Come on a virtual ride !

Tomorrow we start our Big Ride.   You gentle reader, you too should be almost ready to come on the virtual ride - we have blogged about Seats and Cleats, Nix and  Knicks,  Pockets in Rockets, Waxing and Relaxing, Punctures at every Juncture  , Computers and Hooters (well we haven't done hooters - but we can say "Yes"  to the old  Isabel Knock Knock Who's there? ......a bell is necessary on a bicycle !) ).  We still have some of your pre-ride preparation to do, in the last couple of blogs before the Big Ride.  This penultimate blog will cover ... Bikes ! and the last will try to   "put it all together".   Re:  Bikes : what sort? how much?  and, most important of all, what colour ?  Bruce and I both have GIANT brand  road bikes - road bikes are lighter than hybrids, are geared for faster riding, have skinny wheels, fast tyres and a more bent over riding position.  They do not usually have wicker baskets, skirt guards or streamers.  Nor do they have any form of suspension, and so going over bumps can be bone shaking.  We think our bikes are pretty cool, but they are in fact only "entry level"  bikes.  Serious riders pay thousands for extra light weight and extra strong bikes.  As to colour - well I guess it is a bit like dogs and their owners .... colour could reflect owner personality?   Katrina has a sunny yellow and Bruce has pure white !