Frank's editorial in RC 241 set me thinking and, even better, forced me to reach for my helmet and bike keys in order to test a theory. If you can recall the article, Frank was reminiscing about a series that RealClassic ran in the past which was entitled ‘30 miles an hour’. In essence, readers were encouraged to write about a special 30 mile ride on their favourite bike. Keen to reintroduce the idea into the magazine, Frank asked for contributions, so on a (rare) sunny evening in May, I set out on one of my regular local rides to see if, as I thought likely, it would fit the bill.
But what, I hear you ask, would be my steed for this little jaunt? Well, up until last year, my beloved Morini 3½ Strada would have been the obvious choice, but having undergone heart surgery last summer, I had started to have difficulty using the left sided kickstart and, to be honest, the Morini, thoroughbred that it is, wanted to travel at a faster pace than I now did. So, after saying a reluctant
