woodbutchmaster
Veteran
Ah well, no joy the bike is not for sale , the photo was just for interest sake 
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Reynard
Guru
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, Covid jab booked for Saturday tea time.
The local hub in Ely phoned me while I was having my lunch.
The local hub in Ely phoned me while I was having my lunch.
raleighnut
Legendary Member
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- One of the 'Elite'
If I was that girl I'd kick his nuts so hard they'd look like he'd got swollen glands......................in his neck.
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
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- Armonmy Way
Hey, @Reynard , I need some local (to you) information if you can help. Either tomorrow or the day after, I'm thinking of going for a little sight-seeing bike ride around Cambridge, probably following the Cam from out of town. It's been so long since I was there, I no longer know what the not-to-be-missed places are. Do you (or anybody else who knows the city) have any recommendations?
Reynard
Guru
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
Busy day in the kitchen, so I treated myself to a nice bicycular bimble. Mind, I had to see what some changes to the setup on the hybrid felt like - raised the saddle by 5mm and put a bit more pressure in the tyres than I'm used to. Have to say, that seems to be an improvement.
Now I have a
and a couple of plain suggestives.
Now I have a
and a couple of plain suggestives.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Not really, to be honest. Most of my cycling in Cambridge has been the regular commuter type ride from Cambridge North station, through Chesterton into the town center. Mind, Cambridge isn't *that* big, so a map should see you sorted. The city is very cycling friendly - you're never that far from a rack - but make sure you lock your bike properly. I guess the colleges, the Backs. There are some nice cycle paths along the river and across the various Pieces and Commons. Most cycle routes are pretty well signposted.
There are lots of nice bike shops around if you fancy a browse - including Light Blue Cycles just off Midsummer Common, a big Rutland Cycles at the main train station and a decent Decathlon in the Grafton Center. And if sci-fi is your thing, there's a Forbidden Planet near the Grafton Centre. Go to the big Primark, and just keep walking down, and it's on the same side of the street.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
MrsF has just been busy spending her salary with her new job's products. They an an on-line retailer (household/garden/DIY) and she gets a 30% discount. She does see the purchase prices too as she processes the invoices, but has been happy to buy a gas fire pit...
The purchase price is about a third of the retail from the manufacturer, but that excludes shipping, import duties etc etc. A container costs £4k-£15k shipped...
The purchase price is about a third of the retail from the manufacturer, but that excludes shipping, import duties etc etc. A container costs £4k-£15k shipped...
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Right, time to feed the cats, and then it will be time to feed me.
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
I looked on Open Cycle Map and noticed that Cambridge was awash with bike shops. There must be 30 or so, which is a lot for a city of that size. Thanks for the tips and I'll probably make it up as I go, with the aid of maps on the phone.
The Orchard Tea Gardens in Grantchester does a lovely scone! There's a bike path across the Meadows, too. It's worth a visit..
You'll be in good company!
In taking tea at the Orchard, you are joining an impressive group of luminaries including Rupert Brooke (poet), Virginia Woolf (author), Maynard Keynes (economist), Bertrand Russell (philosopher), Ludwig Wittgenstein (philosopher), Alan Turing (inventor of the computer), Ernest Rutherford (split the atom), Crick and Watson (discovered DNA), Stephen Hawking (theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author), Jocelyn Bell (discovered the first pulsar) and HRH Prince Charles
- Location
- Inside my skull
Fish and chips and beer for dinner tonight 😋
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Nice 15 miles tonight to wind the day down
Black bin is ready for the morning
Black bin is ready for the morning
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Fish pie and a salad for me. The girls shared a fresh tuna steak.
Picked up two different fish pie mixes on yellow sticker Saturday night. The grand sum of £2.25 saw me with a 700g assortment of king prawns, salmon and haddock - the latter two a mix of smoked and unsmoked.
Picked up two different fish pie mixes on yellow sticker Saturday night. The grand sum of £2.25 saw me with a 700g assortment of king prawns, salmon and haddock - the latter two a mix of smoked and unsmoked.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Have fun
Though if you plan on going outside of the city limits, especially to the north, you're straight out into the fens. Looking at the forecast, I would strongly suggest packing a windproof jacket.
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
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- Armonmy Way
I refuse to believe that Grantchester is a real place. It sounds too much like it belongs in a Thomas Hardy novel. Mind you, nearby Trumpington doesn't sound real either, it's as if Paddington Bear had gone to the White House.
