saturday taking every path

sungod

'ning

even nippier

ride cades laze bubbly, the quaternity

thistle_

'Ning

Looks like it will be a lovely, but cool day here.
Off up a mountain to search for lost kit 🙄 then to the cafe if it's still open.

oxoman

Morning all. Clear and nippy at the moment. Off with a mate or 2 on our CX bikes to do a few miles gravel riding around sherwood area. Then see what state eldest is in after his 🤮session last night as his klingon GF wasn't impressed, tears and tantrums before I turned in for the night. 🤭😂. Enjoy the extended wkend all.

tlw1

Hounds walked, now porridge ready for double Llandegla with a mate then into town with friends for a decent night out

johngti

Morning. Rugby season well underway with the first match this morning. Home game so I get to enjoy a bacon roll after it. Hopefully the boys feel well prepared. Leg update - the obvious wound is looking better. Still loads of pain when I first stand up and nasty twinges during the day. Starting to wonder if there might be a bit of a crack on the bone. I’ll have a trip to urgent care tomorrow if it hasn’t started getting better; standing up for large parts of the day wouldn’t be helpful if there is.

Other than that, the long weekend means loads of marking and finishing writing a paper. Fun…

beansnikpoh

Getting my autumn/winter/spring kit out, putting summer kit away.

Dog walk on the cards. Some loafing too. Maybe treat the bike to a wash.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Very nippy at 0600 but quickly warming up.

pinno

Took delivery of a Perfetto long sleeve yesterday from the chaps and chapesses at Wiggle. Will test once the toots are off on their jolly and the decks are clear.
It's lovely and sunny but a little bit brr.

Due to the unpredictable nature of autumn... spring... summer... winter... I always have whatever clothing at my disposal and it's on hangers and it's not all wrinkly after being squished*.

[*'aah but' I hear you say, 'I don't have the room'. You have too much stuff. Rent some space in Seano's attic].

Stevo_666

Back still playing up so will be taking things carefully. Was fine till I rolled out of bed. Hey ho.

beansnikpoh

Seeing as I've just sorted it all, I know I have:

2 x summer bib shorts, 2 x thermal bib shorts, 1 x light bib tights, 1 x heavier bib tights. 2 x perfetto short sleeves, 1 x alpha ros light jacket, 1 x mid weight assos jacket, 3 x summer jerseys, 1 x knee warmers, 1 x arm warmers, light gloves, winter gloves, 2 x baselayer mesh vests, 2 x long sleeve merino baselayers. Various socks, some thick, some thin. 1 x neoprene shoe covers. 1 x rain jacket. 1 x skull cap.

It's the October to May stuff that takes up the room, as there's more of it, so it gets vac packed. Dunno how you wrinkle lycra...

veronese68

Morning folks,
Traditional slow start is being enjoyed, up too early for me yesterday. Great day at Goodwood, helped a mate fix a broken motorbike so it was good to race today. Didn't watch that much of the track action, spent longer wandering pits and paddock looking at stuff. Had an interesting chat with the owner of our biggest suppler, asked wtf was going on at our place. Bit of an ego boost for me, said I was the only one that knows what I'm doing. Great, but not very reassuring.
Lots of E Types and rather more expensive cars there. Some very tasty. Not surprised your mate broke the gearstick if it's a S1 Stevo. Famously difficult gearbox in those. Car looks great though.
Lad had his last day at RR and got rather merry.
Busy day of doing stuff lies ahead, but maybe a coffee first 😁

pinno

beansnikpoh said:

Seeing as I've just sorted it all, I know I have:

2 x summer bib shorts, 2 x thermal bib shorts, 1 x light bib tights, 1 x heavier bib tights. 2 x perfetto short sleeves, 1 x alpha ros light jacket, 1 x mid weight assos jacket, 3 x summer jerseys, 1 x knee warmers, 1 x arm warmers, light gloves, winter gloves, 2 x baselayer mesh vests, 2 x long sleeve merino baselayers. Various socks, some thick, some thin. 1 x neoprene shoe covers. 1 x rain jacket. 1 x skull cap.

