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slowbike

Better half is out this evening - so I have free reign to do what I wish ... I'll start by a longer loop home - made slightly more pleasant by using my winter road bike with GP4seasons rather than my CX with heavy tyres on...
The temptation is then to ride the last hill again ....

oh decisions decisions!

redvee

roger merriman wrote:

Yes first time I went was with work supporting someone who was fine, but we where sharing with a couple the BF really didn't like heights much to his gf amusement.

I've ridden the SkyRail and the scenery was much better than the Emirates cable car and also much higher.

Harry182

@ K_B -- V cool ride, vid and music. (But bet I wasn't the only one hoping bike light girl would make an appearance.)

andyrr

Tuesday morning I report a pothhole via fillthashole - it's one that over the past few weeks has degenerated from just a small hole that I'd try to avoid to one that could give an instant puncture and I now ensure I didn't ride through it.
It is just about to the direct left of a traffic island on a single carriageway urban road so there isn't too much room to avoid it.
Cycled home yesterday and it has been filled !
Ok, not a real proper job, just the usual lump of tar in the hole but it's not as badly done as some I've seen so that has to be a result !
Unfortunately there are plenty of other holes I've reported that are yet to receive any attention so this is a bit of an unique one for speed of fixing.

Kieran_Burns

Harry182 wrote:

@ K_B -- V cool ride, vid and music. (But bet I wasn't the only one hoping bike light girl would make an appearance.)

No one is going to be happy until I get her on film... preferably in the summer. Perves the lot of you

gingaman

andyrr wrote:

Tuesday morning I report a pothhole via fillthashole - it's one that over the past few weeks has degenerated from just a small hole that I'd try to avoid to one that could give an instant puncture and I now ensure I didn't ride through it.
It is just about to the direct left of a traffic island on a single carriageway urban road so there isn't too much room to avoid it.
Cycled home yesterday and it has been filled !
Ok, not a real proper job, just the usual lump of tar in the hole but it's not as badly done as some I've seen so that has to be a result !
Unfortunately there are plenty of other holes I've reported that are yet to receive any attention so this is a bit of an unique one for speed of fixing.

Weybridge??

andyrr

Nah, Bonnyrigg, small town just to the South of Edinburgh. TBH pothole reports get a pretty variable response - in the main nothing but a few have had extremely quick fixes, 1 I reported that looked as if the road was collapsing underneath it was fixed within a day or 2 whilst others that are stretches of terrible holes and rough patching and crumbling surface are left untouched for eve despite multiple submissions to that website.

gingaman

lol, not too far off with my guess then... :oops:

redvee

andyrr wrote:

Tuesday morning I report a pothhole via fillthashole - it's one that over the past few weeks has degenerated from just a small hole that I'd try to avoid to one that could give an instant puncture and I now ensure I didn't ride through it.
It is just about to the direct left of a traffic island on a single carriageway urban road so there isn't too much room to avoid it.
Cycled home yesterday and it has been filled !
Ok, not a real proper job, just the usual lump of tar in the hole but it's not as badly done as some I've seen so that has to be a result !
Unfortunately there are plenty of other holes I've reported that are yet to receive any attention so this is a bit of an unique one for speed of fixing.

I reported a pothole after I trashed a rim and it was repaired within 24 hours, same can't be said about the potholes I reported where no damage has occurred.

fatsmoker

Getting 10 green lights out of 12 traffic lights coming in this morning. A sign of good day I hope.

fatsmoker

And accidentally flicking a stone up off the road which hits a car that might have passed a bit too close. Satisfying.

Why has f l i c k i n g come up as asterisks?

slowbike

Nice ride in sunshine this morning ...

Wasn't pushing it as I'm getting over a cold and twinged my back yesterday so I could just enjoy being on the bike - even if it was heading to work.

asprilla

Baklava and good coffee. Yum.

I may crash soon though.

PBo

Out riding with a club today, got a double puncture!!!

Fixing it outside a house, and guy comes out to see if we need anything and offers us a coffee! Top fella.

graham.

