The start of the Epic.

QuadEPIC is slowly starting to come together, both Dan and Neil arrived in London, England on the 6^th April. I had the pleasure of picking them up from Heathrow and Stansted airports and bringing them up to the sunny delight that is Great Grimsby. Grimsby will be their home till we venture out on the bike to Hull to catch the ferry.

Since their arrival we have been sorting out some last minutes details that need attending. As well, the three of us have been testing out the bike and finding some slight teething problems that have needed to be attended to that I hadn’t noticed. It’s been good to have a fresh pair of eyes on the project to notice these faults and also to work as a team fixing them. It gives Dan and Neil a chance to see how the bike operates just in case we break down along the way.

Again we owe APT Marine Engineering (http://www.aptengineering.co.uk/) a huge thank you for helping us out with some more last minute welding.

We have also been doing some filming, as well as a photo shoot with the bike and trailer while we attached the sponsors logos.  I've been waiting weeks and weeks to attach them, it’s been driving me crazy not being able to do so. When we haven’t been doing bike related stuff, I've been giving the boys a tour around Grimsby and all its desired pleasure spots and tourist attractions.

Paul.

It’s been three lovely days so far here in Grimsby. We three amigos have been finally able to put our heads together and work out the final kinks.

We were so excited to finally take the 4-wheeled monster out for a spin. With the cameras running and our spirits high, we clambered into the comfy seats for our first test ride together. With a hearty ‘’Away we go’’ we pushed off. We made it maybe a half-centimetre before a faulty chain snapped on us and were forced to postpone our maiden voyage. It was encouraging how we didn’t miss a beat in repairing what needed adjusting.

We’ve spent the days firing off emails, driving around town for bike parts and equipment, brainstorming more crazy ideas plus the odd trip to the pub for good measure. First impressions indicate that we’ve all got QuadEPIC and its success at the top of our minds.

The various errands we’ve been running have been a good opportunity to get familiar with one another and to see the charming sights of Grimsby. Paul and Dan seem to be old friends yet I'm still getting to know these jokers.  Like the bike itself, we as a team are looking pretty sharp with a few things that still need figuring out, but as far as I see it, we’ll surely be running at 100% by launch date.

It’s been a big week and next week promises to be even bigger. A media event in York with our newest sponsor, ViewRanger has us all very excited, plus we’ve just secured some significant support which we’ll be announcing soon. It’s all very exciting, yet I can’t wait until we launch and the real fun can begin.

Neil