You did 6 miles in 34 minutes? 5 point not very much miles per hour?

Am I missing a punchline?

You have to go to the store.

I did. No other choice. I don’t have a car and I’m not getting on the peasant wagon for anybody. 7 miles of the A6 through Stockport was interesting but no near deaths until I turned into the work car park and a dozy sod in a Golf nearly did for me.
All good fun.

I ride every day to various locations between 5 and 20 miles each way. No showers or drying facilities anywhere.
I take a flannel, a chunk of soap and a handtowel. Strip wash in the disabled loo and my wet gear goes on the radiator with crossed fingers the boiler is on. Sometimes it isn’t. Salford Council are crap with radiators, Trafford are ace.
If I have to put wet gear back on for the ride home, it’s grit my teeth and put it on time.
By far and away the best thing ever is, as mentioned above, are full length mudguards. Proper ones. Not that crummy crud thing.
My 8 week old bike has full length mudguards. I’ve not had them before. They are MINT!

I ride every day to various locations between 5 and 20 miles each way. No showers or drying facilities anywhere.
I take a flannel, a chunk of soap and a handtowe. Strip wash in the disabled loo and my wet gear goes on the radiator with crossed fingers the boiler is on. Sometimes it isn’t. Salford Council are crap with radiators, Trafford are ace.
If I have to put wet gear back on for the ride home, it’s grit yoru teeth and put it on time.
By far and away the best thing ever is, as mentioned above, full length mudguards. Proper ones. Not that crummy crud things.
My 8week old bike has full length mudguards. I’ve not had them before. They are MINT!

4 days (unless we die).

http://www.gmp.police.uk/mainsite/cond.htm

RIP Officers Bone & Hughes

To all the officers who use this message board: Thank you for the job you do.

I currently do quite a few miles on a Focus Northern Lite (thank you Chris and Chris’s wife for a great deal). I swapped the ladies saddle for an SLR, a longer stem and a seat post with more layback.
Fits perfectly, rides great and was a bargain.

http://www.popupbikes.co.uk/

I’m doing the long route with my own timing device (watch) and for free. I might make use of a cafe in the area. It won’t be The Miserable Hole aka The Woodbine though.

A new qr fixed it up perfectly, thank you everybody.

“Put wheel in frame with QR removed and make sure axle is resting in dropouts correctly etc. then fit QR and tighten.”

First thing I tried but thanks anyway.

Hardtail. It has done it in various combinations. The rear mech (Sram X9) is sticking when it is put on the biggest cog but a quick tap with my toe releases that. It’s rarely in the biggest rear cog anyway.

Otherwise, no other issues.

Thank you, I’ll have a look at that.

I’m still ranting to myself about that shit up there ^, sorry.
I need to leave this place alone for a while.
My mum didn’t come home the day before the police came for her and my dad only got away with it because a) all but my oldest brother were too afraid to say anything to the police when they tried to help and b) such was our fear of him, we believed everything he said. So, when he said that if we went into care, it would be twice as bad, we continued to quietly wet ourselves and our beds most days. Sometimes he was too drunk and we’d count every one of our very limited blessings on those days.
Chip off the block? My daughter and my wife adore me Elzorillo, despite a quite severe mental illness, as I adore them. I wouldn’t harm a hair of their heads. I’d die for them and they know this.
Sod it, I’m off.

“Both now dead. This makes me happy. Evil bastards. “

I cant believe anyone would say this. Chip off the old block maybe? ”

You are a tit and I claim my £5

Both now dead. This makes me happy. Evil bastards.

I’ve had a few calls at work about this from ‘Concerned of Middle England’. I checked with the Probation Service. Nope! They’d be having a serious word with anybody on parole who was dong this.
Seems a bit harsh. Maybe the Prob. Service would rather they begged or went on the rob?

A ride around Ladybower and Derwent? Flat’ish. Can be cut short or extended. Cafe stop. Nice views and you could do some MTB light in one or two places if you get carried away.
I’ve just done a quick Bikely. Park on the A57. Ride up to Slippery Stones on the east side and back on the west side of the water. 15 miles. If that’s too far, you could set off from A57 on the east side and drop round to Fairholmes and back on the west side and that’s about 8 miles.

It could be becoming http://www.dejavu.com

This message board is clearly way too important to some of you, way too important.

