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Final day of my annual cycle break. I headed homeward from Barnard Castle in dry if worrying weather. The route took me across the Tees toward Richmond with a fiendishly steep climb from Marske that eventually crossed the watershed to Swaledale... -
Climbed back on the bike yesterday, the first time since smashing my pelvis to pieces at the end of '21 - A flat 22km ride to Greenwich and back along the Waterlink Way - My backside is in tatters today, just goes to show how much a regular ride...
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Took the e-cargo bike out for its first groceries run. All the usual stuff plus two bags of flour and a case of soft drinks and you could barely feel it. One of the cars may have to leave.
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ColinJ replied to the thread Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations?.Which is exactly what the nurse told the old smoker in my ward!
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ColinJ replied to the thread Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations?.Hmm... :whistle: I was in the hospital with lungs that were barely working well enough to keep me alive. That week was very warm so the ward's windows were open all day and the smoke from the smoking area outside was blowing up the side of the...
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ColinJ reacted to Osprey's post in the thread The 2025 Half Century (50km or 50 mile) a Month Challenge with
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June 1st. 75km. Llanmorlais Gowerton Dunvant Gorseinon Pontlliw Lliw Reservoirs, Clydach, Llansamlet, Swansea, Clyne Valley, Dunvant. June 8th 68km. Llanmorlais, Pontardulais, Garnswllt, Ammanford, Glanamman, Ammanford, Capel Hendre, Llanedi... -
ColinJ replied to the thread Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations?.I know that there is a Premium Bond win (or not) thread but didn't realise that there is a winning bike spares thread! :laugh: I had a very similar experience on one of the Humber Bridge forum rides...
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ColinJ reacted to MontyVeda's post in the thread Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations? with Like.
Precisely. I was grumbling all the way up to Leisure Lakes, which is the closest to home, only in the opposite direction to all the others. Sod's Law. :)
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ColinJ reacted to Domus's post in the thread The 2025 Half Century (50km or 50 mile) a Month Challenge with Like.
Jan - June inc 45 points July 6 Barrow to Grange via Ulverston, Bigland and Flookborough 60.1 Kms 1 point Running total 46 points
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ColinJ replied to the thread Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations?.Buying a 2.5 mm spacer should be trivial but Monty was annoyed beyond expectations that it was so hard to find an open shop with one in stock! :okay:
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ColinJ reacted to MontyVeda's post in the thread Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations? with Like.
Putting a new back wheel on, i realised that my 4mm freehub spacer was far too wide and i needed a 2.5mm spacer instead. Had a look on Ebay and there were plenty for a few quid, but i wanted one today instead of in three days time so I embarked...
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ColinJ reacted to fritz katzenjammer's post in the thread Show us your steel.....its real... with Like.
Yeah, I got some steel bikes around here somewhere. Each time I ride one I’m amazed at how nicely they ride. I get to work on a lot of really high end bikes and have to test ride them when they are finished being serviced and none of them feel...
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My Swallow in its natural environment on the Izoard
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Is this the first steel ebike in this thread? I already had four steel bikes early this year when health issues gave me three options: stop cycling and be miserable, keep cycling and drop dead, or buy an ebike.
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ColinJ reacted to teeonethousand's post in the thread The 2025 Half Century (50km or 50 mile) a Month Challenge with Like.
July 7 Thirsk Northallerton Dalton loop 34.3 miles 1 point YTD 39
