Mundane News

[Andy in Germany]

I like your bike in your photos but I have my heart set on a Rolhoff as when I get a narrow boat sods law says eventually I will ding the derailier getting it on and off.

I see the point. A belt drive would also mean less nasty oily metal bits in the confined space of a narrow boat.

 

[Andy in Germany]

If anyone calls, I'll be spring cleaning the patio...

Wait while spring arrives.

Finished. It's covered so any rain won't make much difference, but I wanted to get rid of the general muck and dry leaves...

 

[mybike]

How to provide variety at work:

Collect items from storeroom
Forget metal framed shelf above head
Smack head on shelf
Go to hospital and get head glued back together again.
Come back to apartment for lunch.
Catch bus in ten minutes to return to shop to collect bike.

The doc asked "How did you get the injury?"
I said "Temporary geographical amnesia..."

You weren't wearing a helmet?

[sorry, couldn't resist, after all it is cyclechat]

 

[mybike]

Yep... Brabham, 1986... Found this on the 'bay, and it matches that exactly. Shame it's Patrese's BT55 and not Derek's...

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Go faster typewriter?

 

[Reynard]

Go faster typewriter?

A typewriter would have handled better... The BT55 was notorious for having the torsional rigidity of blancmange.

 

[Andy in Germany]

You weren't wearing a helmet?

[sorry, couldn't resist, after all it is cyclechat]

I'm surprised took a whole day for someone to say that...

 

[classic33]

Finished. It's covered so any rain won't make much difference, but I wanted to get rid of the general muck and dry leaves...

You trying to find the floor again?

 

[Andy in Germany]

You trying to find the floor again?

I'm continually optimistic.

 

[classic33]

I'm continually optimistic.

Take it you didn't then.

 

[mybike]

Buy a Zenit. You could drop it off a cliff and it will still work

Reminded me of my Zorki, used to rip the film sprockets!

 

[Illaveago]

Why do a lot of di@k heads all drive the same brand of German cars

They've found their level of mentality!

 

[Reynard]

Well, we won, but it wasn't a goal fest. Sounds like it was a good game, looking forward to watching it on MOTD later.

Wednesday's game is a completely different kettle of fish, however...

 

[Reynard]

Time to feed the cats, and then it will be time to feed me.

 

[tyred]

I managed to overtake a lorry in my Skoda, it can be done with sufficient forward planning and plenty of gear changing.

 

[Reynard]

I managed to overtake a lorry in my Skoda, it can be done with sufficient forward planning and plenty of gear changing.

Yep... When I drove a Favorit, that was pretty much the way it was. My Felicia on the other hand was the top-of-the-range and went like shoot off a shovel - a good performer for an unassuming car. The Fabia estate though is somewhere in between the two. I wish it would have more oomph lower down the range at times, but once you've got momentum, it's capable of embarrassing cars that cost significantly more.