Being a plumber in a traffic restricted city

[mickle]

My £35 mid nineties Marin Kentfield, which became my ratty tourer, now reimagined as a plumbing bike!

 

[MichaelW2]

The Y Frame Carryfreedom is waffally versatile. I thought mine was a bit pricey many years ago but holy cow it is now £525 rrp.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

Started my (adult) working life, tool kit fittings, pipe etc, on one of these in all weathers. Got some cracking photos somewhere of icicles hanging off my eyebrows.

 

[sleuthey]

Did you make the frame out of some 22mm copper you stripped out?

 

[Cycleops]

Started my (adult) working life, tool kit fittings, pipe etc, on one of these in all weathers. Got some cracking photos somewhere of icicles hanging off my eyebrows.

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You must be the original Granville.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Started my (adult) working life, tool kit fittings, pipe etc, on one of these in all weathers. Got some cracking photos somewhere of icicles hanging off my eyebrows.

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We have footage of you as a child

https://www.hovis.co.uk/boy-bike

 

[mickle]

The Y Frame Carryfreedom is waffally versatile. I thought mine was a bit pricey many years ago but holy cow it is now £525 rrp.

I got this one for £60!

 

[raleighnut]

Started my (adult) working life, tool kit fittings, pipe etc, on one of these in all weathers. Got some cracking photos somewhere of icicles hanging off my eyebrows.

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my first 'job'was riding one of those delivering groceries for the Co-op.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

my first 'job'was riding one of those delivering groceries for the Co-op.

In the snowy weather, heavily laden with tools and equipment, getting out of the tyre tracks on the road and onto the kerb to the property you needed could be 'interesting'. I've known colleagues with a full basket write cars off when they thought they could push through a gap.

 

[raleighnut]

In the snowy weather, heavily laden with tools and equipment, getting out of the tyre tracks on the road and onto the kerb to the property you needed could be 'interesting'. I've known colleagues with a full basket write cars off when they thought they could push through a gap.

The only 'dodgy' bit in Enderby was the hill where Blaby Council in a stroke of genius decided it would be the ideal place to build 'Old Folks Bungalows' of course they're the people who need their groceries delivered.

 

[Boopop]

I've got a carry freedom trailer and that box too. It's a fantastic combo. Then add some pannier bags and cargo bike 😂

The above was before me and a friend did some food deliveries

 

[Drago]

I thought plumbers all moonlighted on the side as porn stars?

 

[ClichéGuevara]

I thought plumbers all moonlighted on the side as porn stars?

 

[simongt]

riding one of those delivering groceries for the Co-op.

Ahh, but was it a 'proper' trade bike with the smaller front wheel and thus much more stable - ?

 

[raleighnut]

Ahh, but was it a 'proper' trade bike with the smaller front wheel and thus much more stable - ?

Yep,