I’m currently advertising a brand new Hope hub in the classifieds, it’s not stolen.
Any rip off div could post umpteen amounts of bollocks on this message board and take your money for the fun of it. How does posting bollovks make you trustworthy?
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Eggbeaters don’t have tension screws. Just swap the cleats around to increase or decrease the release point.
How much would you be looking for for them if you sell them? I could use a spare pair.
As above, Shimano don’t do Eggbeaters. They’re either Crank Bros, Look or rip off’s.

Tomorrow is an off road love fest’ ride around the delights of Lyme Park, Hayfield and Marple with my wife.
Sunday is Tour De North West. My own personal suffer fest’ which is a Stockport, Stoke on Trent, Warrington, Rochdale, Stockport road ride.
In between bits will be shepparding a teenage daughter and mates around.
Have a nice weekend y’all.

My 4 day LeJog is going to be done in one pair of shorts next May, regardless of what fatboyjon says. Nowt wrong with that. Give them a rinse in a sink or stream. Slap them back on. Start pedalling again.
Those CTC things are hideous. I’d rather get wet.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASCENT-Cycling-Chaps-Showerproof/dp/B0079L03XM and http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rainlegs-Waterproof-Leg-Protector/dp/B001SN8IV6/ref=pd_sim_sbs_sg_1. They’re just ‘wrong’.
Decathlon do some thinner 3/4 bibs. They dry very quickly but won’t even attempt to keep the rain off of your skin.

Thanks for the replies. Lots of ideas. Just what I was hoping for.
I’m going to have a chat with some people about pumps and dehumidifiers as well.
It would be nice to have a more pleasant enviroment to keep the bikes in if nothing else.

Oooh. Lovely. That’s right up my street, that is (not literally, obviously).

Thanks everybody. She’s bought something small. I forget what she said. It could be a mini. She’s very happy.
I’m hoping to get one of these:

http://www.ridley-bikes.com/acms/fietsen/pop.aspx?PicTitle=1_groot_x-night_1201a.gif&PicURL=/data/fietsen/fiets_350/1_groot_x-night_1201a.gif.v=1

Ian – Race you! 🙂

The budget had doubled….at least. I’m happy that I have nothing to do (not allowed actually but no point in splitting hairs) with our finances.

Ignore me. Thanks for the suggestions. She’s decided she wants a new style mini.
On her way to a dealer (and ignoring my phone calls) as we speak.
They don’t do negotiation well, these saffa’s.

“Estate cars are no good for the midget sized wife.”

lose

Hahaha, Mr Nettles. Mint!

Nil diy spannering. I do about 500 miles per year if I really have to, th wife does about 8000. Is also used for her work Oncology Nurse Specialist / Hospice at Home Manager / Clinical Ward Manager (three jobs in one).
Current car is a Peugeot 206 estate. Nice car (I thought) but not to her liking anymore.
She’s not liking the Corrolla Mr. N. but thanks for the suggestion.

No need for bike space particularly as I ride out to ride starts (although technically, that would mean ride starts are always my house). I’ve just had a thought. Estate cars are no good for the midget sized wife.
I’ll internet search Kia’s and Toyota’s. Thank you.
I’ve just had a text. She’s spotted an original Beetle convertable for £5,200. SHIT! Even I know that’s not a good idea. I better close the web page for the Ridley ‘cross bike.

Some reasoning for your recommendations would be appreciated. A little more than “Silver cars are ace” would be mint 😀
I’d keep the one we have but the wife is bored of it. She likes to keep me busy.

Mr Eternally Sniping Smith has passed yet another negative comment. It’s the ultimate seal of approval

I’ve been having a think and I’ve changed my mind.
I would have liked to have looked after them exc;isively for two weeks. I’d have taken annual leave from work to ensure no interuptions in the care I would have provided.
If they weren’t dead at the end of it, they’d sure wish they were.
I have very dark thoughts when theie based around my parents.
Bastards.

It’s at times like these that I can enjoy my little imagined dance of win that both of my parents departed this mortal coil a long time before I was expected to take up my ‘responsibility’ and look after them.
I am, actually, going to perform a real and not imagined dance of win in the kitchen when I’ve finished this coffee in celebration.

They don’t regularly post in the Bike or Chat Forum. I’d give them a miss.

All this negativity about my next potential employer hurts me. Could you please stop it.
Thank you.

Thanks for the link project.

I have a Camelbak HOSS for this very purpose. It suits me perfectly. I hated with a passion the Osprey Talon and Raptor that I had, I put one in a bin and I gave the other to a person I didn’t really like.
Uncomfortable in use and the rigid back made them difficult to pack.