Wessex in Saint Lo 2008
THE WESSEX NEWSLETTER Edited independently in our three areas and published quarterly. Please contact your section or the access the club website for information on any events
DA SECRETARY Peter Loakes, Church Cottage, West Stafford, DT2 8AB (01305) 263272 BOURNEMOUTH & DISTRICT CTC David Chesworth, 52 Newstead Road, Bournemouth BH6 3HL (01202) 432852 SALISBURY CTC Alan Clarke, “Hill House”, Kelsey Road, Salisbury SP1 1JR (01722) 322188 WEST DORSET CTC Mike Durham, 74 Westhill, Wyke Regis, Weymouth DT4 9NE (01305) 770140
Main Calendar Dates For 2008 Sunday 6th Apr Sunday 6th Apr
Dorset Coastlet 100km Dorset Coast 200km
Peter Loakes Peter Loakes
01305 263272 01305 263272
Saturday 26th Apr
Cycle Jumble Sale, Burley
Jim Hatton
01425 280889
Sunday 11th May Sunday 11th May Sunday 11th May Sunday 11th May
New Forest Challenge 50km New Forest Day Out 100km New Forest 150km New Forest Excursion 200km
John Ward John Ward John Ward John Ward
01590 671205 01590 671205 01590 671205 01590 671205
Sunday 18th May Sunday 25th May
Dorset Downs 100km 50 in 4
Mike Walsh Shawn Shaw
01202 429985 01202 685014
W/E 14th -15th Jun St Lo Twinning in Normandy
Norman Payne
01202 695179
Sunday 13th Jul Monday 21st Jul
100 in 8 Sunrise at Stonehenge
Shawn Shaw Gill Anlezark
01202 685014
Sunday 7th Sep Sunday 7th Sep Sunday 7th Sep Sunday 7th Sep
New Forest 50km New Forest and Coast 100km New Forest 150km New Forest On & Off Shore 200km
John Ward John Ward John Ward John Ward
01590 671205 01590 671205 01590 671205 01590 671205
Sunday 14th Sep
Dorset Dirt 50km offroad
Ken Reed
01305 772654
Sunday 21st Sep
Bournemouth Square 200km
Brian Callow
01202 526606
Sunday 5th Oct
Gridiron 100km
Terry Walsh
01202 247888
ALL WESSEX ACTIVITIES CAN BE FOUND ON:
www.wessexctc.org
Autumn 2008 THE SAINT-LÔ CONNECTION The recent visit and a little history by Norman Payne, President Wessex CTC The latest twinning visit to Saint-Lô took place over the weekend of 13th-15th June. There were thirty of us, an ideal number for this type of event and it was nice to note that all four D.A. sections were represented including that of Blackmore Vale. Approximately half of us travelled by car taking advantage of a special weekend deal (normally their 24 hour terms) which the Poole depot of Brittany Ferries often make available for a twinning event when a formal charter is in place. The other half did the decent thing, went by bike and constructed a mini-tour within an extended weekend or longer. We all gathered just after 7 pm on the Friday at the Saintlois clubhouse in the rue de la Trapinière and after storing the bikes we were taken to the homes of the various hosts for an evening meal. There were a few, new to this type of event, who may have been a little apprehensive but next morning everyone from Wessex enthused about the warmth of their reception and the level of hospitality afforded to them. The Saturday comprised a choice of rides, around 40 or 55 miles which came together for a buffet lunch supplied by the hosts and which was consumed near to Caumont l’Éventé on the premises of an old slate mine. There was also a most interesting tour of the mine which has been set up in such a way that providing you walk at a fairly slow pace, lighting and a commentary (French or English) were triggered automatically (see http://www.souterroscope.com/ - a very good web-site). This took an hour, was most interesting, and beautiful in parts but also brought home the working conditions in the age when real work was being performed there.
