Mundane News

[fossyant]

I offered to fix a friend's Dutchie bike tonight. All that was wrong with it is the brakes had become disconnected, the sturmey archer gear link needed tightening and the mudguard straightening. And I gave it a clean and lube.

I also gave it a rest ride.

What for damn awful bikes.

It's like steering the titanic but with a disconnected steering wheel. The bars are way too close and brakes shockingly bad compared to modern rim and discs (this is a fairly new bike). I'm surprised anyone buys them. They are shocking to ride.

Those guys in Holland must be smoking too much weed. Got to be the worst handling bike I've ever ridden.

 

[slowmotion]

I went to the local Builder Depot and bought a 1500mm pre-tensioned concrete lintel. I asked the guy on the fork truck if it really was 1500mm, and he assured me it was. I returned an hour later for a refund, and to pick up a lintel of 1500mm, rather than 1200mm.

I can hardly take any more of this reckless excitement somewhere near a rain splattered A40. The windscreen fogged up too.....

 

[raleighnut]

I went to the local Builder Depot and bought a 1500mm pre-tensioned concrete lintel. I asked the guy on the fork truck if it really was 1500mm, and he assured me it was. I returned an hour later for a refund, and to pick up a lintel of 1500mm, rather than 1200mm.

I can hardly take any more of this reckless excitement somewhere near a rain splattered A40. The windscreen fogged up too.....

So where was your tape measure then eh.

 

[slowmotion]

So where was your tape measure then eh.

On the passenger seat. I just trusted the fork truck guy.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I reckon that would have been good.

We sail the seas so blue, and our saucy ships' a beauty.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Whew! I've finally got past my writer's block, and have written a major part of my trip report for the recent late June / early July Alps and Pyrenees cycling trip. This is helped by the fact that due to a bout of flu, I've spent the last 3 days off work, and will tomorrow also.

 

[Lullabelle]

Happy birthday TVC

 

[TVC]

We are up and breakfasted, next stop M1.

 

[Hill Wimp]

We are up and breakfasted, next stop M1.

A birthday spent on the M1, nice

 

[Illaveago]

Oooh Sight brunshine!

 

[TVC]

A birthday spent on the M1, nice

Hopefully just the next hour and a half or so, followed by a bit on the Jubilee line. The aim is to first get to Borough Market for snacks.

 

[Illaveago]

I went to the local Builder Depot and bought a 1500mm pre-tensioned concrete lintel. I asked the guy on the fork truck if it really was 1500mm, and he assured me it was. I returned an hour later for a refund, and to pick up a lintel of 1500mm, rather than 1200mm.

I can hardly take any more of this reckless excitement somewhere near a rain splattered A40. The windscreen fogged up too.....

Are they now using sweet tactics to keep the prices down?

 

[Illaveago]

Happy Birthday TVC.

I hope you have a good day.

 

[Salty seadog]

The aim is to first get to Borough Market for snacks

Plenty of good street food stalls there, I often go there. Lower Marsh behind Waterloo station is also good for it along with a cracking independant food store, Greensmiths.

 

[Illaveago]

I offered to fix a friend's Dutchie bike tonight. All that was wrong with it is the brakes had become disconnected, the sturmey archer gear link needed tightening and the mudguard straightening. And I gave it a clean and lube.

I also gave it a rest ride.

What for damn awful bikes.

It's like steering the titanic but with a disconnected steering wheel. The bars are way too close and brakes shockingly bad compared to modern rim and discs (this is a fairly new bike). I'm surprised anyone buys them. They are shocking to ride.

Those guys in Holland must be smoking too much weed. Got to be the worst handling bike I've ever ridden.

I think my wife's bike may be one, it's a R**eigh. I have so far changed the crank for a shorter one to stop my knees from hitting my chin. I think swapping the bars for shorter ones may be next. I think these measures may make it more rideable as she has lost her confidence in riding.
Mind you I might have if I had to ride it as it was.