A couple of months ago a good friend invited me to his “Speyside Tour”. Now I have ridden multi-day rides before, traversing the lengths of Britain, Spain and France, but never before where I needed to be fully self supported, needing to carry my own kit with me; previously we had organised either a support vehicle (my long suffering wife) or taxis to carry luggage, etc from that morning’s starting point to the evening’s destination.

This meant a rethink.