The bike's going to be used for commuting to and from work and also for going further afield. There is a strong possibility that eventually I'll be joining one of the local cycling clubs.

There is also a strong possibility that I might be doing a big charity ride in a year or two's time. At the moment this idea is but a thought and I haven't done much about it except talk about the idea to one or two people. It all rests on whether my son's forthcoming transplant is successful or not and whether we could get sponsorship or not.

Basically, the idea is to ride renal dialysis unit to renal dialysis unit throughout the UK once my son has had his transplant and (hopefully) been given a clean bill of health. He will be coming too. Our aim is to raise enough money to buy his hospital the very latest in home dialysis machines to give someone the chance of a more normal life while they are waiting for a kidney transplant so it means I'm going to have a lot of training to do. The home dialysis machines cost approximately £15,000 each.