I may be turning into my father

Jay dubbleU
Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
edited January 2012 in Commuting chat
With three weeks to go before retirement I have bought a Dawes Ultra Galaxy

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  • gert_lush
    gert_lush Posts: 634
    ..I'm only 32 and I bought one 4 years ago :( I'm old before my time!
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    FCN 4 sometimes
  • clarkey cat
    clarkey cat Posts: 3,641
    With three weeks to go before retirement I have bought a Dawes Ultra Galaxy

    Beautiful!
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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,372
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    With three weeks to go before retirement I have bought a Dawes Ultra Galaxy

    What took you so long?
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  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    Jay W, how old are you!?
    Food Chain number = 4

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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    Jay W, how old are you!?

    I was 65 on the first of Jan - retire on the 31st - woopee

    Now planning to spend more time on the bike
  • Blacktemplar
    Blacktemplar Posts: 713
    Many years ago I said to my wife: "If I start getting like my father, tell me"

    "Too late" she said.


    True :(
    "Get a bicycle. You won't regret it if you live"
    Mark Twain
  • NGale
    NGale Posts: 1,866
    Jake brought one just before Christmas as his new commuting bike ready for his new posting. Always thought he was an old fart...he's just proven it now :lol:
    Officers don't run, it's undignified and panics the men
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    Well I bought my Dawes Horizon (probably equivalent to the current Galaxy as then there was only the Galaxy and Super Galaxy and the Horizon was the next model down) as a graduation present to myself over 20 years ago. Rode it to work today :)
    Faster than a tent.......
  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    NGale wrote:
    Jake brought one just before Christmas as his new commuting bike ready for his new posting. Always thought he was an old fart...he's just proven it now :lol:

    I always thought Jake had excellent taste :)
  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    Well the Galaxy has arrived - just awaiting the upgraded wheels from Spa and then the world is my mollusc :)
  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    Jay W, how old are you!?

    I was 65 on the first of Jan - retire on the 31st - woopee

    Now planning to spend more time on the bike
    I never realised... ain't some of the topics here a bit.. er... saucy/modern/rude/the equivalent of a lady type showing her ankles?
    Food Chain number = 4

    A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    Jay W, how old are you!?

    I was 65 on the first of Jan - retire on the 31st - woopee

    Now planning to spend more time on the bike
    I never realised... ain't some of the topics here a bit.. er... saucy/modern/rude/the equivalent of a lady type showing her ankles?

    Brilliant!
    FCN 3: Raleigh Record Ace fixie-to be resurrected sometime in the future
    FCN 4: Planet X Schmaffenschmack 2- workhorse
    FCN 9: B Twin Vitamin - winter commuter/loan bike for trainees

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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    Jay W, how old are you!?

    I was 65 on the first of Jan - retire on the 31st - woopee

    Now planning to spend more time on the bike
    I never realised... ain't some of the topics here a bit.. er... saucy/modern/rude/the equivalent of a lady type showing her ankles?

    Just because I'm over 30 doesn't mean I'm dead, young man :D:D:D:D
  • davis
    davis Posts: 2,506
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    Well the Galaxy has arrived - just awaiting the upgraded wheels from Spa and then the world is my mollusc :)

    I really like the look of that. Can I recommend you immediately upgrade the brake blocks to something like Kool Stops to reduce the rim wear?
    Sometimes parts break. Sometimes you crash. Sometimes it’s your fault.
  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    Ambrosia Zenith hubs and Rigida Sputnik rims - already got the Koolstop Eagle 2 cantis

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