Hmm... Makes me think.

1 x Castelli espresso jacket
1 x DHB full winter shell
1 x DHB bib shorts
2 x Santini bib shorts
1 x Wilier bib shorts
1 x Castelli Giro bib shorts
1 x Lusso bib shorts
1 X Perfetto long sleeve jersey
2 x Perfetto s/s jersey's
1 x Giordana s/s Jersey
3 x Retro jersey's (never worn)
2 x DHB winter tights, 1 deep winter and 1 medium fleece
1 x Endura bib tights
1 x Le Col light winter tights
3 x Mitts
1 x Lusso winter gloves
1 x Castelli winter gloves
1 x Over socks
2 x Glove liners
6 Long sleeve base layers - including Odlo, Rough radical, Ba ba merino, Iso Baa, DHB, Kraft
1 x Neoprene over shoes
2 x Shoes, 2 Sidi, 1 Fizik
and more socks than you can shake a stick at.

Can I borrow your vacuum kit machine packing wotsit?

pinno

veronese68 said:

Lad had his last day at RR and got rather merry.

What now?

beansnikpoh

pinno said:

beansnikpoh said:

Seeing as I've just sorted it all, I know I have:

2 x summer bib shorts, 2 x thermal bib shorts, 1 x light bib tights, 1 x heavier bib tights. 2 x perfetto short sleeves, 1 x alpha ros light jacket, 1 x mid weight assos jacket, 3 x summer jerseys, 1 x knee warmers, 1 x arm warmers, light gloves, winter gloves, 2 x baselayer mesh vests, 2 x long sleeve merino baselayers. Various socks, some thick, some thin. 1 x neoprene shoe covers. 1 x rain jacket. 1 x skull cap.

Hmm... Makes me think.

1 x Castelli espresso jacket
1 x DHB full winter shell
1 x DHB bib shorts
2 x Santini bib shorts
1 x Wilier bib shorts
1 x Castelli Giro bib shorts
1 x Lusso bib shorts
1 X Perfetto long sleeve jersey
2 x Perfetto s/s jersey's
1 x Giordana s/s Jersey
3 x Retro jersey's (never worn)
2 x DHB winter tights, 1 deep winter and 1 medium fleece
1 x Endura bib tights
1 x Le Col light winter tights
3 x Mitts
1 x Lusso winter gloves
1 x Castelli winter gloves
1 x Over socks
2 x Glove liners
6 Long sleeve base layers - including Odlo, Rough radical, Ba ba merino, Iso Baa, DHB, Kraft
1 x Neoprene over shoes
2 x Shoes, 2 Sidi, 1 Fizik
and more socks than you can shake a stick at.

Can I borrow your vacuum kit machine packing wotsit?

All you need is a vacuum cleaner and the right bags. They're pretty good.

That's a lot of kit!

MattFalle

Ciao

Ride ridded, knee warmers, dome randon shorts, old Perfetto that is still mega, arm warmers. Just perfect temp.

Saddle on Prince levelled.

now going for a walk en famille avec le chien to track down an egg sausage nd bacon bap with brown sauce and mustard

pblakeney

pinno said:

beansnikpoh said:

Seeing as I've just sorted it all, I know I have:

2 x summer bib shorts, 2 x thermal bib shorts, 1 x light bib tights, 1 x heavier bib tights. 2 x perfetto short sleeves, 1 x alpha ros light jacket, 1 x mid weight assos jacket, 3 x summer jerseys, 1 x knee warmers, 1 x arm warmers, light gloves, winter gloves, 2 x baselayer mesh vests, 2 x long sleeve merino baselayers. Various socks, some thick, some thin. 1 x neoprene shoe covers. 1 x rain jacket. 1 x skull cap.

Hmm... Makes me think.

...a shed load...

