Roger Irrelevant....

gtvlusso
gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
edited November 2008 in Commuting chat
Just to annoy Spen666...

Thread to Discuss:

Fender Electric Guitars Circa 1962 (and the carrying of on a bicycle)
New Balance trainers (can you commute in them)
Jordan (not the large breasted "model", but the country)
Sales (Chainreaction's flood sale)

Bonzer.

G

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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    I was only there for a day, but Jordan seemed nice.

    Only fools commute in anything other than carbon soled cycling shoes.

    Fenders keep mud from spraying up your back.

    Sales are merely retailers' way of selling things closer to what they should cost.

    Howzat?
  • ansbaradigeidfran
    ansbaradigeidfran Posts: 526
    Always Tyred wrote:
    Only fools commute in anything other than carbon soled cycling shoes.
    My brother uses kevlar-lined walking boots. So there. ;)
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    Hatstand.
  • girv73
    girv73 Posts: 842
    gtvlusso wrote:
    Sales (Chainreaction's flood sale)

    They're cycling distance from me :)

    Wonder if I can take a half day tomorrow for the opening? Hmm.
    Today is a good day to ride
  • Gussio
    Gussio Posts: 2,452
    gtvlusso - what do you want to know about Jordan?
  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    I rode on SPDs for two years with New Balance trainers! They had a handy gap in the sole which stabilized, to a certain extent, the SPD platform, and obviously I was very aware of slipping of and very careful about how I put the power down. never had an accident as a result.
    My Focus / My Bob Jackson
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  • plapping
    plapping Posts: 29
    I've got to get a lemon drizzle cake to work on Monday (I'm making it all me self innit) in one piece. Sods law will be that a car cuts me up on the way. Any ideas on protecting it?

    There we go a commuting topic! :lol:
  • girv73
    girv73 Posts: 842
    @plapping - this is an off topic thread, so you're off topic being on topic :lol:
    Today is a good day to ride
  • plapping
    plapping Posts: 29
    girv73 wrote:
    @plapping - this is an off topic thread, so you're off topic being on topic :lol:

    Back of the net!!!
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    plapping wrote:
    I've got to get a lemon drizzle cake to work on Monday (I'm making it all me self innit) in one piece. Sods law will be that a car cuts me up on the way. Any ideas on protecting it?

    There we go a commuting topic! :lol:

    Strap it to your cycle helmet.
  • plapping
    plapping Posts: 29
    Always Tyred wrote:
    plapping wrote:
    I've got to get a lemon drizzle cake to work on Monday (I'm making it all me self innit) in one piece. Sods law will be that a car cuts me up on the way. Any ideas on protecting it?

    There we go a commuting topic! :lol:

    Strap it to your cycle helmet.

    Yes good idea but what about the wind resistance?
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,955
    2493693244_1ca469887b.jpg
    Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
    Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
    Scott CR1 SL 12
    Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
    Scott Foil 18
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    Nice beaver!
  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    MMMMMmmmmm - Beaver.
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,955
    A beaver sculpture none the less :D
    Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
    Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
    Scott CR1 SL 12
    Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
    Scott Foil 18
  • Coriander
    Coriander Posts: 1,326
    plapping wrote:
    I've got to get a lemon drizzle cake to work on Monday (I'm making it all me self innit) in one piece. Sods law will be that a car cuts me up on the way. Any ideas on protecting it?

    There we go a commuting topic! :lol:

    At last, an important, relevant question on this Forum. :wink:

    Are you making a loaf shaped drizzle cake or a round one? I make a loaf shaped one - much easier to carry as it'll easily go into a pannier or rucksack.
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Coriander wrote:
    plapping wrote:
    I've got to get a lemon drizzle cake to work on Monday (I'm making it all me self innit) in one piece. Sods law will be that a car cuts me up on the way. Any ideas on protecting it?

    There we go a commuting topic! :lol:

    At last, an important, relevant question on this Forum. :wink:

    Are you making a loaf shaped drizzle cake or a round one? I make a loaf shaped one - much easier to carry as it'll easily go into a pannier or rucksack.

