Is Tuesday the Bottom Bracket pro tour rest day?

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  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,107
    HaydenM wrote:
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    HaydenM wrote:
    Just told the GF I was going to spend my house deposit money on a new bike. I'm amazed she still takes anything I say seriously but needless to say she wasn't pleased...
    Is that a stupidly.expensive bike or a stupidly cheap house?

    A bit of both, it's my half of a deposit for a £170k house and we haven't quite finished saving yet...

    Houses are cheap here, bikes are not :(

    Bikes are more fun
  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,673
    Pinno wrote:
    Veronese68 wrote:
    Wheelspinner wrote:
    Failed at dying today, but it was not a bad attempt.
    Pleased to hear you failed. Was it due to being unwell or the oxy bottles? I know which would be more exciting.

    I bet his partner is pleased too. Imagine all that junk in the garage that he would have to put up for sale.

    Just unwell. I'm currently spending every other day on the rack getting my neck stretched, have sundry other joint related grumbles and for the last several days have had a viciously sore throat, now morphed into a solid cold/cough. Phark knows why, just picked up from somewhere.

    The junk in the garage is not all my own work you know... the other half is a (retired) aircraft maintenance engineer. We have an awful lot of socket sets, spanners, wrenches, rivet guns, and assorted other specialist tools that do who knows what. The bikes are about the only things that get used much though
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 60,868
    Wheelspinner wrote:
    Just unwell. I'm currently spending every other day on the rack getting my neck stretched, have sundry other joint related grumbles and for the last several days have had a viciously sore throat, now morphed into a solid cold/cough. Phark knows why, just picked up from somewhere.
    Age is a terrible thing :wink:
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • haydenm
    haydenm Posts: 2,997
    TLW1 wrote:
    HaydenM wrote:
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    HaydenM wrote:
    Just told the GF I was going to spend my house deposit money on a new bike. I'm amazed she still takes anything I say seriously but needless to say she wasn't pleased...
    Is that a stupidly.expensive bike or a stupidly cheap house?

    A bit of both, it's my half of a deposit for a £170k house and we haven't quite finished saving yet...

    Houses are cheap here, bikes are not :(

    Bikes are more fun

    Agreed. We have decided to wait a year of two before we do anything now anyway. I pretended I had already ordered said bike and shes not thrown me out so I guess I'm in the clear?
  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,673
    HaydenM wrote:
    TLW1 wrote:
    HaydenM wrote:
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    HaydenM wrote:
    Just told the GF I was going to spend my house deposit money on a new bike. I'm amazed she still takes anything I say seriously but needless to say she wasn't pleased...
    Is that a stupidly.expensive bike or a stupidly cheap house?

    A bit of both, it's my half of a deposit for a £170k house and we haven't quite finished saving yet...

    Houses are cheap here, bikes are not :(

    Bikes are more fun

    Agreed. We have decided to wait a year of two before we do anything now anyway. I pretended I had already ordered said bike and shes not thrown me out so I guess I'm in the clear?
    Order another just to be sure.
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  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,673
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Wheelspinner wrote:
    Just unwell. I'm currently spending every other day on the rack getting my neck stretched, have sundry other joint related grumbles and for the last several days have had a viciously sore throat, now morphed into a solid cold/cough. Phark knows why, just picked up from somewhere.
    Age is a terrible thing :wink:

    It is, as you will very soon discover... :lol:
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  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,636
    Wheelspinner wrote:
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Wheelspinner wrote:
    Just unwell. I'm currently spending every other day on the rack getting my neck stretched, have sundry other joint related grumbles and for the last several days have had a viciously sore throat, now morphed into a solid cold/cough. Phark knows why, just picked up from somewhere.
    Age is a terrible thing :wink:

    It is, as you will very soon discover... :lol:
    He has discovered. He just likes to pretend to be a whippersnapper
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • haydenm
    haydenm Posts: 2,997
    Wheelspinner wrote:
    HaydenM wrote:
    TLW1 wrote:
    HaydenM wrote:
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    HaydenM wrote:
    Just told the GF I was going to spend my house deposit money on a new bike. I'm amazed she still takes anything I say seriously but needless to say she wasn't pleased...
    Is that a stupidly.expensive bike or a stupidly cheap house?

    A bit of both, it's my half of a deposit for a £170k house and we haven't quite finished saving yet...

    Houses are cheap here, bikes are not :(

    Bikes are more fun

    Agreed. We have decided to wait a year of two before we do anything now anyway. I pretended I had already ordered said bike and shes not thrown me out so I guess I'm in the clear?
    Order another just to be sure.

