i was a cycle courier in edinburgh for about four months and really enjoyed it for that short period, made a reasonable wage not great but certainly enough to live on but it was then all pretty much cash in hand. main source of work was the legal profession collecting and delivering documents and for ad agencies taking stuff to printers etc but not sure that need hasn’t been replaced by email

magnet

what is this crassmas of which you speak . i shall in true humbug spirit ignore it totally

personally speaking “yes ” the pay is reasonable the expenses are great and it is mainly fun. listening to the public whining all day is the downside

mmm male cabin crew rarely get into the cart tarts panties they only drop for pilots and high profile passengers, i worked for jersey european and janes as an air loadmaster now sadly a thing of the best . one of the best jobs i ever had but the prospects aren’t that great until you stop flying and get a ground based job

if walking sling the bike up on its back wheel and walk behind it

but AL you is a riding god

whittards

eek … aye, think I’ll stick to walking then!

to be fair i probably would have gone in if i’d been walking it was pretty icy

puts hand up as a numpty who usually cycles across it but did once slide off into the canal through the ice , not a pleasant morning but hey ho

a capon is a castrated cockerel so pretty much like chicken

it is quite simple really , those few who think they know everything just annoy the hell out those us that do 😉

lukewarm bath and have a good soak ,follow up with some massage and slap some wintergreen on you’ll be fine

house brick , apply to back of head

if you are using a camelbak type pack it may that the rucksack is too long try a woman specific one

Al- what’s the monkey doing it as?

soloing this time what about you luke

are you in teej . i’m going up to support the monkey

what is most irritating is the fact we had trams in edinburgh when i was a boy. talk about progress

WILDSIDE

boil up some rhubarb in the pan

i use different pedals on different bikes, last year i cycled to Gibraltar from here with a set of CB eggbeaters cos they were the best fit with my sidi shoes after 5300 kms they were (and still are) going fine . i was advised to use something (anything ) else due to concerns about their longevity . however i took a service kit with me and never used it i will be switching to eggbeaters on most of my bikes the only one that won’t get a set is my sunday road bike

debbie does dallas

b1galus – Member
i was cycling up the lanark road and got pelted with bananas by a bunch of squaddies in a three tonner they weren’t too happy when they were introduced to their new lycra clad clubswinger though
eh ?
are you saying you battered them, or offered them a gang-bang ?

neither , i took them for two hours of physical training

I have been groomed by Druidh

but teej you needed a trim

i was cycling up the lanark road and got pelted with bananas by a bunch of squaddies in a three tonner they weren’t too happy when they were introduced to their new lycra clad clubswinger though

Hmmm.

Grooming…..

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coffee and jaffa cakes works on fat boys

the need for specialisation is what is killing some bike shops and conversely letting others flourish. in Edinburgh we have quite a few bike shops and among the best are the bike chain and the tri shop but if i want something fixed and it isn’t a warranty type thing i use the” bike works” they don’t sell bikes they just fix them and usually make a damn fine job of it, the prices (imnsho) are damn reasonable. they have lent me tools and ordered stuff for me ok sometimes i have to wait and yes they aren’t as cheap as crc but when i break things (and i do ) they fix it promptly. in the last few years i have spent a ridiculous amount of money in edinburgh bike shops and hope to continue doing so for the forseeable future

a tad steep ? it sounds **** ridiculous to me, i’d be getting some more quotes especially just now

1s9d for newcastle brown ale in the whip and saddle edinburgh if you had a pie as well it were two bob thats 10p in the new fangled currency .**** i feel really old now when i moved to somerset in 1972 it was 5p a pint for cider in the Pall

awesome ,bring it on

great for a whizz round on the road bike, on a thursday night there should be some good fiddling in lerwick if you like a bit of traditional music with some good ales, for some reason there are lots and lots of spare women up there

slow cooked lamb shanks with shallots and red wine with winter veg and loads of mashed tatties

relentless and she has ordered a new bike to be delivered

a large man will call round tomorrow evening and remove it for you or if you really can’t wait i suggest leaving it outside with the saddle chained to the fence, some wee nyaff will have it out before you can say stop thief .

under the fridge

years and years ago when the only beers up here were tartan speshul and mcewans export and some other pish the pgsu used to serve some luvverly beers old peculiar and london pride were regulars. we have to thank the english capitalist running dogs for camra without whom we would all be drinking double diamond and watneys red f,,,,,,g barrel

Nothing much wrong wiv a nice pint of london pride TJ

a phantom in max reheat on the cats at night just prior to launch was pretty awesome

i had an AKTO and sold it as i found it just too short and i'm a short@rse, i have a nallo two which i must admit is a cracking tent but really quite expensive now on the plus side the hillebergs pitch outer first but i just bought a freestanding tent( the big agnes string ridge two) because on my last major tour it was sometimes difficult to pitch the nallo properly

have a look at the BIG AGNES range of tents i have a seedhouse two sl which is great for one for touring or two for a weekend