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Andy in Germany
Legendary Member
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
It's Oktoberfest in Stuttgart. Apparently no-one in Deutsche Bahn has heard of this so they're still running shortened trains over the weekend. As a lot of people now have the "Germany Ticket" and are effectively travelling for free, this means the train was somewhat full...
Fruit juice ran out this morning. At look at the Trolley app revealed the 45% off offer which was absent for the last one was at Morrisons.
eHybrid dragged out of its slumbers, tyres pumped up and it turned out to be another bike with a sluggish and noisy front hydraulic brake. 3 cartons of fruit juice weighted the rucksack and another £2 off £20 voucher acquired.
After a coffee a Co-op trek to use up the weeks vouchers and yet again another long dated reduced item, flapjacks best before 23 Oct.
The eHybrid had a lever bleed, then then the disc cleared and sandpaper on the pads.
Then investigated the new bike further and the inside plunger to the front brake hardly moves. Sprayed it with disc brake cleaner but no change. YouTube didn't seem to have any answer as all seen to assume it moves out far enough to lubricate with hydraulic fluid.
eHybrid dragged out of its slumbers, tyres pumped up and it turned out to be another bike with a sluggish and noisy front hydraulic brake. 3 cartons of fruit juice weighted the rucksack and another £2 off £20 voucher acquired.
After a coffee a Co-op trek to use up the weeks vouchers and yet again another long dated reduced item, flapjacks best before 23 Oct.
The eHybrid had a lever bleed, then then the disc cleared and sandpaper on the pads.
Then investigated the new bike further and the inside plunger to the front brake hardly moves. Sprayed it with disc brake cleaner but no change. YouTube didn't seem to have any answer as all seen to assume it moves out far enough to lubricate with hydraulic fluid.
Whilst wandering through Wymondham on Friday after 'raiding' the Friday market, came a cross a slightly worse for wear road bike outside a shop.
Black alu Alfa Romeo frame, Giant front forks, probably carbon. Campagnolo rims, Shimano drive train, canti brakes.
An interesting mix - !
Black alu Alfa Romeo frame, Giant front forks, probably carbon. Campagnolo rims, Shimano drive train, canti brakes.
An interesting mix - !
Illaveago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
That's very sad.
Illaveago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
What do people put on their chains. I have been trying to clean the cranks and rear mech which I bought yesterday. There was some thick black gunge which seemed to have baked on, what normally softens with white spirit didn't and I had to use a flat bladed screwdriver like a chisel to scrape it off.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Evening cuppa went down well
Whats this lubing chains malarky .....
Whats this lubing chains malarky .....
Dunno. I don't like the sound of it. The only thing I use 'lube' for is........................................
classic33
Leg End Member
There's some things you might not want to know.
Reynard
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
It's been a pleasant and mostly sunny day here chez Casa Reynard.
Slept like a log for ten hours after yesterday's trip to the joint Russian & Korat shows at Bugbrooke. Had a lovely day stewarding, and cuddled some super cats, including a lovely Russian Black neuter boy, and a tortie ped pet kitten. Also won two classes in their photo show, and bought some lovely hand-knitted toys for Madam Boo.
A quiet day today. Listened to the F1 on the radio (sort of catch up, as I was on about 40 mins delay) while tucked up in bed with the cat and a
Then downstairs, fed the cat, did a few chores and put stuff away.
A lovely lunch of tiger bread with german sausage, a packet of crisps, some cake and a small pot of tea.
Have spent the afternoon watching and listening to various sports and had a nice chatty phone call with a cat show friend who lives out Burbage way. Also squeezed in doing two loads of laundry - one general stuff, and the other some white t-shirts and my white coat that I wear for stewarding & judging.
Had a big bowl of congee with ginger, dried shrimp and savoy cabbage (into which I dumped an egg) for supper.
Now watching Denver Broncos v SF 49ers
Slept like a log for ten hours after yesterday's trip to the joint Russian & Korat shows at Bugbrooke. Had a lovely day stewarding, and cuddled some super cats, including a lovely Russian Black neuter boy, and a tortie ped pet kitten. Also won two classes in their photo show, and bought some lovely hand-knitted toys for Madam Boo.
A quiet day today. Listened to the F1 on the radio (sort of catch up, as I was on about 40 mins delay) while tucked up in bed with the cat and a
Then downstairs, fed the cat, did a few chores and put stuff away.
A lovely lunch of tiger bread with german sausage, a packet of crisps, some cake and a small pot of tea.
Have spent the afternoon watching and listening to various sports and had a nice chatty phone call with a cat show friend who lives out Burbage way. Also squeezed in doing two loads of laundry - one general stuff, and the other some white t-shirts and my white coat that I wear for stewarding & judging.
Had a big bowl of congee with ginger, dried shrimp and savoy cabbage (into which I dumped an egg) for supper.
Now watching Denver Broncos v SF 49ers
Flick of the Elbow
Pentlands Water of Leith
To be fair, we don’t have any kids so even if I had acquired any of the old family photo’s they would end up getting binned by whoever does our house clearance when the time comes.
Reynard
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Oh, and I totally forgot about a Bay of E auction for a skin diver watch that I wanted to bid in.
Annoyingly, it went for £1.19.
Annoyingly, it went for £1.19.
