Swap meet

The theme continued the day after the Cx race with a bike swap meet in Brisbane. This was basically a mixture of a bike car boot sale and a 'bring & brag' show

The bikes that were being shown varied from the sublime - a 1901 shaft drive bike that had been lovingly restored

(the drive mechanism was still original)

to the ridiculous

and of course the highly practical - assuming you live less than 2 miles from the beach!

There were plenty of curiosities, from pursuit time trial bikes

to novel BMX tyre solutions

It probably sounds dull for a lot of people, but some of the bikes there were captivating

After the bike show we dropped by a friends place to experiment with homebrew beer and a traditional English hand pump 

We were drinking my Pendle Witches Brew. It's always scary when other people drink my beer, but gratifying when people go back for more (and more...and more).

It was a fine afternoon spent drinking beer, watching rugby and - well, drinking more beer. We missed you Marin!