Manchester - Llandudno: Saturday May 13

[Freds Dad]

They're proper mushy peas, not the crap ones from a tin Tasted great they did last year.

They look like Marrow fat peas.

 

[mike3121]

Peas? what peas? All I see is Cakes

 

[tommaguzzi]

I have just bought this heap for £5

I got it home spent an hour fettling it and have just taken it out for a 30 mile tryout to castleton and back.
I intend to use it for the Llandudno ride.
So here is my challenge to you.
Get yourself a b.s.o and do a century on it.

I might even start a thread " big miles on b.s.o's.
:-)

 

[Moodyman]

Get yourself a b.s.o and do a century on it.

Is this the cycling equivalent of running the London marathon dressed as a Gorilla?

 

[si_c]

Is this the cycling equivalent of running the London marathon dressed as a Gorilla?

I dunno. Reckon @nickyboy should wears gorilla suit, just so that as ride leader he is readily identifiable.

 

[Buck]

Is this the cycling equivalent of running the London marathon dressed as a Gorilla?

I think more like the guy who did it in the deep sea diving suit!

I dunno. Reckon @nickyboy should wears gorilla suit, just so that as ride leader he is readily identifiable.

Good idea - I'll leave it for you to mention it - might cost you a pint of creme de menthe

 

[DiddlyDodds]

Get yourself a b.s.o and do a century on it.
:-)

I bought this on Sunday for £38 , not sure of i fancy doing 100 miles on knobbly tyres though.

 

[tommaguzzi]

Do it

I didn't want to spend anything on it at all but i am going to have to change the tyres because the walls have all perished and cracked after today's ride. I'll also have to fit a spoke in the rear wheel ( missing one)
Oh and the saddle is awfull but I've got a suitabllly old distressed one laying around which is a bit more comfortable.
A mudguard should be nice but i am not buying one so I'll have to think of something else.

 

[nickyboy]

You guys on the knobblies will be laughing at me skidding around on the sand on the cyclepath on my slick 25s

 

[si_c]

You guys on the knobblies will be laughing at me skidding around on the sand on the cyclepath on my slick 25s

Ha! I nearly came off by the hub the other week, wasn't watching where the edge of the path was and dumped my front tyre into soft deep sand. Fortunately nobody was looking.

 

[Pale Rider]

I have just bought this heap for £5
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I got it home spent an hour fettling it and have just taken it out for a 30 mile tryout to castleton and back.
I intend to use it for the Llandudno ride.
So here is my challenge to you.
Get yourself a b.s.o and do a century on it.

I might even start a thread " big miles on b.s.o's.
:-)

Did you get the key to the D lock as well, or is it permanently stuck on there?

 

[tommaguzzi]

No d lock. Which was a shame because it would probably be worth more than the bike.

 

[Pale Rider]

I see it has a rigid fork.

It will probably ride quite well once you've knocked it into shape.

Goes to show cycling doesn't have to be the new golf.

 

[Moodyman]

Serious question... how bad is the sand at the destination? I'm tossing between the tourer and the road bike and this may be a factor.

 

[mike3121]

Serious question... how bad is the sand at the destination? I'm tossing between the tourer and the road bike and this may be a factor.

The sand is only a problem if your name is @nickyboy