3 acres in Shelley, Leeds. Gets busy at weekends so you would need to book.

Boroughbridge Is where I intend to stop if I do it in 2 days. Can you recommend a b&b sturmey?

Thanks. Think 2 days may be more realistic.

It’s a shame that inspectors dont have the power to shut down the places that get zero stars. I used to eat at a local restaurant that had a very cleaning dining area and toilets but ended up with zero stars. The kitchen must have been a turd hole. Never went again despite now having 3 star

Lezyne pressure drive mini is great for the road bike.

The star rating is based on food safety not food quality. The food at a 5 star takeaway can still be crap. For a takeaway to be awarded 0 or 1 star hygiene standards have to be very poor so I would avoid regardless of how good the food is.

I can remember watching a programme with Rick Stein who claimed that free range chicken tasted a lot better than intensively reared chicken. They did a blind test and the intensively reared chicken was his first choice. Foods snobs quite often talk out of the arse (imo).

There is nothing wrong with McD’s in moderation and their food is better than a lot of the food sold in cafes / supermarkets.

They can be slippery so I usually wrap mine in a crisp packet before throwing them on the traIl when out on the bike.

Chocolate hob knobs. I lIke digestives but like chocolate digestives even more. Thought it would be the same with chocolate hob nobs but sadly not.

I usually go on a jolly with work once a year and the boss always insists on booking top hotels. I don’t think the rooms are much better than premier inn rooms tbh and certainly not three times better. Personally I would not spend over £100 a night unless my wife promised to bring one of her friends 😀

Mostly I work my contracted hours but there are usually a few weeks in the year when workload demands 60+ hours to meet deadlines. I am quite happy to work extra when necessary but employers who expect you to work extra all year are taking the piss.

UK bike depot are selling both the genesis Croix de fer and day 01 alfine 8 for less than a grand. I am very tempted myself.

Shortest – 3 weeks at a company that made switchboards. Longest – 12 years with current company.

Tthew – totally agree. Health and safety is mostly common sense and when implemented correctly prevents injuries and deaths. Unfortunately it is usually the stupid acts such as banning conkers that make the headlines. The HSE’s myth of the month are perfect examples of health and safety idiocy. From experience the people who slag health and safety are the first ones to.complain when they are injured. If I was in charge of h and s for delivery drivers then shoe socks would be issued as they are cheap and effective.

Lady who works in our accounts dept could not work out a percentage because there was no percentage key on her calculator.

Chicken jalfrezi. The takeaways where i live are poor at best so i have now started to make my own.

10 mile off road commute today on the trans pennine trail. For the first 5 miles mine were the only tracks. Usually takes me less than 40 minutes but it took me 75 minutes today although i spent 5 minutes redirecting 2 very pretty polish ladies who had lost their bearings.

Goodfellas
Shawshank Redemption
Goonies
Rita, Sue & Bob Too 😀

Breakfast, dinner, tea. I am from the north though.

Breakfast, dinner, tea. I am from the north though.

Nealglover – not sure how many containers came in. Company I worked for was one of the largest baby equipment suppliers and imported a lot from Thailand. We had a lot of containers coming in on a weekly basis.

One of the buyers where I used to work ordered 100,000 cases of rubber ducks rather than 100,000 units. The mistake was not noticed until 1.2 million ducks were delivered to site.

Dhb balaclava under my helmet. Perfect when it’s below zero.

Manuka honey and cinnamon

My 18 month old daughter goes 4 days a week and loves playing with the other children. We were not sure it would work out but it’s been great for her.

edlong – I buy shoes from my lbs because I like to get the right fit. I would not try in the lbs and buy online as that’s taking the piss imo. I see no added value however In buying chains, cassette etc from my lbs and will always buy such items online. As most shops cannot let you demo bikes I am also quite happy to buy my bikes online.

My brothers wife is Maltese and they got married in Malta 4 years ago. We went for the week which was about 4 days too long. The beaches near st julians where we stopped are tiny and the roads are crazy.

Dhb balaclava. Great for sub zero commuting.

I have not had sex since 2010. It’s only 2020 now though so I cannot complain 😀

Both my orders arrived today 😆

I just use finish line wet lube and wipe the chain clean with a cloth when I get home. Usually reapply weekly when I give the whole bike a quick clean.

Both my orders confirmed as dispatched 😀

RIP 🙁

I have this light on my bars. The light wobbles too much due to the weight. I use a piece of rolled up inner tubeto keep it secure but it is still not ideal. Good beam though.

To ride more for pleasure rather than just ecommuting. Lose a few pounds. Go to the pub more with mates. Spend less time on the internet.

I also use a alpkit gourdon and highly recommend them. I use the 20 litre version as I only need to carry my clothes and lunch. Personally I would not use panniers unless I was carrying a lot of weight.

Yes me. Gave enough hints.

Ji+1. I used to go out in Barnsley most weekends and never got into a fight. I don’t get angry when I drInk though [if I did I would not drink].

Canyon and cube are great value for money. Winstanleys have 2012 cubes on sale.

Ib77 – is that ‘The Jockey’ in Rawmarsh?