Trevor the 2nd? Need names! So, after spending the evening weeping and howling at the moon due to the loss of my trusty steed, Trevor, I got up in the early morning and resolved to not let this set back beat me. I went to a local bike shop just to have a look around and accidentally walked out with black beauty:A ridgeback flight. She seemed very light and speedy until I stuck on and filled the panniers. The trip home is back on!

I have hit my first snag ...my bike's been nicked!! Gutted!! We were in a pub on Gloucester road for end of term drinks. I left to go with friends and get some food and crushingly Trevor had gone. Watch this space...

What have I done?!?!? So, what started out as an idea a month or so ago now looks to be actually happening. Myself and Trevor the bike are going to be cycling to Cornwall. I've pinched some panniers, bought a bivvy, sourced a sleeping bag, Taxed a tarpaulin, And all being well I will set off on Sunday. The trip should take about a week but I have no definite time scale or route although I am thinking of going over dartmoor to Plymouth and down the south co...