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Back to host homes by late afternoon and then to dinner at the salle des fêtes of the village of Cavigny seven miles north of Saint-Lô. As on earlier occasions this was a happy evening, good food, plenty of wine and some cabaret supplied by two of our hosts whose talents went far beyond riding a bicycle. We presented the Saint-Lô President, Loïc Vaudry, with a Wessex CTC cycling top which had been framed and would make a colourful adornment to their clubhouse wall. It was back to host homes around midnight! Sunday followed a similar pattern although with shorter rides and we were back at the Cavigny hall for a barbecue lunch (those sausages were delicious!). To some extent the party broke up by mid-afternoon as a number of our people were returning to Poole on the 7 pm boat. Despite the fact that the weather broke up a little as well, the others got a few more miles in before returning to their host homes for Sunday evening. By Monday morning everyone was away either heading for Cherbourg and the evening ferry or in some cases a little further afield with a return to the U.K. scheduled for later in the week. These are always memorable weekends and this one was no exception : there is considerable affection between the participating members from both clubs. It’s a connection well worth preserving. Cyclos from Wessex DA have been going to Saint-Lô for – twenty years certainly; perhaps thirty or even a little longer. The original reason arose from those magnificent Cider Festivals, concentrations of around fifteen hundred cyclists, always held over the Easter weekend and giving the (wrong) impression that U.C.T. Saint-Lô was a big club. It isn’t, and never was a big club but in those days they had some superb organisers, latterly one, Antoine Godefroy, who was the mastermind of the more recent festivals. Antoine is now long gone from the region, living in the Lyon area. My first visit was to the 10th Cider Festival in 1993 but then a year later we invited the Saintlois here and at that stage a twinning charter was signed by the prime movers in that initiative, the then-President Barbara Johnson, and the Saint-Lô President, Jean
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Vivier. This all came about because twenty-five ‘Riversiders’ had taken part in a Cider Meet and were very impressed by a number of aspects including the traffic-free roads. The Riversiders were a Wessex group centred on Christchurch and following further investigations conducted mainly by Barbara, husband Roger and Duncan Connell it was agreed to investigate the possibility of a formal twinning arrangement particularly as the towns of Christchurch and Saint-Lô were twinned already. The D.A committee agreed so the connection was formalised, fourteen years ago now. The 11th Cider Meet took place in 1995. This was followed by a twinning weekend when Wessex went to Saint-Lô in 1996, and in 1998 a group of Saintlois came to England. 1999 saw the 12th, and last, Cider Festival. Twinning interest tailed off a little at the turn of the century and a visit to Saint-Lô in (I think) 2001 was called off. However a small group of us went on an ‘unofficial’ basis and this served to keep the connection afloat. Further exchanges took place - 2004 in France and 2006 in England. In 2007 a large group went to Saint-Lô staying in hotels or camping and joining the Saintlois to celebrate their club’s 40th anniversary. This was hugely enjoyed by all who had travelled from England nevertheless it was not a success from the Saint-Lô viewpoint. Whereas they never intended to match the Cider Meets, they were hoping for up to a thousand participants but for whatever reason(s) they achieved only a small fraction of that number. Consequently they were most grateful for our support and as President Loïc Vaudry subsequently commented in his annual report to his club – ‘Nous pouvons même dire qu’il a été sauvé du ridicule, par la présence massive de nos amis anglais du Wessex CTC’ (‘We could even say that we were saved from ridicule by the massive presence of our English friends from the Wessex CTC’). In fact they weren’t all Wessex people: the majority were, but a significant number were attracted by our distribution of the event brochure to the various D.A.’s and Sections in Southern and Middle England and South Wales; and we also enticed a small party from the Dorset Rough Riders. And now we’ve had the 2008 gathering so what of the future? Well, that’s simple for we have invited them to Wessex in 2010. No firm date as yet: we can rest a while but we will need to establish the timing and start making preparations at some point in 2009.
