The Bike

When I cycled Coast-to-Coast, I was on a fairly cheap hybrid bike.  It did the job fine, but was certainly not up to 1000 miles in a fortnight.  Well, maybe it was, but I wasn't up to cycling that far on it, even though it did have a superb 'crawler gear'!  So, Bob and I spent a few weekends at various cycle shops test-riding bikes.

I decided I needed a road bike, but had never ridden with drop handlebars before, so they would take quite a bit of getting used to!  We eventually settled on Lexi, my new best friend.

My lovely Lexi

For the technically minded of you, she's a Trek Lexa SL, aluminium framed, carbon forked, 30-speed shimano triple.  For the rest of you, she's blue and white.  We've put on full plastic mudguards, a seat-mounted rack, and the old seat from my hybrid - a lot more comfy!

I've bought cycling shoes that clip onto the pedals, various items of lycra apparel, a bag for the rack, and and extra water bottle holder.  So I should be all set!
 
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