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  • tlw1tlw1 Posts: 21,546
    Good night out last night means a slow start today.

    Unsure what today brings other than some exercise and ale - obviously
  • beansnikpohbeansnikpoh Posts: 1,277
    As per tlw's 2nd paragraph really.
  • thistle_thistle_ Posts: 6,938
    Had a gentle ride planned today but it's been kyboshed so not sure what to do now.
    Legs are sore after going out yesterday so not up for much anyway.

    Was woken up this morning by "pycho girlfriend" next door (his words, not mine) hammering on their door while on the phone telling him to let her in :lol:
  • oxomanoxoman Posts: 11,627
    Morning all. Family shizzle today. Young Oxo playing football followed by Eldest lad without klingon being taken for his birthday treat. Flying lessons, well a couple of them at local airfield. He hasn't got a scooby doo what's happening. Should be interesting.
    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,767
    oxoman said:

    Morning all. Family shizzle today. Young Oxo playing football followed by Eldest lad without klingon being taken for his birthday treat. Flying lessons, well a couple of them at local airfield. He hasn't got a scooby doo what's happening. Should be interesting.

    Happy birthday Eldest lad. I hope the instructor pulls the passing out joke 😂
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • beansnikpohbeansnikpoh Posts: 1,277
    oxoman said:

    Morning all. Family shizzle today. Young Oxo playing football followed by Eldest lad without klingon being taken for his birthday treat. Flying lessons, well a couple of them at local airfield. He hasn't got a scooby doo what's happening. Should be interesting.

    What a great birthday treat,
    and well done for keeping it quiet! Sure he'll love it.
  • pinnopinno Posts: 50,097
    Soggy. Meh. That's piddled on my chips.
    Lots of apples to pick. Might bake a crumble.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,767
    pinno said:

    Soggy. Meh. That's piddled on my chips.
    Lots of apples to pick. Might bake a crumble.

    Not one apple left on our tree, all jumped off in protest of lack of water.
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • pinnopinno Posts: 50,097
    seanoconn said:

    pinno said:

    Soggy. Meh. That's piddled on my chips.
    Lots of apples to pick. Might bake a crumble.

    Not one apple left on our tree, all jumped off in protest of lack of water.
    Ours took a late flourish when it poured for a few days. before that, they were small.
    7 trees to pick...

    Last year, this peninsula was brown in a 25 mile radius.
    This year has been dryer and hotter and everything stayed green.
    Very odd.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 56,275
    oxoman said:

    Morning all. Family shizzle today. Young Oxo playing football followed by Eldest lad without klingon being taken for his birthday treat. Flying lessons, well a couple of them at local airfield. He hasn't got a scooby doo what's happening. Should be interesting.

    Sounds like a good present, as long as he doesn't crash :)

    Taking it easy today as my back is f****d. OK lying down or sitting down but tying shoelaces etc are a bit tricky.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,767
    Stevo_666 said:

    oxoman said:

    Morning all. Family shizzle today. Young Oxo playing football followed by Eldest lad without klingon being taken for his birthday treat. Flying lessons, well a couple of them at local airfield. He hasn't got a scooby doo what's happening. Should be interesting.

    Sounds like a good present, as long as he doesn't crash :)

    Taking it easy today as my back is f****d. OK lying down or sitting down but tying shoelaces etc are a bit tricky.
    What are we going to do with you Stevo? You’ll give wheelspinner a run for his money at this rate.
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • MattFalleMattFalle Posts: 11,644
    Just been tinkering in the oubliette with the Prince and newly rebuilt for winter use Soloist - plan is to do some Zwifting then chill avec The Hound en famille..
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 56,275
    seanoconn said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    oxoman said:

    Morning all. Family shizzle today. Young Oxo playing football followed by Eldest lad without klingon being taken for his birthday treat. Flying lessons, well a couple of them at local airfield. He hasn't got a scooby doo what's happening. Should be interesting.

    Sounds like a good present, as long as he doesn't crash :)

    Taking it easy today as my back is f****d. OK lying down or sitting down but tying shoelaces etc are a bit tricky.
    What are we going to do with you Stevo? You’ll give wheelspinner a run for his money at this rate.
    Good point, I'm a bit of a wreck at the moment. Its annoying as all I want to do is ride my bike a couple of times a week. Mind you, me and back problems are no strangers, I started riding bikes again back in 2009 after the last big back problem as I reckoned running and tennis were not helping.

    Hopefully this is just a pulled muscle and it'll sort itself before long. Got a physio session on Wednesday, only he thinks it's about my leg until I turn up.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • MattFalleMattFalle Posts: 11,644
    whats his rationale?
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 56,275
    edited September 2022
    MattFalle said:

    whats his rationale?

    He doesn't know about the back problem yet - that a new one. He's been helping sort my leg out so far and this week's session was booked for that.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • MattFalleMattFalle Posts: 11,644
    aaahhh, gotcha.

    yeah, could be connected: my rubbish back is linked to my utterlyandtotallyfucked knee throwing me all out of kilter.

    otherwise osteo/chiro dude may help - you'll get it all on your health ins so nothing to be lost really.
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 56,275
    edited September 2022
    MattFalle said:

    aaahhh, gotcha.

    yeah, could be connected: my rubbish back is linked to my utterlyandtotallyfucked knee throwing me all out of kilter.

    otherwise osteo/chiro dude may help - you'll get it all on your health ins so nothing to be lost really.