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What’s On ? Blackmore Vale Section Rides Cycle Rides arranged by Richard & Margaret Nicholl. All rides meet at the Cafe at 10:00am for coffee, departing at 10:30am. Please note that some rides are on a Saturday and some on a Sunday. Details (01963) 32840 Sat 20th SEPT Sun 5th OCT Sat 18th OCT
MEET: STOURHEAD, National Trust Cafe LUNCH: Brokerswood, Woodland Park. TEA: Stouhead “Gridiron” or MEET: SUTTON MONTIS,Bramble & Sage LUNCH: Lytes Cary Manor MEET: CASTLE CARY, The Old Bakehouse, High Street LUNCH: Wells
Tue 28th OCT AGM - 19:30hrs at 14 Les Rosiers Grove, Wincanton Sun 2nd NOV Sat 15th NOV Sun 20th NOV Sat 13th DEC Sun 28th DEC Sat 10th JAN
MEET: SHERBORNE, Castle Garden Centre LUNCH: Yeovil, Morrison’s Supermarket MEET: EAST STOUR, Udder Farm Shop LUNCH: Shroton, The Cricketers MEET: WINCANTON, Morrison’s Supermarket LUNCH: Yeovilton, RNAS Museum MEET: WINCANTON, Memorial Hall LUNCH: Mystery Ride MEET: GILLINGHAM, Waitrose Supermarket LUNCH: Shaftesbury MEET: STALBRIDGE, Dike’s Supermarket LUNCH: Sherborne
Informal Wayfarers Rides to Burley This ride happens every Saturday and is completely informal. There is no leader and no back up, but generally an experienced cyclist somewhere around. The route is designed for beginners but joined in by all abilities.
Start 08:45 at Pioneer Supermarket, Christchurch every Saturday
Or just make your own way to the New Forest Tea Rooms, Burley for 10:00
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Burley Village Hall Saturday November 29th 10 am to 2 pm Admission 50 pence Light Refreshments Available To book a table ring Jim Hatton (01425) 280 889
Closes for maintenance on 22nd September. Reopens during week commencing the 17th November.
http://www.wessexsr.talktalk.net/newsuns/cafelist[1].html Is in compilation at the above address. Additions and updates are requested please.
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Question ‘What has a new Sunday CTC group to offer?’
NewsunS Section The aim is to offer rides that will entertain. For those who want to: ride further afield ride a tad faster ride a jot further take shorter breaks share favourite rides enjoy Weekend tours Where possible, different lanes, routes and places of interest will be incorporated. (& Car assisted too). NB – starting times and places will vary - See the Runs List
Just turn up and give us a try.
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A Ride from Dunkirk to De Haan
David Chesworth
It was when we were halfway across the Channel at the start of our week’s holiday in Belgium that my wife said to me “ you didn’t mention that the Gare Maritime at Dunkirk is about 18k to the west of the town centre”. What! Ma foi! It wasn’t so much the extra distance late in the afternoon. It was also partly the fact that the Norfolk Line ferry was about 30 minutes behind schedule as a result of thick fog in the Channel outside Dover (and this in June ) and I hadn’t booked any hotel for the night , thinking it would be easy to find somewhere when we arrived. Never mind. I had a look at the Michelin map and although It wasn’t the best of routes I could see a route through an Industrial estate for the first part which would be much better than tangling with cars and 5 axle artics fighting their way to the Autoroute. The Gare Maritime is for wheeled traffic only . There are no foot passengers on the boat and the port is a specific entity in itself and isolated to the west of the town. We arrived at the port about 6pm and after the Industrial estate section we had to do a short section on the N1. Although there were no cycle lanes the traffic was light and it wasn’t too long before we hit, metaphorically, the Cycle route alongside the Veurne/ Nieuwpoort canal outskirts of Dunkirk. The road via the Grande Synthe and the Petite Synthe was quite busy but there were cycle lanes and it was OK. Since I had obviously planned this part of our week with the greatest efficiency, I didn’t have any street map of Dunkirk. I was heading for Malo les Bains to the east of the town as this would give us a good start the following day as we continued to the Belgium border. We crossed the canal and with guidance from local people we eventually found our way through the labyrinth of small streets in the old town. Our excitement was to continue , though, as the first three hotels were full! I gathered there was some business conference on at the Palais de Congrès. At the fourth attempt and at 8pm we found a small hotel which had one room left, a four bedded room ( quite palatial ) which the proprietor was prepared to do a deal on. Since beggars can’t be choosers, I snapped his arm off. We ate in and the meal matched the surroundings. I was back in favour.
