sunday depends a good deal on where you want to get to

sungod

'ning

ride newly glued tub, cafes, mince pie, laze

may start gluing another wheel

pinno

Frikkin windy here.
I got woken up at 4am by it. Thankfully, the ground here is not waterlogged and I can see no real damage but it needs to ease up as it's the local fireworks display this evening.
Jack is not a happy bunny. I had to escort him out for morning ablutions. According to him, this is the end of the world.

Will watch the cyclo x.

MattFalle

Ciao

sitting in a car park as bambino at tennis.

tired after late night last night - went to watch James Bond, distinctly meh.

hungry. going to eat the world whe I get home.

pinno

MattFalle said:

Ciao

sitting in a car park as bambino at tennis.

tired after late night last night - went to watch James Bond, distinctly meh.

hungry. going to eat the world whe I get home.

What sauce will you opt for?

sungod

sunnynippy, less windy than yesterday

first ride on repaired rear wheel, did a few speedbumps at 50, no death, seems good as new

two cafes so far, at cafe two noticed something has been growing in the bidon valve, leaving it to marinate in bleach for a while

just had a quick mince pie, cafe three beckons

not yet 1100 and already a life crowded with incident

MattFalle

pinno said:

MattFalle said:

Ciao

sitting in a car park as bambino at tennis.

tired after late night last night - went to watch James Bond, distinctly meh.

hungry. going to eat the world whe I get home.

What sauce will you opt for?

all of them.

but probably Tobasco

sungod

MattFalle said:

pinno said:

MattFalle said:

Ciao

sitting in a car park as bambino at tennis.

tired after late night last night - went to watch James Bond, distinctly meh.

hungry. going to eat the world whe I get home.

What sauce will you opt for?

all of them.

but probably Tobasco

is that like tabasco, but smokier?

tlw1

Meh, need to do a longish run but drinking till 4:30 wasn’t the best idea

Wheelspinner

Skipped the dog walk this morning, in favour of starting the big clean up job round an old tree out in the paddock. Has been left far too long, lots of weedy undergrowth, and a medium mountain of dead dropped branches and stuff to clear up. Given today's progress, there's a solid week's work in it still to do.

Burned a fair bit of it already this afternoon, as most of it is not worth keeping for actual winter firewood - too small and crackly. Besides there's another dozen or more large trees still laying about down there to be cut up and stacked away.

Back on taxi duty tomorrow.

veronese68

Morning folks, but not for long as it has less than a minute to go. Should I start again with an afternoon post then?

veronese68

Afternoon folks, traditional slow start was enjoyed. It was briefly interrupted by a phone call about 7.30 from my aged and doolally uncle. Thankfully I didn't get to it in time and it went to voicemail. Apparently he couldn't find the teabags in our kitchen, but he knew it was Sunday and hoped we were having a nice day. Thankfully he wasn't actually in our kitchen, that would have been a worry. They've sorted out care for him and he should be out of hospital Thursday.
Milton sterilising liquid is good for that sort of thing SG.
Off to the old dear's with the family shortly, haven't had both kids around at the same time for ages.

Stevo_666

Good lie in, dropped in to see some of the new neighbours then went out for my first bike ride in near on 3 weeks. Going up the North Downs Ridge probably wasn't the best option for a first ride in a while, but I made it and got a feel for the route into work. Feel much better now as well.

Dog walk later once they've digested their food and woken up.

pinno

veronese68 said:

Afternoon folks, traditional slow start was enjoyed. It was briefly interrupted by a phone call about 7.30 from my aged and doolally uncle. Thankfully I didn't get to it in time and it went to voicemail. Apparently he couldn't find the teabags in our kitchen, but he knew it was Sunday and hoped we were having a nice day. Thankfully he wasn't actually in our kitchen, that would have been a worry. They've sorted out care for him and he should be out of hospital Thursday.
Milton sterilising liquid is good for that sort of thing SG.
Off to the old dear's with the family shortly, haven't had both kids around at the same time for ages.

<<<8 mins>>> What happened?

veronese68 said:

Morning folks, but not for long as it has less than a minute to go. Should I start again with an afternoon post then?

veronese68

pinno said:

veronese68 said:

Afternoon folks, traditional slow start was enjoyed. It was briefly interrupted by a phone call about 7.30 from my aged and doolally uncle. Thankfully I didn't get to it in time and it went to voicemail. Apparently he couldn't find the teabags in our kitchen, but he knew it was Sunday and hoped we were having a nice day. Thankfully he wasn't actually in our kitchen, that would have been a worry. They've sorted out care for him and he should be out of hospital Thursday.
Milton sterilising liquid is good for that sort of thing SG.
Off to the old dear's with the family shortly, haven't had both kids around at the same time for ages.

<<<8 mins>>> What happened?

veronese68 said:

Morning folks, but not for long as it has less than a minute to go. Should I start again with an afternoon post then?

Got interrupted midpostingbollocks

orraloon

Here's my postingbollox.

Ride rided, just a short one, first in 2 weeks 😳 given other commitments plus Stormy Daniels last weekend. Poor planning = return headwind. Still, it is good for body and mind to get out there.

Some equipment fettling to do, before it gets dark way too soon.

