Month: April 2005

Having agonised over the last three weeks over which bike to get, spending way too much time on recumbent internet forums and talking to cyclo-geeks about the merits of USS (under seat steering) versus OSS (over seat steering), wheel sizes, gear ratios, etc., Sedef has decided on the Optima Lynxx… […]

We’ve been busy studying maps and other travellers’ routes and think we’ve got one that’s suitable. We still need to finalise the route details further, finish the website, find sponsors, get kit, get fit, etc, etc. Plus only 105 days to go and counting! Yikes!! Hopefully Nic’s bike should be […]

We’ve decided on ‘Nuts on Bents’ for the website name – we thought it would be quite apt! 😀 We spoke to Abbey, a good friend of Nic’s who runs an ISP/IT Company in the UK. He’s going to sort out the domain name and web-space for us – website […]

We have agreed on the start date – it will be at noon Sunday, 31st July 2005. If we can get media coverage we’ll start from Trafalgar Square, London. If not, probably from Richmond Park. There will of course be a farewell party – probably the weekend before… invites and […]

…This is where it all started! In March Nic bought a recumbent bicycle (a bent as they are affectionately known as by owners) – and it would come as no surprise to those who know him that he would want to go and do something ‘extreme’ with it! Then came […]