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The next day saw us riding through quiet residential roads to pick up the D60 heading for Bray -Dunes and the Belgian border. The old border building was still there, now sporting a Leonidas sign, and all of a sudden we were in Belgium. At the outskirts of De Panne we turned right to head for Veurne where we had a short break before picking up the cycle path alongside the Veurne/Nieuwpoort canal. I had purchased a cycle map of West Flanders before we left and this gives all details of the cycle paths and their numbers. It makes navigation pretty easy. Part of this canal path was used for the grazing of sheep but they were completely unfazed by us as we cycled past. Our lunch stop was Nieuwpoort and we homed in on a small bar/café, empty apart from an elderly couple having a drink .The barman eased over to take our order. He wore a gold earing and had a thick gold chain around his neck. There was a ring on each finger, the rings on the little fingers containing a coloured stone, one red, one green. The whole ensemble was set off by a pair of gold lamé shoes. Hmm, Interesting! Our route then turned to the coast heading for Middelkerke and Ostende with our first proper sight of the North Sea on our left. We rode throught the middle of Middelkerke with the tram track alongside . This tram goes from De Panne in the west to Knokke in the east and is an excellent way to get along the coast if you want a day off cycling and want to see other places. It’s 5 euros for a day ticket covering the whole route. The cycle track to Ostende stretched ahead. Dead straight. Dead flat. No wind. Easy-peasy. We rode past the old WW11 German gun emplacements to reach Ostende where we discovered it wasn’t necessary to ride on the road at all. Cycle tracks in pink brick paviours abounded and cyclists were all over the place. Once more, without a street map, it was a bit difficult to pick up the route number which seemed to disappear but we sorted it out and crossing the canal we headed for Bredene and the coast route. Despite some major road works attention was given to the needs of cyclists and we were waved and directed across the road to Route 5. I had been told that if I was in Belgium it was more than likely I would see a cycle race and coming into Bredene-aan-zee we saw the marshalls. It was time to stop for a drink. Picking the sunny side of the street we squeezed into a couple of seats on the terrace of a café packed out with onlookers. Ordering warm apple tart and coffee we waited for developments which weren’t long in coming. I’m no expert on cycling races but this race was a “round the town” race - a criterium I think, seemingly for younger riders. It was well supported with much cheering and very much a fun event despite the effort the contestants were putting in and after we had seen what were the last four laps the Tannoy announced the results and everybody got back to normal. Finishing our drinks we unlocked the bikes to finish the last 6 miles on the paved cycle trail to De Haan, our final destination where we to spend the next five nights. The distance from Dunkirk to De Haan is about 40 miles and the the cycling had been a pleasure. With light and respectful traffic, indicated routes and dedicated cycle paths I felt sure we would enjoy our holiday (which we did).
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253 Demanding Miles of the Porkers Margaret Phillpotts I’d almost done it twice before but failed at the last hurdle. This time I knew I needed company for the night section and, late in the year and fairly last minute, Ray (Haswell) offered to ride the event with me. Preferring to avoid a busy Weymouth and Portland, we agreed a 3:00 a.m. start from the BP garage in Poole (as an aside, what super staff they have at that garage! Many a time I’ve returned from Dorset Delight, Coast or Hardboiled and collapsed in a heap demanding ‘give me a receipt please’ and they are so helpful and completely unfazed!). It was a clear night and, as hoped, a full moon lit our journey through the lanes of Bloxworth, West Knighton and into Weymouth. There was next to no traffic on the narrow, steep climb and we arrived at Bill by 6:30. A short feed break, across the causeway and out of Weymouth before the tourists got up and got going. Hardy’s monument marked our route and then, having struggled up to it (yes, a bit on foot!), we lost the height gained by dropping to the Bredy valley. Joggers and dog walkers began to join our route. Height had to be attained by climbing out of Litton Cheney and my legs were complaining but then it was a lovely descent with more lumps (out of the saddle) over Mount Pleasant on the way to Beaminster. Sunday morning – but a shop was open, so drinks and food were bought and consumed. Taunton Dene is the next control (lunch, for us) but just a few ups and downs between! Ray left me in Chard (he knew a cut through to the High Street). It wasn’t as busy as I’ve seen it previously and at least, this time, the roads to Coombe St Nicholas were not being gritted AND the long downhill section to the services was open. I will not dwell on the walks (up and, for me, sometimes down) in case you, The Reader, might be considering undertaking this challenge. Somehow the pain of hills and pushing a heavy bike soon fades but the super views and images of dawn breaking etc remain in the mind. Roads were wet but we’d been dry to this stage – not warm though and it was only at the services that I took off my longs (Ray having done so in Chard). Mashed potato and beans and lots of tea were the order of the day BUT I hate motorway canteens – too many people and the loo was like a sauna! Then followed the long drag back up the hill and up and up and up! Down, down and down followed of course but the lane was nowhere near as bad as I remembered. In fact I actually enjoyed that downhill section. A short food stop at Kingstone (by the ‘info’ church); lower regions were beginning to complain now, almost 12 hours after
