Fairly Windy Wednesday
Stevo_666
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Well it is pretty gusty up here on the North East coast, enough to keep me awake last night wondering if we were losing bits off the roof. The rain is due to come shortly just to round things off. May pop down to the beach to see how big the waves are and watch the local wind farm actually working for a change.
On the plus side everyone was battening down the hatches last night so I made it from Bromley to Redcar in a shade over 4 hours. The downside is there's not a hope in hell of getting out on the bike today, maybe tomorrow if things die down.
Have fun and stay safe...
On the plus side everyone was battening down the hatches last night so I made it from Bromley to Redcar in a shade over 4 hours. The downside is there's not a hope in hell of getting out on the bike today, maybe tomorrow if things die down.
Have fun and stay safe...
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
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think i detected a slight breeze in london, did laps around the park
soon go shopping, eat, veg out, eat etc.my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny0 -
Frank ruining my Festive 500.
Rules be damned!
If I do a section on the turbo and reach 500 then goal achieved.
I am only doing it for my own motivation after all.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
At work, as I was yesterday and will be tomorrow
Had one internal phone call to deal with in a day and half and no e-mails. Why-TF am I here? PC brigade wanting people from all depts. in providing cover despite the fact our core work is dealing with construction sites that shut down completely for the Chrismas period, Aris-holes.
Off to see Star Wars later with the kids whilst the wife takes advantage of 2-4-1 cocktails at Revolicion De Cuba with a friend, that could get very messy :?
Windy here but currently no rain0 -
Af'noon
Tinternet connection keeps coming and going. Blowing an absolute hoolie out there.
10 hours sleep and feel like a zombie.
I could ride to Dumfries in 3 hours flat and get the bus home.
Laters.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Sky has stopped broadcasting now, wind is causing a bit of havoc out there. And muggins here has managed to pull a muscle doing nothing in particular so having to take it easy."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
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Its not often I head out on the bike and wonder if I've made an error of judgement but today was one of those days - both feet and the BB submerged within the first 10k and my jacket absolutely saturated. Found myself in the small ring into the wind on the flat (it was at this point the doubts started creeping in - less than 1/5th of the ride done). Suffice it to say in nearly 60k I didn't see another bike.
And tomorrow it's going to be 0CROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH0 -
Star Wars with the kids was good
Just cut a load of wood and now time to light the fire and watch a film with the kids. Later is a babysitter at 6pm, so the wife and I can go to the dinner party via the pub0 -
Nice nature ramble this morning in the mild and breezy weather. Saw a buzzard feeding on the ground and lots of woodpeckers. Nice. Now home having a beer.
Stay safe and dry all.Ecrasez l’infame0 -
Bit blowy here, the huge scaffold on the house opposite makes it sound worse than it is. Just popped into town with the EPO. Now chilling with the kids for a bit. Should do some work on the Mini but back is giving me grief so that kind of thing is best avoided. Pub later as I believe it is Wednesday.0
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Evening all,
completely shot here, bit chesty but still went off for a crud today after fnishing Festive500 yesterday. All solid, but now time to look for a new crudder.
Back to healthy living today as I sit here with a protein shake and a pint of OJ.
Had to return some Christmas presents so in the naughty corner n all that from the Date0 -
Any idea what bike you fancy?Evening all,
completely shot here, bit chesty but still went off for a crud today after fnishing Festive500 yesterday. All solid, but now time to look for a new crudder.
Back to healthy living today as I sit here with a protein shake and a pint of OJ.
Had to return some Christmas presents so in the naughty corner n all that from the Date"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Rest day today and it wasn't a hard decision to decline a 100 mile ride to Chester and back although some hardly souls undertook the challenge.
Chilling for the final ride tomorrow to nail the festive 500“Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring”
Desmond Tutu0 -
Had a velodrome session today, twas ok but I don't think I could do it week in week out.
Had lunch in Manchester and a look in The Bike Rooms on Deansgate and a woman managed to knock an £8500 bike off its display stand. Luckily neither the woman or bike were mine.
Now back home to vedge out.Advocate of disc brakes.0 -
Oh, and I bought some North Face Powdercloud gloves from Ellis Brighams, a bit of reciprocal business and all that.Advocate of disc brakes.0
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@stevo no just a full sus trail bike. 130/140 travel should be more than enough. Friend has just bought a Santa Cruz bronson. Won't be that level ha. As always want to spend as little as poss but the 1-1500 mark is doable I reckon. Without the date raising n eyebrow. Maybe I should get her Botox so she can't0
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She's not your wife so you can invoke the 'none of your sodding business' clause, or just not tell her if you're feeling a bit wimpish@stevo no just a full sus trail bike. 130/140 travel should be more than enough. Friend has just bought a Santa Cruz bronson. Won't be that level ha. As always want to spend as little as poss but the 1-1500 mark is doable I reckon. Without the date raising n eyebrow. Maybe I should get her Botox so she can't
With that budget for a FS you want to look at Canyon, Rose or Boardman."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
I know of a yeti ASR carbon that's looking for a good home“Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring”
Desmond Tutu0 -
I know of a yeti ASR carbon that's looking for a good home
What, in my can bailing machine?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Can you bail carbon?I know of a yeti ASR carbon that's looking for a good home
What, in my can bailing machine?"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Can you bail carbon?I know of a yeti ASR carbon that's looking for a good home
What, in my can bailing machine?
No but the noise of the cracking and splintering and the look of it when it comes out the other end would be fun.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Fair enough, just not sure why Slowmart would want to sell his only bit of street cred?"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
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Fair enough, just not sure why Slowmart would want to sell his only bit of street cred?
That's my Ti Deluxe... 8)“Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring”
Desmond Tutu0 -
I know of a yeti ASR carbon that's looking for a good home
How much - before I pick up my new bike tomorrow!0 -
£1500 ONO“Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring”
Desmond Tutu0 -
Bit of a crudfest going on here...
What bike Matt?"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Bit of a crudfest going on here...
What bike Matt?
Ended up buying a specialised full sus of a mate
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Enough travel for uplifts?Bit of a crudfest going on here...
What bike Matt?
Ended up buying a specialised full sus of a mate"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Enough travel for uplifts?Bit of a crudfest going on here...
What bike Matt?
Ended up buying a specialised full sus of a mate
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Enough travel for uplifts?Bit of a crudfest going on here...
What bike Matt?
Ended up buying a specialised full sus of a mate
Yep"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
