Riding with Wobbly Wheels

This blog has been set up to record my participation in The Challenge:
a marathon cycle ride up the full length of Britain and then back south down the full length of Ireland
by a team of 6 riders,4 of whom have Parkinson's disease.
The purpose of the ride is to raise money for Parkinson's UK and to promote awareness of the search for a cure.

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And don't forget, whilst "on the road", there is a daily journal by all the Team of its ride at the Pedal for Parkinson's Challenge Website. (Click on the link below in the right hand column.)

The Pedal for Parkinson's 2011 Team

The Pedal for Parkinson's 2011 Website

Click on the team photo above to go directly to the Pedal for Parkinson's 2011 Website. As well as information about the team, the Website has detailed maps to help you follow the riders as they complete
The Challenge.

"The Magnificent 7"
From right to left: Les Roberts, Nigel Macvean, Mark Vallance, David Greaves, Ian Watkinson, Chris Bennett and Chris Brown. Chris Brown and Ian are riding with a second team that sets off from Lands End a couple of days before the rest of us start our ride from Lizard Point on Wednesday 15th June. Neil Manning couldn't make it for the photoshoot but having already cycled Land's End to John O'Groats for Parkinson's, he is this year the 6th Man riding the Double End-to-End.


Sunday 1 May 2011

Won't it be luverly

One of the more unpleasant aspects of my 2008 End-to-End ride was suffering with painfully cold hands and feet whenever the weather turned nasty. This time, however, this shouldn't be a problem for any of us thanks to the generosity of BreezeBlockers Ltd who are providing each member of the team with two of their innovative products for keeping warm on a bike.
In brief, the first of these products is a pair of extremely lightweight cowls, which attach to the tops of the handle bars into which the hands are placed. Here, out of the wind, the interior of the pod creates a warm micro climate around the hands. We are looking forward to being able to quickly fix them to our bikes whenever there is a likelihood of our running into wintery conditions (and trust me, "wintery" can and does happen in June/July in some of the areas we shall be going through.) The second item is a sheath, which fits over the toes of cycling shoes and, likewise, protects against the cold and adverse conditions generally.

For more info click here Breeze Blockers

We have also been provided with a supply of toiletries which do not need water to be effective. Having the facility to clean or just freshen up at any time or place will, I am sure, prove its worth. The company making this possible is Waterless Ltd

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