Hi Azfiddle, sorry for the late reply. Yes Cornwall, down in the far southwest of England. Very rugged and beautiful.

Today I went to our LBS and had a look at some road bikes. There's a discount on for the duration of the Tour de France. My favourite one so far is the Trek Lexa six. It's about the right budget and I like the spec. I'm going back next week, prepared to do a test ride. The assistant suggested hubby comes with me on one of the other WSDs and we swap half way round the test so I get to try both.