After getting the sprockets of the bike changed by the dealer and getting the bike checked over I felt safe riding the bike again. Apparently the clicking sound is normal according to the dealer. I will just have to take his word.

Finally I also had all the essential camping gear that I need for my future trips read so I wanted to give it a first test right away.

I rode to a little campsite close to London to stay one night.

My tent is the Vango Nemesis 200 two persons tent. I am very happy with it. The best things about this tent are that you can put it up with the inner and outer layer simultaniously so you don’t get the inner layer wet in bad weather. Also since it is a geodesic design it stands on its own without any ropes. You can just pick it up as a whole and carry it somewhere else. Of course it can also be tied to the ground. It packs down to 40cm x 20cm and weighs close to 4kg. The hydrostatic head is 5000mm which should be perfectly fine for bad rainy, stormy UK weather.

It’s got a lot of sotorrage room on both sides. Both of those seperated storage compartments can be folded away and have two openings each. Very handy.

For somebody my size it is just big enough (6’3). My head and feet just about touch the edges. For two people of the same height I’d recommend the bigger (300/ three person tent) version of the tent.

For my purposes I am very happy with the tent. It is exactly what I was looking for.