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we’d set off. The village of South Perrott had an ‘open day’ and the mayor seemed to forget the road was still open. He crossed infront of me totally oblivious to the mad female cyclist hurtling down the hill. Gave Ray a laugh though. The pub at Corscombe was a long time coming. LOTS of long steep ups. Then the 1 in 5 drop to the pub. I’m not brave enough to let the bike go on that sort of drop, so shoulders, arms and hands were aching. Pub open and full of ‘locals’ who wanted to know what we were doing and where we had been. Ray, bless him, had to see to the drinks order as I was shaking so much from the release of tension, I just had to sit down. This didn’t happen anywhere else; getting up the long hills into a cross wind almost all day had sapped my energy. Anyway, coffee, coke and 2 bags of salted peanuts (which I NEVER normally eat) seemed to bring about recovery and, apart from the climb out of Halstock, the next section was almost enjoyable. I think familiarity helped here as the route goes through Yetminster to Duntish, through Ansty to Milton Abbas and on to Winterborne Whitechurch. The view of Milton Abbey was gorgeous. There was even a glimmer of sun. We reached the pub from the lovely descent at around 6:45 p.m. Lost time here because the sandwich order took so long to fulfil (the restaurant area was busy) and confusion ensued over the till receipts. When you are shattered, trying to sort out ‘proofs of passage’ is a major hassle. Again, the ‘locals’ were friendly and encouraging. ‘You can do it’ they cried as we set off with 10+ hours to complete! Rain and dark were threatening and we had said at the outset we would try to get as far as possible in the light. Almost an hour at the pub does not help! Got over Turnworth. I only sound so pleased because I’d ridden it 3 times recently and wouldn’t have liked to have to get off! We got to the other side of Gillingham before the rain set in and waterproofs had to go on. It’s a bit confusing and scary around Horningsham in the dark and it was a while before I realised the lane I’d just gingerly come down (to the pub) was the lane I’d struggled up towards the end of The Wiltshire Cycleway 300 earlier this year. Crossing Salisbury Plain on the exposed drag through Chitterne to Shrewton, the rain came down in torrents. I lost Ray as I had to stop towards the top of the final climb and walk a few yards. We reunited under the shelter of the garage forecourt in Shrewton at 00:15 a.m. Yes, it was now Monday and we’d ridden over 200 miles in 21 hours. (Author’s note – 200 miles ridden and walked; no records being set here!). We had just under 6 hours left to ride only 70kms but what a stage this one is! Between us and Sixpenny Handley are 7 hills (one very steep down) and I’m afraid I walked part of each and every one of them. There was no moon; it was pouring; gale force winds; and we were soaked to the skin. Getting out of the saddle was a constant necessity and is fine when I have some light but, in sections where trees and hedges take away any sense of light, I find the bike just goes out of control. Finding a hedge in your face is neither exciting nor appealing! It had been suggested I wear my glasses in daylight and my lenses for the night section. This seemed to help a lot as I coped much better with headlights and didn’t suffer from steamed up glasses in the rain. Poor Ray found he could see not a lot coming down through Garston Woods. My worry was that I knew the road surface was very
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broken at the end section (I normally like to race this road) but was unable to slow the bike. Very frightening; a wet, slippery road and a wind hurtling you ever onwards. I had to stop to compose myself and was convinced we were well out of time. (We had agreed we both wanted to finish the ride to record an event time, whatever happened). When I linked with Ray, he said ‘We’ve got over 2 hours left. We can make it’. I said ‘I’ll do my very, very best’. Well – we flew; all the way to Wimborne. Boy, was I hurting – everywhere. It seemed to take forever and, at Gravel Hill, I suggested to Ray that he go on. I didn’t think I could keep up that pace to Poole. His reply ‘We’ve only 5 miles to go and ½ hour left’. We got to the BP garage with only minutes to spare – in fact, my receipt says exactly 6:00 a.m. We had done it! At last I had conquered (?) Porkers. But, it would have taken just a puncture (as I’d had last time) and a few minutes in hand would not have been enough! All that effort would have been for nothing. There are 7 stages to this ride and we had arrived at each control with time in hand. We had left each control ‘on time’ i.e. as if starting a new event from scratch. We were that close to our limit. P.S. I’m told Porkers is so named because ‘It is a pig of a ride’. I think I agree!
