Note to Competitors in Budapest

IMPORTANT - you need to start planning a bike box. To protect your bike, you need a hard plastic oversized, special suitcase in which your bike will fit. The club is NOT providing this for you.

You have a few options:

• 1. Buy a box. The ones most of us have is the basic one available on Wiggle (see here); it does the job, but if you plan on using it a few times, there is also a fuller range to choose from. Also check out the local shops and other websites, you might get a better deal.


• 2. Rent a box. As far as I know both Cycle Superstore and Wheelworx rent out boxes by the week, usually costing around €50. Remember, though, that there are a lot of Irish people travelling to Budapest, so act early to secure yours. You will also need the bike box for more than 1 week - at least Sunday 5 September to Tuesday 14 September (negotiate!)


• 3. Blag a box. See if there is anyone in the club not going to Budapest who will lend you theres.

Packing your box is an art-form in itself - the bike has to be broken down to fit in the box. Murt is going to help you pack your bike, and he has asked if you can bring bike and box to his house on either Saturday 4 or Sunday 5 September.

Advanced warning - We will have to do the same in Budapest - it's much less fun when the trip and the race is almost over! Roy (trip manager) will give you more details about that at a later time.