Bicycle! Biicycle! Biiiicycle....!

I'm buying a bike tomorrow! I'm very excited, and have spent the last few weeks avidly searching the Halfords web site and eyeing up the contraptions as they whizz past me on the street. Before any proper bicyclists start slagging me for using Halfords, I have to as they are the ones with the deal with my work - through whom I get a discounted deal. As luck would have it though, the one I want is the cheapest they have in their range, so as of tomorrow I shall be bidding farewell to public transport and hitting the open road.... literally, if I was to try cycling on the mean streets of London straight away. I think I've ridden a bike about five times since passing my cycling proficiency 19 years ago, so have a bit of practice to get in prior to trying to ride to work (the official reason behind me getting a cheap deal in the first place). That, and the small matter of it being a 15 mile round trip from my house to my new office - which i think might require a bit of See That Tattie Run-style training before attempting.

So, cue doddering round the park for weeks to come, and late night dashes 200 yards up the road to the offy. Can't wait.