usually s***! f***! or b*******! as yet another obstacle gets the better of me

As above. It feels really weird going along without pedalling and the saddle is too low but the brakes are quite good.

Was there last night not too shabby at all. mostly dry quite a bit of swirly mizzle but otherwise OK.

S11 is closed for repairs but everything else is highly raggable.

glad I asked about the pandas :-)

hey rocketdog!

thanks for the warm welcome you have made me feel right at home. Not sure about the pandas and foxes and stuff but i am a bit slow like that

if anyone’s interested I am 48 (how old?) and live about a mile from Cannock Chase so that’s my local loop. Have been riding there 2/3 times a week since the mid-90s on a variety of bikes some of which I still have. A friend of mrs.rocket has a holiday home in deepest darkest Wales so we try to get over there when we can in exchange for mowing the lawns and fixing the fence etc.

will carry on lurking for a bit until I can contribute something worthwhile.