16th June. Cycling - You Are The Weakest Link...

"How much advantage is there in buying a bicycle for £3000" I quizzed a fellow Triathlete who had the look of a seasoned competitor.

"Well there's very little difference between a bike for £3000 and one for £1000 but there's a big difference between a £1000 bike and one for £500."

I am consistently annoyed by the numbers of people who leave me behind during the cycling all of whom have expensive bikes.

I went straight down to the local bike shop keen to part with wads of money.

£74.95 for a pair of those funny handlebars that make you look like Superman and offer reduced wind resistance, a saving of £925.05.

"That bike in the window - the Kuota, has a carbon fibre frame and everything state of the art." says the friendly local bike shop man, "Old Neil Whatsisname bought one for his birthday last week, he was ninety-three."

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