Does that include kit in the loft?
Think I'd take up a pageful. 🤣

Stevo_666

veronese68 said:

Lots of E Types and rather more expensive cars there. Some very tasty. Not surprised your mate broke the gearstick if it's a S1 Stevo. Famously difficult gearbox in those. Car looks great though.

Luckily it was only the little cap on top of the gear stick. He's added to the list of niggles to sort. Bigger one is the slightly leaky join between manifold and down pipes which was making the car smell like you were stood behind it when we were sat in it.

oxoman

Afternoon peeps. CX ride done. Really enjoyed it, but ffs there was ice on the roof at 7 this morning. Luckily warmed up throughout the morning. Mates Mrs presented us with bacon and egg butties on our return. Yummy.

beansnikpoh

Having a chimay triple and looking at the autumn sun in the garden. Given the abv of the beer, I'm basically a tramp in a park, except the tramp's beer is cheaper, and his vista is wider. Mmmm. Posh tramp.

orraloon

Just savoured a beef in beer long slow cook casserole made with a Chimay Bleu, very tasty. Would have used Chimay Rouge but down to my last bottle of that. Got the replenishment Belgie trip upcoming early October. Hope the £ doesn't tank any further before then.

My vista is of course bob on.

In other news, another garden fettling sesh completed, keep on keeping on in this dry weather. New vege patch tilled over, pretty much ready to rock. New beech hedge line also tilled, ready for bare root slip planting come winter. Progress is good.

veronese68

pinno said:

veronese68 said:

Lad had his last day at RR and got rather merry.

What now?

He's got his final year at university to get his masters. Then he's a certified engineer, as opposed to just certifiable. He's been told by a couple of senior managers that he should apply for their grad scheme for when he's finished which bodes well.
Taking a car full of his stuff back to Brum tomorrow, should free up a lot of space here.

veronese68

Stevo_666 said:

veronese68 said:

Lots of E Types and rather more expensive cars there. Some very tasty. Not surprised your mate broke the gearstick if it's a S1 Stevo. Famously difficult gearbox in those. Car looks great though.

Luckily it was only the little cap on top of the gear stick. He's added to the list of niggles to sort. Bigger one is the slightly leaky join between manifold and down pipes which was making the car smell like you were stood behind it when we were sat in it.

That's not too bad, that gearbox is hideous. But bulletproof. A 5 speed conversion will work wonders. Brakes are pretty poor on those as well, worth doing something about if he intends to drive it.
Manifold to downpipe gasket shouldn't be hard to fix.
B³'s given me an idea, I might raid the fridge for some posh tramp juice.

sungod

the blue is good for vlaamse stoverij, also leffe bruin, will be making a batch as the weather cools, yum

Wheelspinner

4.20am, sitting in dining room. Yippee.

orraloon

sungod said:

the blue is good for vlaamse stoverij, also leffe bruin, will be making a batch as the weather cools, yum

First time with a Bleu. Usually I'm using St Bernardus 6, dark brown, out of those now or in festive season go full on Westvleteren 12 😳. This stoverij is pretty bloody good, I may have found a new taste dimension.

sungod

with trappist beer, cheese and crusty bread?

orraloon

sungod said:

with trappist beer, cheese and crusty bread?

😊 gone rogue, 'new' potato, the small baby type and a glass of Malbec.

Looking forward to the Poperinge trip in October, will have been 6 months since last time and as the seasons head that way the menus will be more 'warming' stylee.

Mind you, travel times going to be a bit more now I have exited The Valley. Worth it though.

sungod

oops, i was aiming the cheese etc. at ws

baby spuds with stoverij? heresy, frites, though i also like it with watercress and crusty bread and butter

orraloon

Wheelspinner said:

4.20am, sitting in dining room. Yippee.

Ok, I bite, 4.20am in a dining room? Still arguing over the bill?

beansnikpoh

Just discovered the local hill to me in Somerset is this year's national hill climb course. Must get more forgiving gearing.

veronese68

Forgot to say, I'm happy to lend a hand with changing cranks Seano. Bring it all over. If I declare your bike beyond repair you can leave it all here.