Mundane News

[biggs682]

Not Spa, I'm heading to Leeds to look at a Van Rysel - Decathlon's 'pro' brand as they have the only large size one left in the country. I'm at the very top end of medium or the very bottom end of large so really want to check the size before dropping a large sum of money.

It has features that would horrify many CycleChat members - it's not made of steel, you don't have to reach down to change gears and - even worse - the gears are operated by witchcraft

I may be visiting Spa Cycles later in the year just to buy some chainrings as I've a spare few hours in the area.

Ooh very nice and don't believe all that witchcraft because when the chain drops off the inner ring you will still have to manually put it back on 😁

I keep looking at a spa but it's a 4 hour return trip

 

[Mike Ayling]

It has features that would horrify many CycleChat members - it's not made of steel, you don't have to reach down to change gears and - even worse - the gears are operated by witchcraft.

I don't have to reach downto change gears on my steel bike, I use a twist grip for my Rohloff!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

There are small puddles on the flat roof over the way. First rainwater puddles sighted since May.

Why do we say standing water? I reckon water's chief tendency is to lie down.

 

[postman]

Waiting to go out for lunch.We found a new cafe last week.Sundays on Harrogate Road Moortown,really nice and bright happy staff,Fish and chips or multiple other options plus great coffee which means we don't have to travel to Costa afterwards,and finally it is also an ice cream parlour,what is not to like.Today free entertainment, watching two builders not ours they have not turned up,these other two are taking a roof off,i can see a dormer must be going on,so i might have six or seven weeks of free entertainment.Not a plus just cleaned f i l's hearing aids,gross.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

A breezy feels like 14° for this morning’s ride, 30 miles into West Lothian oriented to get a stonking tailwind home. Falling leaves and russet hues feeling increasingly autumnal. Seems to be a bumper year for rowan berries.

 

[biggs682]

A solo Lunchtime stroll completed

 

[Jenkins]

From Leeds where the flying visit has been successful and will be expensive when I get home, although the British Cycling discount will help with the financial pain. The colour is a lot darker and better than in the pictures and, once it had been removed from the stand and I'd put some pedals on, I had no worries about the sizing as it's a small large and fits fine.

I'm now having lunch and a couple of pints to celebrate and then the train home in about 90 minutes.