classic33
Leg End Member
Not really safe. It had done a good job of polishing the vertical axles, whilst soaking up grease.
Mundane News
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biggs682
Touch it up and ride it
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Well I am awake so might as well go and catch some miles whilst I can
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
Morning .
I was so interested in watching the news I almost forgot to put the recycling bins out !
. They were ready to go , I just had to move them out to the front of our house .
I went out for a ride yesterday evening on my Record Ace . On the way up a lane I stopped to pick some Damsons . There weren't many there ! I don't think they had been picked , I just think that it hadn't produced many this year .
I was so interested in watching the news I almost forgot to put the recycling bins out !
. They were ready to go , I just had to move them out to the front of our house .I went out for a ride yesterday evening on my Record Ace . On the way up a lane I stopped to pick some Damsons . There weren't many there !
I don't think they had been picked , I just think that it hadn't produced many this year .
biggs682
Touch it up and ride it
- Location
- Northamptonshire
mybike
Grumblin at Garmin on the Granny Gear
- Location
- Not 'emel 'empstead
I went in to our greenhouses to water the tomatoes and pick some of the ripe ones . I hate plastic pots ! There's no weight to them so the plants have fainted !I propped the plants back up . When I washed my hands the soap turned green .
It is nice and sunny here . I might take my Raleigh out for a ride later .
They do have the advantage that the plants don't dry out as quickly.
mybike
Grumblin at Garmin on the Granny Gear
- Location
- Not 'emel 'empstead
Since I've been getting up early to take the pup for a walk I've become a sleep expert. She managed about 2 miles this morning & I'm wacked.
mybike
Grumblin at Garmin on the Granny Gear
- Location
- Not 'emel 'empstead
She has now crashed out.
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
My ride yesterday has created a few puzzles ! I know that I hadn't set my bike up properly , I had just swapped the saddle and post straight from one bike to the other. The Holdsworth felt much better position wise than my Record Ace despite the frame being small . It is a 21" as opposed to 23.5" which is my optimum size . 
So that was a plus for the Holdsworth . The negative bit is that the gearing felt much lower on the Record Ace despite the gearing being the same . The wheels are the same as I swapped them from one bike to the other .
The riding position of the Holdsworth felt spot on straight from the off . The Record Ace needs the saddle moving forward as I couldn't get comfy on the bars .
So that was a plus for the Holdsworth . The negative bit is that the gearing felt much lower on the Record Ace despite the gearing being the same . The wheels are the same as I swapped them from one bike to the other .The riding position of the Holdsworth felt spot on straight from the off . The Record Ace needs the saddle moving forward as I couldn't get comfy on the bars .
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
Another nice slightly autumnal morning.
Temp was 10C when I went out at 7 o'clock so long trousers and full finger light gloves.
The birds I saw the other day were not swallows but definitely martins. They were feeding above a herd of cattle who presumably attract lots of insects. Did see one solitary swallow further up the road where I have seen one before and heard what sounded like grouse but seems unlikely.
Got a nice spot slightly off the road where I can observe fish rising and a few geese but out of the slight wind midges are starting.
The campsite is rammed with tents and some rooftop car tents all jammed together. I prefer the club sites where there is a defined clear space between outfits.
My grape vine is desperately needing attention but I cannot work in the greenhouse as it is just too hot. Runners are running amok and a lot of leaves need to come off to allow the grapes to get some sun.
The Spar lorry could not get on a ferry yesterday because the one it was booked on was cancelled and so booked cars were taken on but no room for a perishable food lorry.
Today and tomorrow there are warnings of disruption at short notice due to crew shortages caused by covid. The Fishnish/Lochaline ferry is doing a shuttle service but reports are that the mainland single track road is crammed and Corran ferry queues will be enormous.
Temp was 10C when I went out at 7 o'clock so long trousers and full finger light gloves.
The birds I saw the other day were not swallows but definitely martins. They were feeding above a herd of cattle who presumably attract lots of insects. Did see one solitary swallow further up the road where I have seen one before and heard what sounded like grouse but seems unlikely.
Got a nice spot slightly off the road where I can observe fish rising and a few geese but out of the slight wind midges are starting.
The campsite is rammed with tents and some rooftop car tents all jammed together. I prefer the club sites where there is a defined clear space between outfits.
My grape vine is desperately needing attention but I cannot work in the greenhouse as it is just too hot. Runners are running amok and a lot of leaves need to come off to allow the grapes to get some sun.
The Spar lorry could not get on a ferry yesterday because the one it was booked on was cancelled and so booked cars were taken on but no room for a perishable food lorry.
Today and tomorrow there are warnings of disruption at short notice due to crew shortages caused by covid. The Fishnish/Lochaline ferry is doing a shuttle service but reports are that the mainland single track road is crammed and Corran ferry queues will be enormous.
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Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
I am prepared for food day.
So very prepared.
So very prepared.
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
I think I can only match one of those attributes!
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
Dilemma of the day - I used the last of the coffee from the previous pack this morning and want another cuppa. Do I open another pack just for the one cup before going home and having three days off work, or do I lower myself to having a cup of instant coffee?
woodbutchmaster
Veteran
Only just realised where you live .....lucky, lucky person !
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
Lucky in some respects but unlucky in residing in what has become a tourist hotspot. Ferry travel for a day trip off is impossible and the reason I am out at 7 o'clock is that is the only time the roads are reasonable for my trike. Parking is a nightmare in the main part of the town and shopping is avoided as long as possible but only possible before 9 o'clock in the morning.
We have also started to get tourists parking in our residents spaces in the upper town.
I could go on but will refrain now. I now detest tourists.
