Off we go!

Ok, it's 9pm on the day before we travel and we are just getting ready to pack. However the last few days have seen us doing some very important stuff. Doug has been fettling with the bikes, whilst Kate has been doing research into every pair of shorts, available to purchase in a 20 mile radius.

And the bikes. Kate is bigging up the North East, with her Caygill 631 tourer, build by Arthur Caygil Cycles in Richmond North Yorks. This guy was a local road racing legend, and we saw in the shop clippings of cycling weekly from the 70s showing he'd done a 100 mile TT in less than 4 hours! Remarkable, considering that no aero equipment was available at the time.





And Doug's bike is the trusty Dawes Horizon. Steed of my first 100 mile ride, Liverpool Century Club Run and 200km Audax.