It's all about the bikes

Lance Armstrong famously wrote It's Not About the Bike, which in his case was true: it was more about getting up at 3 in the morning for his dose of EPO, and constant litigation.

Our humble Nightrider team, happy to say, is involved in no such infamy - the only thing we get up at 3 in the morning for is a trip to the bathroom or possibly a cheese sarnie if we're feeling peckish.

And for us, it's all about the bike. We love our trusty steeds and we'd like to introduce them to you in weird, parody 'lonely hearts' format as follows:

Mariano's mount

The Silver Streak

Age: 25,000 miles and counting

Loves: GT85, hills, tailwind, new components

Hates: Grime, rain, hail, sharp things, car doors, fixie posers

WLTM: Vicky Pendleton’s track bike

Dan's darling

Roy 

Age: 1 year on the day of Nightrider!

Loves: the Chilterns, Warwickshire, stopping for coffee

Hates: the A5, bathtime

WLTM: an open-minded tandem

James's, er, bike

We're not doing so well on the profile here as we haven't managed to come up with a name for the wretched banger yet. Here's our progress thus far:

If you've got any helpful suggestions, please feel free to leave them in a comment below (whereupon James will most probably ignore them, the lazy mule.)


Or leave your suggestion with a few quid on http://www.justgiving.com/boyracers4guides!