bourgeois bicycle budgets
Bikes: 2 x Raliegh Chiltern (circa 1990) 3 speed heavy steel beasts - £40 each, broken, from old cycle hire place in Barnstaple. £60 on parts to get them back to speed (and safe) Brooks saddles and grips kindly donated by Andrea at Brooks.
Trailers: 2 x Carry Freedom Y-Frame (large) £150 Modified with custom surfboard racks welded and bolted by max the steel man £40, B&Q garden mesh £5, zip ties £1, bungee cords £3, rack pads stolen from mikeys car, straps stolen from tim’s garage.
Camping gear: already owned or borrowed or stolen or picked up along the way.
Ferry (Plymouth-Roscoff) : £46
Camping fees: £0 (all the campsites were shut anyway)
So there you go, the Bourgeois Bicycle Caravan were cheapskates and you can be one too.
