What's your cycling dream or wish?

[steveB]

I wish that every train that left my local station had a specific carriage for bikes and no booking or hassle was involved.  I could then take a train to anywhere I felt like and ride home at my leisure.  I'm getting fed up with all the loops I regularly do.
 
This link makes it look easy, my experience is somewhat different.

[rower40]

I'd like a threesome with Konnie Huq and Julia Sawalha, but, like the above post, it ain't gonna happen.

What incentive is there to provide space for bikes, when there are too many foot-passengers wanting to travel?  The bike area on class 156 trains can take 4 bikes at a pinch, and is the same size as 8 seats.  So each bike takes up 2 seats that could have fare-paying bums on.  If the train is full (and it's a big 'if') bikes just get in the way, slowing down the loading and unloading.

It's a trade-off; does provision of bike space generate revenue by creating cyclists' journeys that they wouldn't otherwise make?  Or does it take space away from seated and wheel-less passengers?

Discuss.

[gonzo]

To own and run a cyclist specific wind tunnel!

[bobajobrob]

To cycle round the world! Or at least from here to south east asia.

[annie]

To have more confidence in myself and to just get out on the bike and stop dithering and being silly, failing that take up another sport.

[Aidan]

To do this

http://www.routedesgrandesalpes.com/pages/home/index.php

and this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TransAmerica_Trail

[alan]

I wish that every train that left my local station had a specific carriage for bikes and no booking or hassle was involved.  I could then take a train to anywhere I felt like and ride home at my leisure.  I'm getting fed up with all the loops I regularly do.

That would be ideal.
My current top of the wish list is to get  Lejog done.It's an itch that I've  wanted to scratch for about five years.

[Dave]

To be able to do this:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/eVAccWTrnIQ&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/eVAccWTrnIQ&rel=1</a>

And/or have miles and miles of singletrack an easy ride from my front door.

[clarion]

Just to ride...

[donpedro]

 

[andygates]

Hippy Guardian ecotopia.  Kids riding to school, bobbies on bikes, people shopping with trailers to local shops...

Oh, and to do LEJOG before I die.

[Rob S]

Nice weather on my days off.

[border-rider]

And/or have miles and miles of singletrack an easy ride from my front door.

You should live where I do.  The highest density of tracks & bridleways in the UK.

[Elleigh]

To complete Boston Montreal Boston

[alchemy]

To ride up at least two of the climbs (one in the Alps and one in the Pyrennees) that they use in the Tour de France. Failing that, just getting back to riding regularly would be good

I think the second option is more likely 

[rogerzilla]

And/or have miles and miles of singletrack an easy ride from my front door.

You should live where I do.  The highest density of tracks & bridleways in the UK.

Except they have precipitous gradients, are churned up by horses and the local soil turns your wheels into 20lb hoops of mud within the first 100 yards.  You might as well ride across a ploughed field 

[numbnuts]

To climb hills without gasping for my last breath

[TheLurker]

To persuade TOH* that she does/will enjoy cycling.
To persuade TOH that she would enjoy a cycle tour of Greece.

*AKA. She Who Must Be Obeyed. 

[juliet]

I like Andy's cycling utopia.

For myself: LEJoG.  To actually get reasonable at hills.  Cycle touring in Aus (which hurrah!  I am going to do!).

[Eccentrica Gallumbits]

To manage the ride I'm doing to St Andrews in June. It's getting very near and I'm not sure I'm going to manage!

[bobajobrob]

I'm doing LEJoG in June with my Dad

I have plans to sell the house and cycle to China within the next couple of years. My friend Arnaud has just set off on a similar adventure and I'm ver ver jealous

[alecstilleyedye]

mont ventoux