Winter Cake (pub) Stops

Gromson
Gromson Posts: 100
edited November 2016 in The bottom bracket
"When you're at a winter cake stop, take your outer jacket off so that you feel the benefit of putting it back on when you leave".

This is the pearl of wisdom from my mate when we're out and about in the cold and wet months.

Makes NO SENSE!

Do I need a new cycling buddy?

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  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    Is your mate actually your granny?
  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    This sounds like something those vvankers at GCN would make up
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  • Gromson
    Gromson Posts: 100
    Garry H wrote:
    Is your mate actually your granny?

    My granny isn't called Garry-with-two-Rs (AFAIK)
  • homers_double
    homers_double Posts: 8,268
    To be fair it is a good idea.
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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,804
    Cake is good, pub is better. Your mate should be saying "fancy another pint?"
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  • fat daddy
    fat daddy Posts: 2,605
    I think it depends on the type of cake
  • fenix
    fenix Posts: 5,437
    It's a bleeding obvious thing. You don't need your coat on inside so let your body have a chance to breathe properly.

    Presumably youre still typing with last winters gloves on ?
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    Gromson wrote:
    Garry H wrote:
    Is your mate actually your granny?

    My granny isn't called Garry-with-two-Rs (AFAIK)
    That makes no sense at all
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    I think his mate must also be called Garry.
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    cougie wrote:
    I think his mate must also be called Garry.

    I see. That would make sense.

    Just thought it was the kind of thing a granny might say.
  • step83
    step83 Posts: 4,170
    Fenix wrote:
    It's a bleeding obvious thing. You don't need your coat on inside so let your body have a chance to breathe properly.

    Presumably youre still typing with last winters gloves on ?

    With you on that, though my own experience, when you mate says "lets have a couple of pints" dont. Tried riding after a couple of pints of Aspalls, horrible none of us could do any hills. Usually ill have a little brandy a coffee an cake. keeps the cold out :wink:
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  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Only ever had a drink on the bike at the club Xmas do. Always seems a struggle riding home after that but I am a lightweight...
  • Gromson
    Gromson Posts: 100
    Fenix wrote:
    It's a bleeding obvious thing. You don't need your coat on inside so let your body have a chance to breathe properly.

    Presumably youre still typing with last winters gloves on ?

    Last time I opened a physiology book, I recall it was those lungs things that did the breathing inside the chest, connected to a pipe that exits via the neck, alongside the beer in-pipe, and both were able to get themselves access to clear airspace via the neck hole of said coat.

    All my body would do without a coat is drip drip drip on the furniture. And get cold. Winter gloves get tucked into my armpits at cake/beer stops to keep them warm.

    In other news, Black Sheep makes you go faster. The more pints, the faster the average speed.
  • mrfpb
    mrfpb Posts: 4,569
    Personally, when I stop on an evening/night ride at this time of year, I tend to put an extra layer on, as I'm just not generating heat when I'm off the bike. Keeps the muscles and core warm. Getting back on the bike when you're cold is mentally much harder.

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