12 on 12 in 12

Having had a welcome year off from challenges last year (as Em with Tom and Gem bravely took up the mantle), I am (literally) back in the saddle this year to raise funds for The George Oliver Foundation. If you do not know what The George Oliver Foundation is - please go to our website www.georgesfoundation.org where you can find out all about George and what we are doing to help support young people both in the UK and abroad.

My fundraising idea this year is a charity bike ride from my house to Brighton. It is a classic cycling challenge, the London to Brighton with the famed climb of Ditchling Beacon just before collapsing into the sea.

What's that I hear? Not enough? You want MORE?

OK, I will do the ride once a month for a year. Twelve times - April to March, through the heat of the summer and the cold of the winter.

Still not enough? Sheesh - tough crowd.

OK, I will ride from my house to the seafront in Brighton every month for a year, each time on a different bike. The current list of proposed bikes of which I will choose 12 is the following:

Racer

BMX

Boris Bike

Tandem

Folding Bike

Recumbent

Cross Bike

Mountain Bike

Penny Farthing

Fixed Gear

Mini Velo

Town Bike

Time Trial Bike

Brompton

Classic Bike

Trike

But if you have any particular bike that you'd like to see me ride (a chopper? a rickshaw?) let me know and we can see if we can source it.

Whilst some of these bikes are going to be easier (racer) than others (penny farthing), I would also like to extend an invitation out to you, my friends and supporters of the George Oliver Foundation - do you want to ride with me? Or even ahead of me given the bikes I am going to be riding? Would you like to do a charity ride to Brighton?

 

If so, please let me know. I am going to be riding once a month for a year - so you have 12 opportunities to join me. I know a really nice little route - my speeds will vary dramatically  depending on what bike I'm on, so I'm sure I will have one that will suit you. Please - come and join me! And if the ride down to Brighton isn't enough, I'm planning to do a couple of "there and backs" which will be even more of a challenge!

Also, I will blog about my experiences here:

www.12on12in12.blogspot.com which I hope you will visit for interest's sake!