Just watched your vid, recognized the cottage as you turn into Long Lane village. Great roads around there.

graham.

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Let's bring a little reminder of the good times on a bike.

http://youtu.be/7Ke2R4TJauA

I've edited the audio to use a much nicer track so headphones in the office if you have them

Just watched your vid, recognized the cottage as you turn into Long Lane village. Great roads around there.

rick_chasey

fatsmoker wrote:

And accidentally ******* a stone up off the road which hits a car that might have passed a bit too close. Satisfying.

Why has f l i c k i n g come up as asterisks?

Very odd.

Not on the banned word list. Just checked.

BelgianBeerGeek

Just been hunting in a cupboard for some CDs and came across a four pack of beer. The beer is Sint Bernardus 6. Cool, and I found my Neil Young CDs, so all round result. Sweet dreams, all.

EKE_38BPM

Rick Chasey wrote:

fatsmoker wrote:

And accidentally ******* a stone up off the road which hits a car that might have passed a bit too close. Satisfying.

Why has f l i c k i n g come up as asterisks?

Very odd.

Not on the banned word list. Just checked.

Maybe someone has a dirty mind?..

roger_merriman

lovely weather on Saturday so took the train to Norbiton since i'm not on the roads yet, and pushed the old MTB to Richmond Park and had a wee wobble along the Tasmin trail. I had planned to have a coffee/bun but Park was very busy so I went to the Roebuck and had a drink in the sun overlooking the Thames, only a coke since I haven't wanted a drink since.



I then walked the bike down to the Tow path and rolled home that way, bike and I where very muddy by the end but happy, I did even overtake one or two bikes, admitly they where either small children or elderly and infirm...

the MTB with paniers weighs a ton, has to be said though it's a safe steady ride which is what I need at the moment!

asprilla

Nice.

Kieran_Burns

Graham. wrote:

Just watched your vid, recognized the cottage as you turn into Long Lane village. Great roads around there.

Oh mine

Longford is a beautiful little village, I always stop outside the Mill house on the bridge opposite that Scandinavian long house look-a-like, just 'cos

http://goo.gl/maps/25qZP

menthel

Weather and my first ever elongated commute- very enjoyable lap round RP. Its not as hilly as I remember...

rjsterry

Rode the office Brompton back from a meeting in Plumstead. Got some air off a series of speed bumps on a downhill stretch.

redvee

Been thinking about a C2W bike this year and found out our scheme is run every year in June so plenty of time to look around at what I can 'buy', the only downside is I have to go through Halfords :-(

veronese68

My daughter gave me £1 out of her money box this morning and told me to buy myself some chocolate to cheer myself up after having a bad day yesterday.
Every time I get annoyed by something I have to remember moments like that.

asprilla

Veronese68 wrote:

My daughter gave me £1 out of her money box this morning and told me to buy myself some chocolate to cheer myself up after having a bad day yesterday.
Every time I get annoyed by something I have to remember moments like that.

The Mighty Pickle tried to buy some flowers for her mum in Sainsbury's the other day, using a collection of coppers and the plastic coins from her toy till. My lip quivered.

LiveGiantly

So because I am a Amazon Prime member I now get free access to unlimited streaming of movies, tv shows etc alongside the usual next day delivery?

YYIIIPPEEEEE!!!

**jumps for joy and clicks heels**

cyclingprop

redvee wrote:

Been thinking about a C2W bike this year and found out our scheme is run every year in June so plenty of time to look around at what I can 'buy', the only downside is I have to go through Halfords :-(

You can use halfords vouchers in some other shops (for instance, in Condor in London), so if you have a shop you'd like to use them in... ask if they take them.

rjsterry

Veronese68 wrote:

My daughter gave me £1 out of her money box this morning and told me to buy myself some chocolate to cheer myself up after having a bad day yesterday.
Every time I get annoyed by something I have to remember moments like that.

Awww.



You sure it wasn't "here's 50p, now go and call someone who gives a ..."