tuesday glowing with the frost and coated with the honey of the bitter almond-trees
soggy gloominess
stroll, cafes, wfh, laze
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Too early. On the train and its still dark. Mind you, got a free brekkie at an advisors shortly, followed by the office Xmas party - aka free drinks in a nearby bar as they're being a bit tight."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
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Morning les macaque
Dark. Milder than yesterday's bitterness.
Mrs P away xmas shopping today so it's just Beans and I.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Wet and not loverly out there
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Slightly underestimated sogginess but still an enjoyable ride in thanks to super duper rain jacket and toasty waterproof booties. Snug as a bug in a rug.Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי0
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Morning
Seems to be brightening up here. Not sure what they day ahead holds as most of yesterday got put on hold when MiL seemed to be on her way out. Rallied round later on and now seems relatively stable.0 -
Morning folks,
A surprise day of WFH for me as the SPO's back has given up during the night. She's managed to get an appontment at the quack's later this morning
This means no soggy wobble in. What is your super rain jacket of choice Seano? I have a windproof Altura thing that is pretty good until it gets to full on downpour. Should probably get one of these Castelli RoS type things that seem to get good reviews.
Enjoy the drinks later Stevo, the lad had his on Friday and a few of them managed a 14 hour session. Oh to be young again. Luckily he still seems to have a job and has now passed his 3 month probationary period.
Hope all goes as smoothly as these things can with the MiL webboo.
Onwards and upwards...1 -
Nothing racy I’m afraid. More of a bikepacking/hiking option. Patagonia Calcite which comes with helmet compatible hood. Very waterproof, underarm vents, adjustable, covers a good portion of your face if need be. You would probably overheat if pushing it but I don’t push in the rain anyway.veronese68 said:Morning folks,
A surprise day of WFH for me as the SPO's back has given up during the night. She's managed to get an appontment at the quack's later this morning
This means no soggy wobble in. What is your super rain jacket of choice Seano? I have a windproof Altura thing that is pretty good until it gets to full on downpour. Should probably get one of these Castelli RoS type things that seem to get good reviews.
Enjoy the drinks later Stevo, the lad had his on Friday and a few of them managed a 14 hour session. Oh to be young again. Luckily he still seems to have a job and has now passed his 3 month probationary period.
Hope all goes as smoothly as these things can with the MiL webboo.
Onwards and upwards...Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי0 -
I know people call it a 'push bike' but...seanoconn said:
Nothing racy I’m afraid. More of a bikepacking/hiking option. Patagonia Calcite which comes with helmet compatible hood. Very waterproof, underarm vents, adjustable, covers a good portion of your face if need be. You would probably overheat if pushing it but I don’t push in the rain anyway.veronese68 said:Morning folks,
A surprise day of WFH for me as the SPO's back has given up during the night. She's managed to get an appontment at the quack's later this morning
This means no soggy wobble in. What is your super rain jacket of choice Seano? I have a windproof Altura thing that is pretty good until it gets to full on downpour. Should probably get one of these Castelli RoS type things that seem to get good reviews.
Enjoy the drinks later Stevo, the lad had his on Friday and a few of them managed a 14 hour session. Oh to be young again. Luckily he still seems to have a job and has now passed his 3 month probationary period.
Hope all goes as smoothly as these things can with the MiL webboo.
Onwards and upwards...seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Another day of near-summer conditions. General slackery for the morning, followed by some garden work, then a bike ride on trainer. Did a lovely tour of Paris on the Olympic triathlon course for next year.
Cracked open the Uber-expensive whisky for my birthday.
Open One+ BMC TE29 Seven 622SL On One Scandal Cervelo RS1 -
i've got an alpha ros, they're warm and fairly windproof, but not waterproof, in rain you'll end up wet throughveronese68 said:Morning folks,
A surprise day of WFH for me as the SPO's back has given up during the night. She's managed to get an appontment at the quack's later this morning
This means no soggy wobble in. What is your super rain jacket of choice Seano? I have a windproof Altura thing that is pretty good until it gets to full on downpour. Should probably get one of these Castelli RoS type things that seem to get good reviews.
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need to add a waterproof shell over the top if it's rainy
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Happy birthday wheelspinner! 🎂🎂🥳🥳 Remember, you’re only as old as the man you feel.Wheelspinner said:Another day of near-summer conditions. General slackery for the morning, followed by some garden work, then a bike ride on trainer. Did a lovely tour of Paris on the Olympic triathlon course for next year.
Cracked open the Uber-expensive whisky for my birthday.Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי0 -
Ta! That sounds about right... lol. Mr WS is in his 70s :-)seanoconn said:
Happy birthday wheelspinner! 🎂🎂🥳🥳 Remember, you’re only as old as the man you feel.Wheelspinner said:Another day of near-summer conditions. General slackery for the morning, followed by some garden work, then a bike ride on trainer. Did a lovely tour of Paris on the Olympic triathlon course for next year.