    Oh, and ice it when you get to work... :)
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • Coriander
    Coriander Posts: 1,326
    A lemon drizzle cake would need icing as soon as it comes out of the oven, otherwise the drizzle won't work in the correct way. But as the icing doesn't stand proud of the cake and is an integral part of it, I think it'd be ok.

    But as L-i-T pointed out me when I had the same dilemma with a carrot cake, icing that at work was of course the only logical and sensible thing. Which I did.

    I managed to get my carrot cake (uniced) to work in a solid plastic cake box just strapped to the back of my bike.
  • batch78
    batch78 Posts: 1,320
    Just take a photo, eat it yourself and save on the hassle!
  • Surf-Matt
    Surf-Matt Posts: 5,952
    gtvlusso wrote:
    Just to annoy Spen666...

    Thread to Discuss:

    Fender Electric Guitars Circa 1962 (and the carrying of on a bicycle) Dunno but my Dad has a lovely collection of old Fender bass guitars. He taught Phil Lynett to play guitar and done session stuff with Mr B Marley and Free.
    New Balance trainers (can you commute in them) I used Asics trainers for years. No problems but a bit bendy.
    Jordan (not the large breasted "model", but the country). It's hot.
    Sales (Chainreaction's flood sale). A few have complained about their good being too damaged to be any use. A risky one.

    Bonzer. A shape of surfboard with double concave merging into single. Very loose indeed but prone to spinning out when cranking a bottom turn really hard.

    G
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Coriander wrote:
    A lemon drizzle cake would need icing as soon as it comes out of the oven, otherwise the drizzle won't work in the correct way. But as the icing doesn't stand proud of the cake and is an integral part of it, I think it'd be ok.

    But as L-i-T pointed out me when I had the same dilemma with a carrot cake, icing that at work was of course the only logical and sensible thing. Which I did.

    I managed to get my carrot cake (uniced) to work in a solid plastic cake box just strapped to the back of my bike.

    You're right, of course. My limited repertoire of cakes doesn't include a lemon drizzle... :cry:
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • Littigator
    Littigator Posts: 1,262
    Daniel B wrote:
    A beaver sculpture none the less :D

    mmmmm sculpted beaver! :wink:
    Roadie FCN: 3

    Fixed FCN: 6
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    Littigator wrote:
    Daniel B wrote:
    A beaver sculpture none the less :D

    mmmmm sculpted beaver! :wink:

    Gender equality: "Its cold enough to freeze the fur off a brass beaver".
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    Wow, that seems to have been a real thread stopper. :shock:
  • gradiric
    gradiric Posts: 89
    plapping wrote:
    I've got to get a lemon drizzle cake to work on Monday (I'm making it all me self innit) in one piece. Sods law will be that a car cuts me up on the way. Any ideas on protecting it?

    At last, an issue where I have real insight - my Mrs often bakes me lemon drizzle cake to take into work (I know, I'm very lucky, and very popular at work). Always loaf shaped, as Coriander suggests, for easy packing. Make sure it's wrapped in greaseproof paper, then an outer layer of kitchen foil. And don't fall off your bike.
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  • ansbaradigeidfran
    ansbaradigeidfran Posts: 526
    edited November 2008
    Thanks to the Yokel thread, I can't read Lemon Drizzle Cake without thinking of Bristol. Argh! :x
  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    plapping wrote:
    Always Tyred wrote:
    plapping wrote:
    I've got to get a lemon drizzle cake to work on Monday (I'm making it all me self innit) in one piece. Sods law will be that a car cuts me up on the way. Any ideas on protecting it?

    There we go a commuting topic! :lol:

    Strap it to your cycle helmet.

    Yes good idea but what about the wind resistance?

    Never mind the wind resistance......it is the added danger of rotational brain injury that I would be worried about :wink:
    Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I believe in the future of the human race.

    H.G. Wells.

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