The weather was nothing like that in August when we said our last & sad fairwells to Troutie & Padster. Still can’t believe he’s gone, even last week I picked up the phone to ask him a question 😪

Post of the year for me thank you 😊. Watched last night and happy memories seeing Troutie again. Had to be sure before I messaged the family especially with this weekend coming up. Amazing

Chris at Berkshire cycles is your man and shop 👍 Here

‪Said our fairwells to Troutie today. Lovely touch having his fatbike outside and his helmet laid on top of the coffin. Seeing so many attend making you realise what an effect he had on everyone’s path he crossed. #rideinpeace bike brother. Going to miss you so much 😢‬

Sorry to be abrupt with my answer. I am on holiday at the minute with little WiFi. Really not looking forward to coming home to face this to be honest.

Airedale General Hospital Emergency Department please.
Thank you

I’ve laughed and cried so much looking back reading these posts. I really can’t believe Chris has been taken so soon. We had talked about so much just a few weeks ago. I know and I can hear him calling me a daft bugger crying right now. He touched so many peoples lives as I can see from here. X

It’s been difficult but at the same time so nice to read about how Troutie touched your lives in one way or another. He really was an inspiration to so many people.
The Gewmans are aware of the sad news

I will also copy this link to his daughter Jem so she can see how much he meant to everyone in the STW

Done :)

Thank you BWD 🍻

mrmo, it would just be a simple box with a switch on/off on it so I don’t think a remote switch would be needed.  Still have to think about suitable strain relief out of the box or it will fail like the Ay Up cables do on their batteries. Then being in a box something to secure it to the frame. Plus keeping costs down as well.

I’ve sold a few of these over the last few weeks. I will see what sort of alternative I can come with as regards using a switch. Might have to be in a box to accommodate though, but will see what I can do and report back.

That last descent is brilliant, just be careful of any 4×4’s coming up it though – Had a close call last time we did it. Cracking area for riding, also pop into Powells cycles – it’s also a licensed pub! Neil can also recommend you a few routes to do.  oh and  look out for the Red Kites.  But one of my favourite places to ride.
If you do a weekend you could also do NyR the next day as only about 20-30mins away.

Cracking books, I too was working my way through the White Peaks book, some crackers around Buxton and Chatsworth.
There is a link here for the White Peaks GPX routes – White Peaks

MrOvershoot, we just do what we have to do, the way I looked at it was mum and dad looked after me most of their life and now it was my turn to look after them, more so dad as he just kept going to some extent. Things I had to do, I was glad dad wasn’t really aware of towards the end but helping someone who was just a skeleton towards the end was heartbreaking I think you put on a thick skin and just get on with it if that makes sense.
At the time you think its just you thats going and having gone through it, but when you chat and even looking on here you realise you aren’t.
I have a friend in the office next to me at work, and he is just about starting out how I was 9 years ago, i’ve helped him as much as I can with social workers and the likely pitfalls with nursing homes, help which I never had but learnt the hard way. At the same time said he has to make his own decisions and right or wrong they are the right ones.
Think you grow up at times like this, as your mum and dad will always be there for you wont they. <3

seosamh77 Thoughts are with you and the family during this sad time.

So nice that you were all with her at the end, not many get that chance. Remember she is still there but now she is looking over you all.
I still talk to both my mum and dad asking for guidance and help when I need it.

Oh, sorry, didn’t realise it was that long…

Dont think I have grieved yet, My mum passed away what will be 6 years this year, 3 years before that she had been ill with COPD, and bed bound towards the end as suffering from severe anxiety – to the point I couldnt tell her I was out biking as she would ring and ring and all day to make sure I was ok and then on my way home.. those were tough long time, I couldn’t tell her I had quit work to set up on my own as a result.
She was rushed into hospital on a Friday and was in RESUS til they settled her down, The Sunday evening she was swearing and shouting at me as I had put her in there but the staff said she was coming home on Monday I said that wasn’t my mum as she never swore in her life .. I just got up and left as I had no idea how Dad I were going to cope, The phone rang on the Sunday morning about 5am saying to go in as she had had a stroke.. Got there and she was just murmuring things not making sense, The staff were taking her for a Scan so I just said i’ll be back with dad… Got dad and we sat by here bed and she slowly drifted away with us both holding her hands.. I just remember watching her heart beat slowly come down.. it got to about 10 and I said to dad, best say goodbye now.. He didn’t know what I meant.. but said, say goodbye now while you still can.. And that was so peaceful and quiet.