Cracked open the Uber-expensive whisky for my birthday.Open One+ BMC TE29 Seven 622SL On One Scandal Cervelo RS0 -
Ah, not much better than my old Altura thing then. I guess it may be more breathable to justify the hyperbole in some reviews, or just reviewers trying to justify their existence and guarantee advertising revenue.sungod said:
i've got an alpha ros, they're warm and fairly windproof, but not waterproof, in rain you'll end up wet throughveronese68 said:Morning folks,
A surprise day of WFH for me as the SPO's back has given up during the night. She's managed to get an appontment at the quack's later this morning
This means no soggy wobble in. What is your super rain jacket of choice Seano? I have a windproof Altura thing that is pretty good until it gets to full on downpour. Should probably get one of these Castelli RoS type things that seem to get good reviews.
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need to add a waterproof shell over the top if it's rainy
Happy birthday Spinner1 -
Happy birthday spinner1
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HB Spinner!"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
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enjoyWheelspinner said:Another day of near-summer conditions. General slackery for the morning, followed by some garden work, then a bike ride on trainer. Did a lovely tour of Paris on the Olympic triathlon course for next year.
Cracked open the Uber-expensive whisky for my birthday.
my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny1 -
Spent a full day in work yesterday and paying for it now so WFH with the leg elevated.
Things are looking a nice purple/green colour.Advocate of disc brakes.0 -
p.s Happy Birthday to the Southern contingent.Advocate of disc brakes.0
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HB spinner.seanoconn - gruagach craic!1
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Couldn't get on with that thing. Sold it and counter intuitively bought the Espresso.sungod said:
i've got an alpha ros, they're warm and fairly windproof, but not waterproof, in rain you'll end up wet throughveronese68 said:Morning folks,
A surprise day of WFH for me as the SPO's back has given up during the night. She's managed to get an appontment at the quack's later this morning
This means no soggy wobble in. What is your super rain jacket of choice Seano? I have a windproof Altura thing that is pretty good until it gets to full on downpour. Should probably get one of these Castelli RoS type things that seem to get good reviews.
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need to add a waterproof shell over the top if it's rainy
Fabulous thing. Chuck a Funkier on top to be waterproof.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Happy birthday mate, ya true-blue Tassie, enjoy a coldie or 2. (Close enough d'ye reckon?)
Sun shines. More fettling of house stuff, still pushing against heat loss, 50s builds didn't bother with any of that nonsense, just poke the coal fire a bit.1 -
Oh dear, it seems the daily threads annoy some.navrig2 said:
Agree with most of this. Even the non-cycling threads (Bottom Bracket) have become unusable with the ".....Day......" gibberish!ugo.santalucia said:There seem to be fewer people asking genuine questions about cycling and equipment, as compared to a few years ago. That can be because of the explosion of videos... most seem to prefer watching a video on Youtube, rather than asking questions or talking about things. Majority of topics barely touch cycling issues, to the point that one wonders whether this is a cycling forum or a current affairs one. I post a small fraction of what I used to and most of "my generation", those who joined 15 years ago or more, have left. Generally speaking, it is no longer an interesting place to talk about bicycles... in fairness other cycling fora are worse.
Times have changed... Blogs are a thing of the past... Facebook is a thing of the past...0 -
Link pleaseveronese68 said:Oh dear, it seems the daily threads annoy some.
navrig2 said:
Agree with most of this. Even the non-cycling threads (Bottom Bracket) have become unusable with the ".....Day......" gibberish!ugo.santalucia said:There seem to be fewer people asking genuine questions about cycling and equipment, as compared to a few years ago. That can be because of the explosion of videos... most seem to prefer watching a video on Youtube, rather than asking questions or talking about things. Majority of topics barely touch cycling issues, to the point that one wonders whether this is a cycling forum or a current affairs one. I post a small fraction of what I used to and most of "my generation", those who joined 15 years ago or more, have left. Generally speaking, it is no longer an interesting place to talk about bicycles... in fairness other cycling fora are worse.
Times have changed... Blogs are a thing of the past... Facebook is a thing of the past...Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי0 -
https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/13120968/requiem#latestseanoconn said:
Link pleaseveronese68 said:Oh dear, it seems the daily threads annoy some.
navrig2 said:
Agree with most of this. Even the non-cycling threads (Bottom Bracket) have become unusable with the ".....Day......" gibberish!ugo.santalucia said:There seem to be fewer people asking genuine questions about cycling and equipment, as compared to a few years ago. That can be because of the explosion of videos... most seem to prefer watching a video on Youtube, rather than asking questions or talking about things. Majority of topics barely touch cycling issues, to the point that one wonders whether this is a cycling forum or a current affairs one. I post a small fraction of what I used to and most of "my generation", those who joined 15 years ago or more, have left. Generally speaking, it is no longer an interesting place to talk about bicycles... in fairness other cycling fora are worse.
Times have changed... Blogs are a thing of the past... Facebook is a thing of the past...
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some cannot appreciate the avant gardemy bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny0
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Happy birthday spinner! Hope the whisky went down well.
Wfh, meeting, lunch, wfw, home, cook for mini. Now a small beer and a glance at the telly.1 -
Used up my free grog vouchers at the work Xmas party so headed home. Should feel OK tomorrow am."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
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Thanks for the wishes! Another rung up on the grumpy old bloke ladder.
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Just been out for beer and curry with some colleagues/directors seems developments I know nothing about are going ahead, consensus is still that I'll be fine. Good drin regardless.
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