Ed’s Letter
Admit it, you’re thinking about getting a new bike. Of course you are. Every cyclist is always thinking about getting a new bike, but lockdown means we’re thinking about it more than ever. First comes the boredom. Long periods trapped indoors means there is little else to do but browse websites and read magazines (by far the superior option) that draw us inexorably into a dreamworld of wind-tunnel-optimised carbon and gleaming componentry. Look, that bike’s got nano-particles. My bike doesn’t have nano-particles. Surely I deserve nano-particles? Next comes desire. I don’t just want a new bike, I need one. How can any self-respecting cyclist be expected to continue riding a bike with exposed cabling or undropped seatstays? We’re not animals for pity’s sake! Then comes rationalisation. The money saved from not going on…