Then two days later dad was rushed in with Pneumonia, he was in for over a month and at first thought it was going to be a joint funeral, but he got better and I collected him from the hospital to take him to the funeral.

Dad pretty much replaced mum after that, he had her bed downstairs, walking equipment, carers too he’d given up and wanted to be with my mum.. with many hospital visits and dr’s being called as they thought each time his end was near… His anxiety was getting worse and many times he would ring me in the early hours of the morning asking for things or wanting me to go round, again he was also suffering from COPD like my mum had. if he started to cough he would panic and then choke and panic more which would then kick off his angina.. It was horrible to watch and try and calm him down whilst the ambulance service turned up.

Each time he dipped he always picked up he always did and I always thought he would, but last August at 90 years old. He started his Paliative care on the Monday after a weekend of Ambulance call outs (he would ring them before I got to him to stop the call out). His anxiety was at its worst, I stopped with him, if I wasn’t by his side he would shout out for me, this was relentless and I had to call the District nurses out to calm him down. Tuesday he rallied a little and wanted a cup of tea even though he couldn’t drink it, think he managed two sips.. (He had already been off food for the last 3 or 4 weeks and was a basic skeleton). At this point he was also messing himself as he no idea what was going on.. I had not imagined in all off my life I would be cleaning my dad and changing his bed clothes but you just do it.
The wednesday morning he was just murmuring just like mum was really, not even a whisper out of him. The DN called and said it would not be long now.. within about half an hour he was gone… I lifted the sheet and let Goldie (his dog) lick his arm and we both said goodbye to him.

His funeral was the best I could do for him, he would have been impressed with me I even felt the approval from him. He had thought in the second world war and the Royal British Legion was brilliant, had his cap and medals on the coffin, Union Jack draped over it and a Standard Bearer at the end.. it was brilliant.

Now how do I feel? Never really grieved for either my mum or dad as the last few years were so tough I sometimes have trouble thinking passed that as it is still too fresh in my memory and good times are hard to think off. I do sometimes go to ring mum up and ask her something then realise I can’t. Or I will be doing something or at a place and suddenly tears start rolling down for no reason.. That can be a bit odd if I’m in a supermarket and something so silly like a certain muller rice pudding with kick something off.

But I do feel like i’ve been thrown into the deep end of a swimming pool. I have neither my mum or dad to talk to now.. thats the tough bit I think..

Not sure if anything makes sense as everyone goes through it differently, but just one thing it could be the last time you see either your mum or dad and try not to leave on a argument.. I couldn’t wait to get away from mum as there was no way she was coming home like how she was the night, and as it did she didn’t..

I could go on, but between years 6 and 9, there was nursing homes for mum as dad was treated for cancer, then a house fire with more nursing homes for mum. then dad having bore holes for a blood clot in the head, then having pacemaker (not in that order) so I do have trouble seeing passed the last few years as it has been pretty head on. Plus giving up work to set up on my own.

Not sure if it has helped you and anyone, but feel better typing it down.. and everyone is different and whatever you do is right.

oh, sort all the paperwork and funeral arrangements out now while you can.. its hard to talk about but ask.
Also my main thing i wished I has asked was old photographs who are they in them? I have tonnes with no one to tell me now..

Hi Mucker.

Sorry I have missed your phone call. I have been up to my ears in work these last few weeks and with new lights arriving clearing the backlog I have had.

I do answer my phone but not as much as I should do I know. But bearing in mind each call is usually 15-20mins long sometimes longer I end up not getting as many orders as I should be.

I am always easier to contact by email and try to reply within the same day or very next day latest.

If you can email me on mark@mtbbatteries.co.uk or dm . me your phone number I can contact you later.

Thank you.

Mark

Not a problem John, Glad to have helped you out and thank you for leaving the feedback on here. Much appreciated :-)
Regards, Smudge

Love mine too, tis a bit on the warm side but to me that is cancelled out with the comfort.
My only problem is finding a spare liner for it as it’s seen better days

Easy winner for me, Neil Young – Weld

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I love night riding :-)
The first few times I think everything you hear and see is magnified between your ears/eyes and your brain and you hear and see all sorts.. Once you convince yourself to get over that, thats when you can enjoy it much more.
The natural things you see at night, like the deer close up, badgers, owls and even bats is amazing, but I still occasionally hear something and think wtf was that! :lol:

Plus night riding does improve your biking skills too.