MattFalle

sungod said:

MattFalle said:

pinno said:

MattFalle said:

Ciao

sitting in a car park as bambino at tennis.

tired after late night last night - went to watch James Bond, distinctly meh.

hungry. going to eat the world whe I get home.

What sauce will you opt for?

all of them.

but probably Tobasco

is that like tabasco, but smokier?

is that like a dead arm for being cheeky but on every limb and genital you have?

MattFalle

orraloon said:

Here's my postingbollox.

Ride rided, just a short one, first in 2 weeks 😳 given other commitments plus Stormy Daniels last weekend. Poor planning = return headwind. Still, it is good for body and mind to get out there.

Some equipment fettling to do, before it gets dark way too soon.

what ya fettling?

#showusyourequipment,ooooeeerrrr

MattFalle

Wheelspinner said:

Skipped the dog walk this morning, in favour of starting the big clean up job round an old tree out in the paddock. Has been left far too long, lots of weedy undergrowth, and a medium mountain of dead dropped branches and stuff to clear up. Given today's progress, there's a solid week's work in it still to do.

Burned a fair bit of it already this afternoon, as most of it is not worth keeping for actual winter firewood - too small and crackly. Besides there's another dozen or more large trees still laying about down there to be cut up and stacked away.

Back on taxi duty tomorrow.

#fire

orraloon

MattFalle said:

orraloon said:

Here's my postingbollox.

Ride rided, just a short one, first in 2 weeks 😳 given other commitments plus Stormy Daniels last weekend. Poor planning = return headwind. Still, it is good for body and mind to get out there.

Some equipment fettling to do, before it gets dark way too soon.

what ya fettling?

#showusyourequipment,ooooeeerrrr

It'll be a SH86C.

That's a Stihl leafblower. I said equipment not fun kit.

Pictures? I'll see what I can do, if the forum censorbot lets me.

MattFalle

doesn't matter - any tinkering is good tinkering.

soooo tired. going to go and have a Radox bath.

Ben6899

So are we eating mince pies already?

Ben6899

I'm also looking for mudgauards for the Gios, but - for example SKS - all info is numbers which I have no idea what they're referencing...

So does anyone want to school me? The bike has proper mounting points, so I'd be looking to fit something proper with a buddy flap. In mudguard weather, I run Spesh Roubaix 25/28s and the calipers are long drop.

pinno

Ben6899 said:

I'm also looking for mudgauards for the Gios, but - for example SKS - all info is numbers which I have no idea what they're referencing...

So does anyone want to school me? The bike has proper mounting points, so I'd be looking to fit something proper with a buddy flap. In mudguard weather, I run Spesh Roubaix 25/28s and the calipers are long drop.

SKS raceblade long for eyelets.
Then you get your muddy flaps.
You can also revamp them like wot I did if you are handy:

viewtopic.php?f=40004&t=13000690&hilit=rivets+sks+mudguards&start=20#p19264258

Ben6899

Dodgy link, @pinno

veronese68

Ben6899 said:

I'm also looking for mudgauards for the Gios, but - for example SKS - all info is numbers which I have no idea what they're referencing...

So does anyone want to school me? The bike has proper mounting points, so I'd be looking to fit something proper with a buddy flap. In mudguard weather, I run Spesh Roubaix 25/28s and the calipers are long drop.

I've got some 35mm chromoplastics you can have, I'm now on 37mm tyres so they are too small. Might need new stays as the mounts on my bike are raised a little. Isn't the Gios too nice for guards?

pinno

https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/13000690/mudguards/p1#p19264258

pinno

pinno said:

Mudguard update.


I went back to the place where the mudguard got slung after jamming the back wheel. I intended to dispose of it properly but got thinking. I thought 'Why don't I take the plunge with the pop riveter?' after all, nothing to loose and looking at buying another pair...


First step, saw the end off the mudguard and the offending clip as I thought it was too flimsy to rivet. Instead of removing the whole insert and clip, decided to keep a bit of it to add a bit of stength,




...and then drill a hole in it. This was simple as there is a little u shaped indent on the underside which meant there was no guessing/measuring/marking the middle to drill the hole dead centre.




Success, rivet didn't smash the mg to bits:




...and then bashed the clips that go into the skewers flatter to increase their length and provide a little more tyre clearance. My rear stays being of the carbon type don't have the curve to the seat stay which made this possible:




Then fit:




Not too agricultural looking and I did the same to the front one as well as losing the flappitty short one that goes in front of the front brake caliper that does nowt anyway. The mg now feels solid on the bike and hopefully won't flap like it did before.


Now I realise my bike needs a good clean.

pinno

@Ben6899

Add these to your shopping list. They make an easy mounting point for the crud catchers:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/164674908787?hash=item265763b273:g:h8gAAOSwwnFgFC-K

veronese68

If he's got proper mounts and long drop brakes he doesn't need to faff about with all that, just get full length 'guards. 35mm plenty wide enough to clear 25/28mm tyres

pinno

veronese68 said:

If he's got proper mounts...

Yes.

Ben6899

Proper mounts here, yep! Thanks for all the help chaps, and @veronese68 I’ll likely take you up on that, but let’s wait til I’m back with fixed abode. Very kind!

I figured it will be my wet weather bike, rather inevitably, and guards will help protect it.