Mackem

Hurrah, new bike arrived yesterday. A lovely road bike...



Went for a test ride today, to make sure the seat height/angle bars etc are in the right place. Soooooo fast, even though I was wearing baggy shorts, a peaked helmet and didnt shave my legs.

Lovely weather too...

...tracking the parcel.

My new bike is in the system, coming from the Uk to here in Spain. It really is addictive watching it's progress. The big difference though is that "Game Over" is the best best when you get the parcel. I can hardly wait, it feels like Christmas is coming again.

The new bike is a road bike, a good one. On January 1st I had 5 bikes, 4 mountain bikes and a singlespeed road bike. Now, I'll just have a very good mountain bike and a very ...

Wel, well, well, I seem to be having luck this week.

I've managed to sell ye olde worlde Orange P7. It was the 1st real mountain bike I ever bought, in 1994. Still a good looking bike but my project to reduce the number of bikes and buy a dedicated road bike means it has to go at long last. That bike has travelled the world. England, Portugal, Australia, Belgium and finally Spain. It interesting to compare it to my 2009 P7. It's a lot lighter, 100mm stem, rigid forks and rim brakes. ...

Well. I've finally sold my trusty Orange P7. I feel a little bit sad, that bike has been to the Alps, Pyrenees, Scotland, Wales, Everywhere in spain and never let me down. I've had it singlespeed, 3x9, 2x9, 1x9 and with an Alfine. It's had a 130mm fork, 140mm fork and finally a rigid fork. such a versatile bike. Just hope the new owner likes it.



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Okay, I'm English, you probably guessed.

I've been living in Pais Vasco for about 6 years, teaching English. I only came here for a holiday!! So, I suppose I like the place.

My Spanish is awful though, my life is in English so dont get the chance to practice, and I'm shy so I'm not going to randomly meet people. I'm going to start studying though, I promise.

I'm 42.

I like bikes, although I probably talk about them more than ride them. ...