The Bike Preparation
A Man Can Never Have Too Many Tents
Posted from Shirley, England, United Kingdom.Segal’s Law, for those of you who care about such things, states that a man with a watch knows what time it is, but a man with two watches is never sure. Clearly less is more. As you might expect with me, having spent an inordinate amount of time pondering … Continue reading
The bikes are all registered
Posted from York, England, United Kingdom.We’ve selected our steeds. Kev’s having the eBay bitsa XT, which is now registered as YX54 MLJ, and I’m riding the spangly XT, RJ58 ZRU. Don’t know about Kev’s, but mine’s got to have a name. Derek or Roland springs to mind…
Off road tyres
Posted from York, England, United Kingdom.Kev’s just bought in our off-road tyres, two pairs of Bridgestone Trail Wings. We’ll test them going up the kerb to the shops…
And the second bike!
Posted from York, England, United Kingdom.Kev’s just got our second bike off eBay! He says we could set off now if we wanted to. Well he can but I won’t – I’ve just seen it’s -27°C in Ulaan Baatar at the moment. Can’t work out how somewhere can be so hot in the summer and … Continue reading
The first bike!
Posted from York, England, United Kingdom.Kev’s got our first bike today. Well it started off that way, but then he couldn’t resist putting the bike into the showroom and trying to sell it on. I managed to change his mind. I’m sure he’d have a go at selling me if I put roller blades on… … Continue reading