Thanks peeps...especially Ruth and Monty who've both who offered to lend me their bikes for the rideout from Grafham this weekend.
Getting used to the idea of being broke now, especially since this is the final year that I will have to support various offspring - they're on their own by August 2005. Although I don't suppose they'll be able to resist tapping me up for a few quid, I won't be doing it full time anymore.