Mundane News

[Grant Fondo]

Bought a couple of nice rolls of wallpaper today, so justifiably over the moon.

 

[Accy cyclist]

It was the third of September.......

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I just finished packing for tomorrow's flight to France, and (c'est un miracle) everything fits in the large check-in bag and the small carry-on bag.
Won't be long now before I'm in the Pyrénées...

 

[raleighnut]

In cc, yes. In bhp: about 8% of a current R1!

I used to have great fun on one of these,



Honda CB125s, light, chuckable and quite quick (well it was after I fitted a 1 tooth bigger gearbox sprocket so it didn't over-rev in top) quite economical too..................well it could have been if I didn't thrash the nuts off it everywhere.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Guy at work commutes on one. He's not long back after suffering cardiac arrest. Can't help wondering if the bike had an effect...

Possibly but my experience of the early and best R1 is omg life is good and your heart was the least of your worries

 

[Levo-Lon]

Lovely morning for the cycle commute, i love September weather

 

[Levo-Lon]

I used to have great fun on one of these,

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Honda CB125s, light, chuckable and quite quick (well it was after I fitted a 1 tooth bigger gearbox sprocket so it didn't over-rev in top) quite economical too..................well it could have been if I didn't thrash the nuts off it everywhere.

I did 27k on my yami RS 100 i think i lived on the thing

 

[Katherine]

I got my bike out of the garage and set up the whirly gig. Then I realised that it felt like rain. Hm . So I came in to check the forecast and it is 63% going to rain today. So, washing is now in the dryer and I've put my bike away.
First day back at school. Groan. Sigh.

 

[mybike]

Went blackberry picking today, results were pitiful. Lots of dead looking attempts to form berries.

Made crumble from apples grown in the garden for some reason a bumper crop of them.

The blackberrys were better a few weeks ago, but not great even then.

 

[mybike]

-Two tents drying in the house.
-Three sleeping bags airing out.
-Four waterproof jackets dripping into the bath.
-18 bottles of beer stored away.

Yes, we have been to Wales camping. It was the Twins' birthdays on Friday and mine yesterday. They wanted to spend their day in Wales. We rounded off a wet morning with a swim in Lake Bala. Well, I did. Everyone else declared it too bracing.

'twas my grandson's on Sunday, they went camping at the weekend too. Apparently there were noisy campers there.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

I have received my usual birthday message from my brother-in law, about the baseball season. We always give each other a hard time about the league standings. His team is first in National League Central, but mine is second.

A belated Happy Birthday from me.

 

[postman]

Going out to 'arrowgate or is it Harrowgate,anyway,meeting up with my cycling buddy Dave.Shame his bike is at Halfords having two slick tyres put on.So it is a freebie ride on the very very posh number 36 bus.Might even go to Betty's Cafe,and stick my nose up against the window and see how the other half live,then go to Greggs.It is a very long time since i was in Harrogate looking forward to it.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Not much to do on a wet miserable Monday, so i've been playing guess the distance between towns/cities road wise,not as the crow flies. My nearest so far was my guess of 67 miles between Morecambe and Carlisle. With the correct distance being 68 miles.https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=how+far+rom+morecambe+to+carlisle?&oq=how+far&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j0j35i39j0l3.7170j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

 

[slowmotion]

It was the third of September.......

That day I'll always remember.

 

[Reynard]

Today, we are celebrating Madam Poppy's 9th birthday here chez Casa Reynard.

Tuna, squid and prawns have been duly bought, and we will all share them later.