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mild again

ride, cafes, nip into gmc, bail, wfh, bubbly
my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
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  • tlw1tlw1 Posts: 21,542
    Gentle walk with hounds then manic budget snizzle

    Later is take the Dutch out somewhere, pub seems a good idea
  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,764
    Wifey off to Poland for at least a week. MIL due open heart surgery for a clot on her pacemaker and also has sepsis due to clot poisoning her blood, so not great.

    Home alone till the weekend.
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • thistle_thistle_ Posts: 6,937
    edited October 2022
    Doesn't sound too good seano, hope it all gets sorted
  • pinnopinno Posts: 50,097
    tlw1 said:

    Gentle walk with hounds then manic budget snizzle

    Later is take the Dutch out somewhere, pub seems a good idea

    Are you sure that they aren't alcohol abstaining Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands worshippers?
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • pinnopinno Posts: 50,097
    Good luck to MIL Seano.

    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • pinnopinno Posts: 50,097
    Bright and breezy this morning.
    Rained 'a bit' last night. Fort 'Loon would be scrubbed clean and the moat filled with all that precipitation. Has anyone seen Noah?
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • homers_doublehomers_double Posts: 7,753
    Sending good vibes Seanos way from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

    Early start this morning, well for me anyway. 6.30 to do a little WFH, now WFW then an early finish to get out on the bike whilst the sky isn't a dark as a dark thing in a deep dark depression cycle.
    Then an early night.
    And I've realized that this is what my life will be like for the next 8 months.
    Advocate of disc brakes.
  • homers_doublehomers_double Posts: 7,753
    Quick question which blatantly flaunts the rules and may lead to an imminent collapse of the internet (think whatsapp chaos yesterday...)

    Conti 4 seasons £92 for a pair V's Conti GP 5000 at £73?

    I've had a few flats over the last month which you could put down to debris on the road but I'm thinking that after a few years the GP4000s are getting a bit past it.
    Advocate of disc brakes.
  • orraloonorraloon Posts: 12,147
    Aye, best wishes to S's MIL.

    Not sure if the floodwaters have receded as yet, not yet got up bar to concoct the 1st 100% pure Colombian plus a dose of cold 'n' flu capsules. Another grotty night inc lots of accumulating snot. Should have started earlier on the paracetamols.

    Can't see today being anything other than do next to nothing, bar grizzling.
  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,764
    Thanks for the good wishes.
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • pblakeneypblakeney Posts: 24,016
    orraloon said:

    .... Should have started earlier on the paracetamols...

    Sod the paracetamols, get on the toddies. Stat! 😉
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • tlw1tlw1 Posts: 21,542
    Good luck with the MIL seano
  • webboowebboo Posts: 5,858
    homers_double said:

    Quick question which blatantly flaunts the rules and may lead to an imminent collapse of the internet (think whatsapp chaos yesterday...)

    Conti 4 seasons £92 for a pair V's Conti GP 5000 at £73?

    I've had a few flats over the last month which you could put down to debris on the road but I'm thinking that after a few years the GP4000s are getting a bit past it.

    GP5000’s are not as robust as the GP4000’s were. I bought a pair and had to bin the rear after not that many miles due getting pretty cut up. However the front still has some life in it.
  • oxomanoxoman Posts: 11,627
    Morning all. Busy day baby sitting newer guys at work as every experienced fitters have bogged off on holiday. FFS I'm a spark so how come I end up being the expert. 😖. Hopefully run later. Good luck with the MIL Mr S.
    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • WheelspinnerWheelspinner Posts: 6,410
    Rubbish weather, gloomy grey and damp all day. Did some fettling in shed - built a spare frame into a flat bar roadie for use exclusively on the turbo, see if I can sit on that any better than the actual roadie. Trial tomorrow.

    Open One+ BMC TE29 Seven 622SL On One Scandal Cervelo RS
  • beansnikpohbeansnikpoh Posts: 1,277
    homers_double said:

    Quick question which blatantly flaunts the rules and may lead to an imminent collapse of the internet (think whatsapp chaos yesterday...)

    Conti 4 seasons £92 for a pair V's Conti GP 5000 at £73?

    I've had a few flats over the last month which you could put down to debris on the road but I'm thinking that after a few years the GP4000s are getting a bit past it.

    A pair of GP 5000 for £73? Any chance of a tip off?
  • homers_doublehomers_double Posts: 7,753
    @webboo thats the sort of feedback I've been hearing, 500 miles and ready for the bin.
    I'm going to be using one bike through winter this year as one is going to be on the turbo.
    I'm leaning towards the 4 seasons, gatorskinz were an option but the grip isn't supposed to be the best due to a harder compound which is OK for riding to work in a straight line but possibly not for real riding.
    Advocate of disc brakes.
  • beansnikpohbeansnikpoh Posts: 1,277
    seanoconn said:

    Wifey off to Poland for at least a week. MIL due open heart surgery for a clot on her pacemaker and also has sepsis due to clot poisoning her blood, so not great.

