Mundane News

[Reynard]

I hesitate to invite comments about my recent purchase of a brightly coloured fleece.
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It's covered in kitty cats. How can I *not* like that?

Do they do a onesie in that fabric?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I hesitate to invite comments about my recent purchase of a brightly coloured fleece.
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It'll never get lost in the cloakroom!

 

[Reynard]

Mind, I have a Sparco Monza jacket in "Sparco Blue" so I really am in no position to criticize...

 

[Illaveago]

We've just been watching "The Bidding Room" on the Beeb just now . It was a right laugh! Especially the bottle of wine which Nigel Havers knew quite a lot about .

 

[Reynard]

Well, the rain buggered off just before five, so I managed to spend a very dirty hour in the company of Max the MTB.

Moving the saddle back made things much more comfy and I had a blast. The bike is very surefooted on roads slimed with mud and loose gravel and feels very "planted". It's exactly what I was hoping for.

Front mudguard is shite though - that definitely needs tweaking as it was flicking mud over my feet and the downtube. Rear one is spot on, as my bum is squeaky clean!

Still in two minds about the Selle SMP saddle. I'll give it the benefit of the doubt for now, but I'm leaning towards flogging it here on CC and getting another Charge Ladle.

The post-ride did go down a treat though.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Well, the rain buggered off just before five, so I managed to spend a very dirty hour in the company of Max the MTB.

Moving the saddle back made things much more comfy and I had a blast. The bike is very surefooted on roads slimed with mud and loose gravel and feels very "planted". It's exactly what I was hoping for.

Front mudguard is shite though - that definitely needs tweaking as it was flicking mud over my feet and the downtube. Rear one is spot on, as my bum is squeaky clean!

Still in two minds about the Selle SMP saddle. I'll give it the benefit of the doubt for now, but I'm leaning towards flogging it here on CC and getting another Charge Ladle.

The post-ride did go down a treat though.

Those SMP saddles feel really different with only the slightest change of angle. It took me a good while to find the optimum position.

 

[Reynard]

Those SMP saddles feel really different with only the slightest change of angle. It took me a good while to find the optimum position.

As is the case with any saddle, I guess. But it was pinching me on the inside of my thighs, which is rather disconcerting.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

As is the case with any saddle, I guess. But it was pinching me on the inside of my thighs, which is rather disconcerting.

I found it was particularly tricky because they don't have a flat surface anywhere.

If you'd said the saddle was chafing I'd have suggested dropping the nose and keeping the saddle back on the rails. But you didn't say chafing so I'll remain puzzled.

 

[PeteXXX]

Apologies for changing the saddle subject, but I have to report that I've frazzled the bristles on my pastry brush!!

How was I to know that you shouldn't use it for basting summat with hot oil?
It said nothing about that on the destructions!

 

[pawl]

I hesitate to invite comments about my recent purchase of a brightly coloured fleece.
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😎😎😎😎😎😎

 

[slowmotion]

Frustrated travellers are paying to eat an airline meal in a stationary aircraft sitting on a runway.
I never knew that masochism was so popular.

https://www.theguardian.com/busines...r-meal-aboard-singapore-parked-plane-sell-out

 

[PeteXXX]

I can never bring myself to click a Pravda link but I did read this elsewhere. They are also doing cruises that don't go anywhere... 😂

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I can never bring myself to click a Pravda link but I did read this elsewhere. They are also doing cruises that don't go anywhere... 😂

Do they do indoor hot air ballooning yet?

 

[Reynard]

Apologies for changing the saddle subject, but I have to report that I've frazzled the bristles on my pastry brush!!

How was I to know that you shouldn't use it for basting summat with hot oil?
It said nothing about that on the destructions!

You need one of those silicone moppy things for that... Keep the pastry brush for pastry.

 

[Reynard]

I found it was particularly tricky because they don't have a flat surface anywhere.

If you'd said the saddle was chafing I'd have suggested dropping the nose and keeping the saddle back on the rails. But you didn't say chafing so I'll remain puzzled.

Saddle's as far back as it'll go - I'm waiting on a layback seatpost. Although I was riding in my gardening / tinkering jeans, which may not have helped matters. Next time out I'll wear proper cycling clobber.