Day 2 - Folding Bike to Work Week

Another breakfast. I only had a sausage sandwich and cup of tea again, but they do taste good. Could get used to them, but then I'd have to do even more riding to burn it all off.

I don't know what it is about this folding bike; this was the second day riding to work on it and again it was nice in the morning and then rained hard in the evening. So I got another drenching. This time, no silly detours down canal towpaths - straight home as fast as I could - obeying the second rule of riding in the rain.

Talking of speed, I mapped the ride to work and the computer says 15mph. So that's all right - and just goes to show the extra weight only costs 2 - 3 mph.

I've noticed people react to the folder, and don't to a normal bike. Particularly kids. I had a race this evening against a young lad of about 10. He was on his scooter.... yeah, whupped him!

Only 6 days to go now... sponsor money continues to trickle in. I can't believe how hard it has been to raise £2000. If I hadn't been helped by CREW - and John Tudor in particular - I don't think I'd have made it.