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New Cycling Book I have just written a book about my cycling trip around the North Sea Cycle Route to raise money for Cancer Research UK, after very sadly losing both my mother and mother-in-law to brain tumours, within just 12 months of each other. I made the trip as a tribute to them and to beat my own fears and travelling phobias. It may sound like depressing material for the razor-to-wrist brigade, but is the complete opposite - an uplifting tale of two wheeled therapy on an inner and outer journey through northern Europe's obscure cycling backwaters, with kind and quirky strangers on the road helping put a smile back on my face. It does just what it says on the tin! Thanks for listening,
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Spotted in “Private Eye” Pseud’s Corner. August 2008
Here’s what Martin Lucas and I got up to last weekend on Brimstone... George: Rushing off & leaving my bag with Danny Fisher & John Barkman wasn’t in the script but Brimstone was as close to an armchair ride as you can get with B: 05:2x start. Cool Sat with 10-15mph headwind across S plain/to turn; a few and I mean 3 dozen total spots of rain all told; Exmouth tesco at 18:30; arrived Taunton Deane 21:00; Drew’s house 12:40. Jan kindly got up and did us a Cottage Pie then a cooked breakfast so I left with groaning stomach after 2 full meals and 4 hours sleep. As warm at 09:00as it had been at 16:00 the day before. We made it 4 meals in 12hrs including Malmesbury, where I had my first coffee since france. Sunny with high cloud all day Sunday, and we counted down the rollers until Fontmell Magna. Knowing our average was 23.8kph there I took off at teh top and eased up 90 mins later as Martin took over for the run in to Poole. Back 17:10 in good time for the 17:32 train; I sat whiffily on that with 4 bikes in the 3 car space and had a lot of space for some reason . Up for Porkers instead of Dorset Coast to complete my Wessex series ... Martin Lucas: Well I was suffering on Saturday due to not sleeping properly on Friday night after tea and cakes when George arrived at chez Lucas, and the 1 x 100 km audax in previous 4 weeks didn’t help either. It was a slog from Abbotts Ann all the way Beaminster with the headwind. I wasn’t looking forward to the hills + headwind combination to Exmouth and could easily have packed at Beaminster. Things got better from Exemouth though :-) and was a great evening ride to Taunton . After the food and a good sleep at Drew’s I felt much more positive about the remaining 200 km. So a weekend of lows and highs really. Expert navigating from George kept us on track. I drove back late yesterday evening after a meal with my folks and 3 hours sleep. It feels good to have cracked the Brimstone again. Next weekend I’ll be at a festival at Lulworth so may try the Porkers a week today.
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For Sale Dahon (USA) Lightweight Folding Bike (MUP8) 20” wheels, inc Cateye wireless computer (worth £50), spare higher gear front chain wheel, kick stand, multiple riding position adjustments, high velocity pump in seat tube, 8 gear twister hand control (sram), handle post with telescopic adjustment. Rear rack fitted. Folds in 15 seconds. Cost new (£575). Has only done 250 gentle miles! It’s in excellent as new condition and only 9 months old. Ill health forces genuine sale. £375 for quick sale. Telephone Paul: 01202 745841
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