Originally Posted by finnyfinfinbar

Hi Cyclezealot,

Thanks for the welcome.

It is absolutely beautiful here. I have only been here for around 5 months but feel I know the place well. More often that not I find myself walking up in the mountains. I will make full use of the mountain range for my shake out rides down into Spain etc when the time comes...got to get me a bike first!

Thank you for the link, everything helps.

There is a style to riding? No-one told me that! ha ha. OK, style and goals... I want to cover enough ground on a regular basis to know that I am progressing but I don't want to go too fast so as to miss the great things some countries will have to offer. My goal - to enjoy it.

One thing I would like to explain is that I broke my neck in 2002 after a helicopter crash so a more upright position will serve me better over a long period of time. I am technically crap with bikes, even though I've always had one since a kid, so not sure if there are things like extensions to raise the handlebars??

Best,

Daz.