Never get tired of the area… Zig Zags is one favourite descent, but so much in the area is on offer, nice loop out to the devils chair is good looking back at LM on the loop. . I guess it would be my OP cannock chase if I lived nearer.

I had similar concerns before I went ahead and bought a Mac.

I have a Garmin 810 and along with Connect & Basecamp works a treat, the Garmin and its SD card pops up on the screen (remember to eject properly before unplugging)

I think they just give you a ‘end of working day’ message, but you can track your parcel here to give a better idea of when you might be getting it
TNT TRACKING

^Yes please. I know a couple too, Cannock & Stiperstones. Thanks.

I would suggest contacting the supplier who you are buying the bike from. – ‘advised’ to me would mean it has not yet been collected by ParcelForce so cannot give you any more information.

Also 48Hr does not usually include weekends, so I would think the 48Hrs starts from today. – But check with the supplier.

7.5V is the nominal voltage of the 2S battery. There is no difference between this and a 7.4V. It really depends on how you measure the single cell either 3.7V or 3.75V. The Li-Ion batteries from mtbbatteries contain a protection circuit which will cut the discharge voltage once it reaches its end of discharge limit.

Do not use the Lumenator battery to directly charge you’re phone as its a different voltage. You’d be best buying a portable power bank to use. These would be smaller and less bulky to use.

Grrrr one update kept sending me onto roads and not the OP route I was trying to do.

What I find works now is if you have a problem is remove the garmin from Garmin connect and your phone and then re-connect it again. Seems to fix problems for me.

I had to do that for the last update as the phone/garmin connect could no longer see the 810 even though the phone said it was connected..

The only hassle I usually have is after an update, so know I just unlink and relink with the phone as a matter of course after either has had an update. Its the updates that seems to cause most of the problems with me.

Use it on your local routes to begin with till you get confidence with it. Mine at first kept wanting to send me on roads instead of the route I had put in it and drove me nuts.. You can unselect that.

oh, a neat trick is to have your name and contact number on at the start up screen – Good if it gets lost.

Connect the Garmin 810 to a laptop or computer via the USB.
Then look for the internal storage folder of the Garmin.
There should be an internal directory called Garmin.
Within this folder you should see a folder called startup.txt – double click and it should open notepad or similar.
You can know edit this at the bottom and include your personnel details you might want putting in to suit.

Must admit now I am more familiar with it I love it. and got a nice shiny silicone cover for it too :)

please beware some of those links are to unprotected cells. They may have a ntc (over current device under the top cap) but they’re is no overall protection circuit. You are relying solely on the light and the charger to cut the battery out in use.

Some of these imported lights are drawing well above the limits of the battery – I’ve had one battery returned as the customer wasn’t happy as it wouldn’t work. I asked for him to return the battery and also his imported light. It turned out the light was drawing just over 6A on full. The protection circuit was cutting off the current as part of its safety feature.

This is one reason why Li-Ion and Li-Polymer batteries get such a bad name, so please be careful.

Just imagine charging with a faulty charger. They’re is no over-charge protection for a start.

Hi Nigel, sure thing. Bestv email to confirm day and time but happy to meet up and bring the light too and I’ll see what i can do to help.

Smudge

Hi yah,

Thanks for the mentions.

Yes still selling compatible Solarstorm batteries. Plus any other light that may need a new battery.

I can either offer a compatible replacement or possibly re-cell the original battery.

Please email too mark@mtbbatteries.co.uk

Thanks.

Nice vid. cant wait to see more Aberdare Blue in the next one.

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i’m on it too, mtbbatteries if anyone cares to follow. also snapseed is a useful app to use for it.

it’s going on up Sutton Park and Sandwell Valley too. Its not like they are trying to stop you riding the off piste stuff but more for the kill! branches and logs on on quite fast blind corners/sections with little or no escape… its amazing how you can bunny hop when you want too though..

I had a couple of vertigo moments at the top, much to everyones entertainment !

I nearly fell for this scam too. Phone call from a local police officer offering all of the above. Couple things didn’t ring true during the call especially with him with a real strong Scouse accent and I am in Lichfield.

I asked to see an existing magazine which he emailed me, all pretty convincing but there were no adverts in it. I was being promised an advert so seemed strange, then I googled his phone number and the scam was revealed to me.. He rang me back about an hour later and I politely him to go forth and multiply.

From what I can remember as this is going back a few years it was not long after I had registered with Applegate business directory (that was another bad mistake)

So any dubious calls now I google the phone number.