organised
by the excellent Bicycle Beano. The weather was way too hot for any very long rides but the rides I
did around the quiet lanes were very nice. As usual the routes were designed for mixed groups to
meet for lunch and coffee stops by judicious use of detours and short cuts. Very relaxing indeed.
Incidental: Kraftwerk's Tour de France Soundtrack has now been released.
Colin