We’re buying a tandem.

Stay tuned for the “Cancer Recovery Touring Bike” Thread.

Scotroutes will be involved. He just found out,

Edit: Hello. What tandem for man +1?

pondo, the cancer is getting beaten. Grade one 30cm tumour, radiotherapy + 5 yr Tamoxifen,

Matter of fact, up front and honest, is how we do thngs in this family so that’s ok it’s the “emotional” side of things rather than the practical.

TBH, for me it’s the difficulty grounding the humility and gravitas of being in waiting rooms well beyond my years with couples whose conception and cancerous issues far outweigh our own.

Ps. I.V.F

Fertility is rather skewed towards the women re: LOADS OF NEEDLES.

It’s all very good. It’s a very adult week.

I always remember “RE”being a doss subject but the most significant stuff i learned in school was in “SE” and “RE”.

Maths, English, Science…pah. Mrs. Walker and Mr. Volwerk educated me in morality. Showed me genocide and horror. They taught me “humanity” and it’s been far more constructive than long division or d=v/t.

Decade since and i remember my lessons in living far more than lessons in “learning”.

Teachers are important.

Can’t figure out which Edinburgh Evening News stories are April 1sts or not.

Got hoodwinked, it’s not the trams one.

Hello buzz, see second part of post ‘re: redundant.

Have a new job, involves cakes, pooping is a complicated process impeded by dehydration and kitchen workload.

This firm is even more idiotic, in a completely different way.

Distant are the days of working in the LBS and absconding to “the hidden bog” for nuclear duties over a decade old pile of Singletracks and Dirts.

Even after the mechanic had curry for breakfast.

Got a disciplinary for two shits a day.

Those are the breaks working in ‘order fulfilment” in a warehouse.

Then got made redundant at the Christmas party.

Great employer, that.

New job, no time to poop, coffee at 6am.

Nuff said.

The chain. Rollers, rivets, plates.

Lock on OURY grips.

32:14 only

Pretty sure someone somewhere is hatching a plan to meddle with this for some reason.

Expensive beyond comprehension for me, but it looks nice.

Just another bike.

I am a basket of trepidation & ineptitude for most things in life. Riding is the only exception.

Shinty? Nah, dangerous. Go Karts? Nah, dangerous.

50 kph or whatever through the woods?

AGAIN AGAIN AGAIN. If I could be as brave in life as on the bike, I’d probably be more successful.

My body’s a bit broken but my mind’s stranger than ever thanks to the adrenaline fuelled experiences the bike has given me. No risk, no reward.

Look at people like Matti Lehikoinen, just kept getting back up. Stopped eventually though.

Exactly scaredypants

Should’ve bought her something too. And said you both deserve it for some reason

This PadWan learns from the failure of masters.

They make better shocks than bar ends, for sure.

Metal, anodized, sharp, like they used to be. That’s a bar end.

I have learned things.

I have a Renthal on hope BB & HT2 cranks.

I am all wrong. I feel cheated. Out of the club.

Square taper Middleburn on the next build then.

Edit: Bearing in mind my current issue is chain-stretch and chaintug woes but it’ll be reet.

Is it usually broadcast? I’ve been missing out!

There was a thing called “bike Shine” once.

It was just PTFE. Might still exist.

Smelled lovely. I let the mud shine now.

Edit: IME there’s three sorts: Necessary Cleaning, Vanity Cleaning, Not cleaning. All are fine. I am a necessary cleaner. Ie: What’s that noise? Better clean the bike.

Everybody sees the way in the end.

You have seen the light and found your way.

Why did you wait so long?

Sorry noltae, dealing with a slack chain isn’t an option and I just ditched vertical for horizontal. I need the taughtness to get any engagement from the notorious pro 2 evo.

See, I ran SS with a Singleator for years with no issues.

Swapped to the slot dropout and am working through the issues as my previous 1/8 chain doesn’t cut it anymore-Gusset Slinky- and I rounded the bolts off on the On one tensioner.

I have taken a link out and need a new chaintug anyway so will fit a surly.

While we’re here, what chain for 32/14 stand up hill climb? 😛

Interested. How much, how new?

Will need to sort my PayPal account first though!

” Ah, Friend” is as much a part of my pop-culture conversation references as “TO me, TO you”, the laurel & hardy theme and ” Bob, that’s a funny name for a girl”.

First time I heard the jokes in s1&2 I laughed so hard.

But I don’t find it lol funny on repeat, even though I use the lines all the time.

“Who brings a bag of shit to the pub?”

And

“A pint is a strange measurement…”

Edit: This one time a child scootered into my wheel.

Mum went MAD. I just went home. Child’s fault.

Didn’t even spot it. Was distracted by the bright colours.

It is an actual part of me.

Looked like a lot of work went into the purple Ronnie!

Below the line comments on local news pages that begin: “Speaking as a Cyclist”.

What you mean is you own a bike, a hi-viz and a CTC membership and want to lump us all together like “the drivers”.

Popping Candy Crispy Cakes

Me and it’s brilliant.

Monday, Tuesday off. No people about, can go into a bank with no queues, pubs quiet yada yada.

Most importantly, quiet trails.

Thanks Rene, all updated here from various sources.

Relieved to hear no fatalities.

I think I’ll be jumping everytime I hear a bike accelerate for the next wee while.

Thanks again to everyone for last nights support.

Btw, should I have got a reference number for my statement?

Thanks all.

Made a 999 call for it. Don’t know if I can talk about the incident on here but it’s as bad as it looks.

Saw the bike before, and after.

More the noise than the images.

Edit: Mrs.c is a good carer and I’m not in silver blanket shock but I have been lackadaisical with my own road safety of late and am having a whoosh moment.

Deore 9spd crankset. Cranks on proper bike, BB on pub bike, Chainrings replaced on Mrs.C’s bike. For about £60 and some Deity Decoy LT pedals ’cause I deserve them.

Something about “publicity” etcetera.

In other “get offended” news, did you see Monday’s tabloids?

Eh? What?

I’ll pay attention again when i’m back off minimum wage.

STW-itis is my affliction.

It’s the condition of creating the most boring thread title possible, but imagining hundreds of people will go “Aha, interesting and observant topic!” leading to persistent refreshing to see if I finally have the answer I need. Never happens.

Probably why Woppit’s gone off his tits and does what he does.

Receptor+. Has served it’s “dual-discipline” purpose and will be replaced by either a Crane or something by Urge

Edit: Do not buy one you will sweat until your head shrinks. And it’s heavy.

Some idiot at the LBS said it would be a good place “to meet likeminded people and sell shit” when I started 3 years ago.

I don’t know what sort of person he thought I was… I still haven’t sold anything and Wednesday Night Rides are long forgotten.

Still ‘here ’cause I learn stuff, i feel I belong and it’s good to see how seriously people still take tippy-tapping keyboard fighting.

Cocodomolling my way through today’s face pain then back to work tomorrow.

WHAT’S YOUR EXCUSE!?