If I do DIY then the bit I like is needing to buy the laser guided level. It is a golden rule that no matter what the DIY task, there is always something worth buying. It doesn't have to be expensive but finding a gadget to make the job better is the only fun to be had.
So, having decided to ride the Norwich 100 - I clearly would need a speedo/odo thingy. So I went to Swinnerton's in Fenton near Stoke on Trent. I also needed new cycling shoes (this was really true - my old ones hurt!). So, I bought some new shoes - nothing exciting about cycling shoes.
And then I started looking at the gadgets - in a wonderful twist of fate, since I last bought a speedo/odo thingy there are now wireless versions. Great! I read the function list - the guy at the shop was fantastic (if you ever need anything to do with cycling and live within 80 miles of Stoke - go to Swinnertons ... they are a family steeped in cycling and it is a joy to go there). He dissuaded me from needing to know my cadence (I know, I know) and we alighted on a lovely wireless speedo thing that has exactly the same functions that these things have always had. We picked it because it had a backlight but I'm not entirely sure why I needed it.
With that done, it was time to think about a training plan.
Brendan
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