I am likely to give the Reliable a try out this coming Saturday, weather permitting (by which I mean if the forecast suggests prolonged rain, I will skip it). If anyone is tempted by the event and would like to ride in the company of a somewhat out of shape but still functioning audax adonis*, then PM me (and get your entry off to Martin, if you haven't got a card in the drawer). I may ask you to pose for select photographs that will be included in a specialist magazine not available over the counter, read by men (and some women) who gather in car parks at ungodly hours to mutually enjoy unnatural acts of physical exertion**
*opinions differ on this point
**Arrivee, as I intend to write an article about the permanent, given Martin took time to write about the AAA Milne.