Considering the dream had been to pick up a new Bianchi at the factory and ride it home, I have already dropped two parts of that story. I have already accepted a new start point and now my head has overruled my heart on the bike. I had an extended test ride on the Bianchi Infinito. I loved it. Except I need to change to a 32 tooth rear gear to cope with the Alps. Which means I need to also change the rear derailleur and the chain. I also want flat top handlebars to give me a

This whole thing was brought to life by a Facebook advert from Bianchi advertising demo rides. I requested rides twice, but got no reply so I just posted that no one was responding. I got a message from Frazer Hare, Bianchi’s regional sales guy asking which bike I wanted and where I was. Very quickly he sorted out a demo ride from Lutterworth Cycle Centre and I got the Infinito for 4 days over the Easter weekend. After the weekend I call Frazer to tell him my story and idea.