A new bike has been bought for the trip. Thanks to Spa Cycles http://www.spacycles.co.uk/ for their custom tourer and the helpful advice when choosing components and accessories. Thanks also to Paul Barnes at The Cycle Centre in Alcester, Warwickshire for some "tweaking".
For the technically minded, the frame is titanium with steel forks, Stronglight headset, Deda stem and handlebars, Tiagra 27 speed gearing, STI shifters, a chainset of 46/34/24 and a rear cassette of 11-34. This produces a bottom gear of 19" which will hopefully be low enough for the ascents that we will encounter. Rims are Rigida Sputnik; tyres are Schwalbe Marathons 700 x 32; the saddle is Brooks B17; pedals are Shimano M520; rear rack is Tubus Logo; rear panniers and front bar-bag are Ortlieb; cycle computer is Sigma Sport's BC1009. Phew!
Note the relatively high handlebars compared with out and out road-bikes. This is designed to take pressure off the back when spending hours in the saddle.
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