Have bike(s), will travel.

Not to be outdone by Darren, Prue and Peter jetting off to Germany and EuroBike the mtb team have decided to take their bikes to foreign soils as well.

Jim, as mentioned last week, will be heading to Africa in a few months time, as more details emerge of his route I've become scared of the cycling monster he'll be on his return!

To fill in the time before Jim goes, I've decided to take one for the team and head to Toronto Canada for a few weeks, leaving next week. I've started to strip my Cubano back to the frame to get it sparkly clean for the Canucks.

My Canadian contacts have promised trails, racing and beer, as a good guest I thought it best to promise something in return. I've committed to them that I will bring a pretty bike, pasty legs, a morbid curiosity for North American cuisine and a camera.

I'll take a laptop with me and will try to post some updates while I'm there.