    Home alone till the weekend.

    Hope all goes well seano.
  • beansnikpohbeansnikpoh Posts: 1,277
    webboo said:

    homers_double said:

    Quick question which blatantly flaunts the rules and may lead to an imminent collapse of the internet (think whatsapp chaos yesterday...)

    Conti 4 seasons £92 for a pair V's Conti GP 5000 at £73?

    I've had a few flats over the last month which you could put down to debris on the road but I'm thinking that after a few years the GP4000s are getting a bit past it.

    GP5000’s are not as robust as the GP4000’s were. I bought a pair and had to bin the rear after not that many miles due getting pretty cut up. However the front still has some life in it.
    5000s do seem to wear quickly. Not noticed that they're more prone to cuts.
  • WheelspinnerWheelspinner Posts: 6,410
    beansnikpoh said:



    Hope all goes well seano.

    ^^ This. @seanoconn all the best.

    Open One+ BMC TE29 Seven 622SL On One Scandal Cervelo RS
  • Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 56,262
    Fingers crossed for her Seano.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 56,262
    Busy morning, pedalled in and survived - gloomy but warm. Got a docs appointment this eve when the specialist will hopefully tell me that my recent knackered back was just a pulled muscle. They went to the trouble of doing an MRI so he should be pretty sure about it.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • veronese68veronese68 Posts: 26,708 Lives Here
    Afternoon folks,
    Another day in the orifice, pleasant enough wobble in remarkably mild conditions. Just as well as I'd forgotten my knee warmers at work yesterday.
    Today being Wednesday I will be doing my bit to support the hospitality industry. Got to fix the shower first so might be delayed. Fitted the new valve yesterday and the outlet won't accept a 15mm pipe, so had to turn down the old outlet in the lathe. Actual manual labour for a few minutes. I'm back sitting at my desk to recover now.
    Hope everything goes well for the MiL Seano.
    HD, Gatorskins are cack, I'd go for 4 Seasons if a winter bike.
    Kinesis Pro6
    Marin Nail Trail
    Cotic Solaris
  • webboowebboo Posts: 5,858
    homers_double said:

    @webboo thats the sort of feedback I've been hearing, 500 miles and ready for the bin.
    I'm going to be using one bike through winter this year as one is going to be on the turbo.
    I'm leaning towards the 4 seasons, gatorskinz were an option but the grip isn't supposed to be the best due to a harder compound which is OK for riding to work in a straight line but possibly not for real riding.

    I’ve never used 4 seasons but I have a Gatorskin on the rear on my winter bike. Going up hill in the wet it’s not advisable to get out of the saddle. I plan on changing when it wears out but the sh*t thing refuses to do so.
  • orraloonorraloon Posts: 12,147
    pblakeney said:

    orraloon said:

    .... Should have started earlier on the paracetamols...

    Sod the paracetamols, get on the toddies. Stat! 😉
    Good call. Feeling totally shite and wiped out today, multiple doses of paracetamol+ having little effect.
  • homers_doublehomers_double Posts: 7,753
    beansnikpoh said:

    homers_double said:

    Quick question which blatantly flaunts the rules and may lead to an imminent collapse of the internet (think whatsapp chaos yesterday...)

    Conti 4 seasons £92 for a pair V's Conti GP 5000 at £73?

    I've had a few flats over the last month which you could put down to debris on the road but I'm thinking that after a few years the GP4000s are getting a bit past it.

    A pair of GP 5000 for £73? Any chance of a tip off?
    Wiggle

    Advocate of disc brakes.
  • homers_doublehomers_double Posts: 7,753
    And I sit here typing this from a petrol station 15 miles from home, soaking wet with a pair of flat inner tubes…



    Advocate of disc brakes.
  • pblakeneypblakeney Posts: 24,016
    orraloon said:



    pblakeney said:

    orraloon said:

    .... Should have started earlier on the paracetamols...

    Sod the paracetamols, get on the toddies. Stat! 😉
    Good call. Feeling totally shite and wiped out today, multiple doses of paracetamol+ having little effect.
    Toddies might not cure you, but you won't care. 😉
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • webboowebboo Posts: 5,858
    homers_double said:

    And I sit here typing this from a petrol station 15 miles from home, soaking wet with a pair of flat inner tubes…



    I guess you were right about needing new tyres. ;)
  • homers_doublehomers_double Posts: 7,753
    That was the point of the post… I’m now sat in front of the fire defrosting :(
    Advocate of disc brakes.
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