Hello everyone, my name is Mick and although I now live in Luton I actually hail from what was a smallish village (in the 50's that is) called Toton near Nottingham, it was whilst living in Toton that I was presented with my first bike in 1959 , somthing I'd never seen before, an Army surplus folding parachute bike!
Over the years until around 1990 bikes remained my 'go to' form of transport, in the early 80's I spent a couple of years working in Liberia, West Africa, unable to drive I soon purchased a Chinese made 'sit up and beg', I soon gained quite a reputation as been the only white man to ever have been seen riding a bike around the community-great fun!
A few years after my return to the UK work commitments meant I had to learn to drive and consequently bikes became a thing of the past, now retired I have the enthusiasm to take up cycling again, away from the main roads Bedfordshire is blessed with green undulating countryside with lots of villages to explore, I'm bewildered by the advances in bikes and equipment over the intervening years - no doubt I'll be posing questions to bring myself up to date, in fact my first one is what is the main difference between Hybrid and Gravel bikes?
Looking forward to joining the cycling community once again.
Regards, Mick.
Over the years until around 1990 bikes remained my 'go to' form of transport, in the early 80's I spent a couple of years working in Liberia, West Africa, unable to drive I soon purchased a Chinese made 'sit up and beg', I soon gained quite a reputation as been the only white man to ever have been seen riding a bike around the community-great fun!
A few years after my return to the UK work commitments meant I had to learn to drive and consequently bikes became a thing of the past, now retired I have the enthusiasm to take up cycling again, away from the main roads Bedfordshire is blessed with green undulating countryside with lots of villages to explore, I'm bewildered by the advances in bikes and equipment over the intervening years - no doubt I'll be posing questions to bring myself up to date, in fact my first one is what is the main difference between Hybrid and Gravel bikes?
Looking forward to joining the cycling community once again.
Regards, Mick.