    Ta, I'll see what he says. Good point about the back possibly being caused by the leg problem, though gut feel says they're separate as I've had the leg thing for ages.

    He's still not 100% on the leg problem though - very likely had a torn tendon (adductor longus) which is pretty much healed, but probably also have some sort of trapped nerve thing in the leg (not sciatica though)
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • WheelspinnerWheelspinner Posts: 6,410
    Rubbish sleep, so a slow day. Strolled the neighbourhood this morning as usual, then a day of Very Light Duties in the shed. Decided to sell a lot of the bike spares as I can't even ride the ones that are already built, let alone keep things to fix or build bikes I don't have yet.

    7 carbon handlebars
    5 stems
    2 sets disc brakes
    1 carbon MTB fork
    1 pair 26" wheels
    1 pair 29" wheels
    2 seatposts
    1 road frame
    1 alloy roadie bar
    2 sets spare cranks
    Box full of random chainrings
    1 pair hubs, plus a third spare front
    3 new rims
    Tyres - multiple
    1 road bike - complete
    2 MTB's complete

    There's probably more. A few boxes I've not checked yet.


    Open One+ BMC TE29 Seven 622SL On One Scandal Cervelo RS
  • MattFalleMattFalle Posts: 11,644
    Wheelspinner said:

    Rubbish sleep, so a slow day. Strolled the neighbourhood this morning as usual, then a day of Very Light Duties in the shed. Decided to sell a lot of the bike spares as I can't even ride the ones that are already built, let alone keep things to fix or build bikes I don't have yet.

    7 carbon handlebars
    5 stems
    2 sets disc brakes
    1 carbon MTB fork
    1 pair 26" wheels
    1 pair 29" wheels
    2 seatposts
    1 road frame
    1 alloy roadie bar
    2 sets spare cranks
    Box full of random chainrings
    1 pair hubs, plus a third spare front
    3 new rims
    Tyres - multiple
    1 road bike - complete
    2 MTB's complete

    There's probably more. A few boxes I've not checked yet.


    NOOOOOOO! DON'T DO IT!

    Never ever sell anything. Ever. Only buy.

    The utterly wonderful divine beautiful sweet kind NFNATN would never sell any bike parts so why should we/you?

    You'll only get pennies/cents for the bits so there is actually no point tbh
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • WheelspinnerWheelspinner Posts: 6,410
    MattFalle said:



    NOOOOOOO! DON'T DO IT!

    Never ever sell anything. Ever. Only buy.

    The utterly wonderful divine beautiful sweet kind NFNATN would never sell any bike parts so why should we/you?

    You'll only get pennies/cents for the bits so there is actually no point tbh

    That's true, but for the most part I've had my money's worth out of the bits and pieces so it doesn't matter. If all that lot above sells, there's six or seven grand I can spend on other pointless stuff. That's more fun than looking at it all hang on the wall or in boxes
    Open One+ BMC TE29 Seven 622SL On One Scandal Cervelo RS
  • MattFalleMattFalle Posts: 11,644
    only if you promise to spend it on cool blingy things and post piccies up here.

    nothing shitand pointless like di2 or discs allowed.
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • thistle_thistle_ Posts: 6,938
    Wheelspinner said:

    If all that lot above sells, there's six or seven grand I can spend on other pointless stuff. That's more fun than looking at it all hang on the wall or in boxes

    If you've got bike price inflation down under like the rest of us, see how much you can sell for more than you originally paid for it :wink:
  • orraloonorraloon Posts: 12,149
    Bit CBA today. Started on installing the electrics in the garage, slow progress as the blockwork walls are well hard, which is good I suppose. But didn't get much done before going F this, make a coffee, have a biscuit, fossick about on t'internet. Trades bloke coming Tuesday to start the re-roofing.

    'Tis pity the time zone differential for the Worlds is so big.

    Anyway, graveller fettled and ready for some escaping into the forest park tomorrow, avoid the Brenda-mourning media-saturation climax.
  • sungodsungod Posts: 15,902
    orraloon said:

    ...
    avoid the Brenda-mourning media-saturation climax.

    don't forget the action replay, reviews, analysis, initial re-runs, crimbo and new year re-runs, etc.
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,767
    sungod said:

    orraloon said:

    ...
    avoid the Brenda-mourning media-saturation climax.

    don't forget the action replay, reviews, analysis, initial re-runs, crimbo and new year re-runs, etc.
    I’m in the queue, wish me luck 🤞
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • beansnikpohbeansnikpoh Posts: 1,277
    seanoconn said:

    sungod said:

    orraloon said:

    ...
    avoid the Brenda-mourning media-saturation climax.

    don't forget the action replay, reviews, analysis, initial re-runs, crimbo and new year re-runs, etc.
    I’m in the queue, wish me luck 🤞
    Good luck! 👍
  • oxomanoxoman Posts: 11,627
    Respect and good luck.
    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • pinnopinno Posts: 50,097
    seanoconn said:

    sungod said:

    orraloon said:

    ...
    avoid the Brenda-mourning media-saturation climax.

    don't forget the action replay, reviews, analysis, initial re-runs, crimbo and new year re-runs, etc.
    I’m in the queue, wish me luck 🤞
    Your what?!
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • pinnopinno Posts: 50,097
    @Stevo_666 What about some basic core stability exercises and build them up?
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • pinnopinno Posts: 50,097
    @Wheelspinner : Have you got a pair of 40 cm 31.9 clamp carbon drop bars (short reach) ?
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
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