    I was looking at a Canyon Aeroad so your comment has several meanings...
  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,673
    HaydenM wrote:
    Wheelspinner wrote:
    HaydenM wrote:
    TLW1 wrote:
    HaydenM wrote:
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    HaydenM wrote:
    Just told the GF I was going to spend my house deposit money on a new bike. I'm amazed she still takes anything I say seriously but needless to say she wasn't pleased...
    Is that a stupidly.expensive bike or a stupidly cheap house?

    A bit of both, it's my half of a deposit for a £170k house and we haven't quite finished saving yet...

    Houses are cheap here, bikes are not :(

    Bikes are more fun

    Agreed. We have decided to wait a year of two before we do anything now anyway. I pretended I had already ordered said bike and shes not thrown me out so I guess I'm in the clear?
    Order another just to be sure.

    I was looking at a Canyon Aeroad so your comment has several meanings...


    Dooooo eeeeeet...
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,159
    This soulless funereal object?!:

    Canyon-Aeroad-CF-SLX-aero-bike.jpg
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,673
    Flâneur wrote:
    Imagine if they didn't know the value of all those bikes eh.

    Not sure if she is listening destinations which limit bike use.

    Saw somewhere in Tuscany (link when I am home) for myself and a group of friends?
    Tuscany isn't long haul for you??

    End of August kind of kills some options I'd have thought. What about 'Murica? Is the date at all outdoorsy?? Rockies? Canada?
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  • haydenm
    haydenm Posts: 2,997
    Pinno wrote:
    This soulless funereal object?!:

    Canyon-Aeroad-CF-SLX-aero-bike.jpg

    That very picture is what tempts me. It's not much heavier than the Ultimate CF and it looks more like a jet fighter so it's essentially better...
  • Flâneur
    Flâneur Posts: 3,081
    Wheelspinner wrote:
    Flâneur wrote:
    Imagine if they didn't know the value of all those bikes eh.

    Not sure if she is listening destinations which limit bike use.

    Saw somewhere in Tuscany (link when I am home) for myself and a group of friends?
    Tuscany isn't long haul for you??

    End of August kind of kills some options I'd have thought. What about 'Murica? Is the date at all outdoorsy?? Rockies? Canada?


    Outdoors? you mean sit at a location and watch the world go by with a book and champagne?

    States was on the card until the dollar took a dive, though having lived their for 5 years it was for her.

    Tuscany (beyond escaping the peninsular) is a quick flight away, many a good/long weekend has been spent in Firenze.

    Offered up Mongolia last night...

    ps get the aeroroad, funeral colour it may be, but a great ride, and who said funerals had to be boring, mines a free bar.
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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,741
    Driving to Tuscany in a couple of weeks, can't wait :-)
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  • homers_double
    homers_double Posts: 8,243
    Driving to Menaggio in a couple of weeks, cant wait :)... To bump into a load of immigrants.
    Advocate of disc brakes.
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,741
    homers double wrote:
    Driving to Menaggio in a couple of weeks, cant wait :)... To bump into a load of immigrants.
    I'll wave as we pass, only the one mountain in the way so I'm sure you'll see us.
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 60,868
    I'm headed for Norfolk in a few weeks so I'll give a six fingered wave.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    Sorry Stevo, the county is closed next month.
  • FishFish
    FishFish Posts: 2,152
    HaydenM wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    This soulless funereal object?!:

    Canyon-Aeroad-CF-SLX-aero-bike.jpg

    That very picture is what tempts me. It's not much heavier than the Ultimate CF and it looks more like a jet fighter so it's essentially better...


    Would a fighter pilot choose this over an F35?
    ...take your pickelf on your holibobs.... :D

    jeez :roll:
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,159
    Black is the new black in cycling these days.

    I wonder when this trend will end.
    Contador's rig:

    contador01-1468207058000-snfjvbbnlalp-700-80.jpg

    contador02-1468207058000-1gxt7zo5rbm48-630-80.jpg
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 60,868
    verylonglegs wrote:
    Sorry Stevo, the county is closed next month.
    Has the inbreeding season started early?
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Flâneur
    Flâneur Posts: 3,081
    Re the place in Tuscany for a future booking http://www.casabramasole.com
    Stevo 666 wrote: Come on you Scousers! 20/12/2014
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,159
    Take this:

    Canyon-Aeroad-CF-SLX-aero-bike.jpg

    and then slap some paint on it:

    kristoff1-1468434166096-105e0qzznokua-422-80.jpg
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,741
    Flâneur wrote:
    Re the place in Tuscany for a future booking http://www.casabramasole.com
    Looks lovely. It'll be cheaper than the equivalent place in Tuscany just because it's in Umbria.
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