Tea? (Part 1)

[Speicher]

A very quiet day might be needed - Angelfishsolo is sleeping, TheDoctor is conscent consint thinking about pieces of paper, and Landslide is recuperating. Shall I put the kettle on (quietly)?

* opens biskit tin, to find quiet biscuits *

 

[hulver]

HI EVERYBODY!

(Whoops sorry, hope I didn't disturb anybody)

I'm fueling up today, big ride (for me) tonight with the bunch of other Sheffield people. Doing Winnats pass. Looks like a big one, I've not done it before.

Got any oaty biscuits? I'm determined to not run out of steam tonight.

Grabs tea and peers in magic tin.

 

[Landslide]

I'm fueling up today, big ride (for me) tonight with the bunch of other Sheffield people. Doing Winnats pass. Looks like a big one, I've not done it before.

Which group's that?
My advice for Winnat's would be choose a very low gear, pedal slowly up to it, say summat along the lines of "Feck me, there's no way I'm riding up that!" then turn around and go home!

 

[hulver]

Which group's that?
My advice for Winnat's would be choose a very low gear, pedal slowly up to it, say summat along the lines of "Feck me, there's no way I'm riding up that!" then turn around and go home!

Pedal-pushers. Sheffield Cycle Campaign.

I might be taking your advice anyway B)

 

[Landslide]

Nah, just go for it. It's steep, but it doesn't go on for ever. Last time I rode up it I got a round of applause from a car coming down the other way!
(Thankfully they'd not seen me stop for a rest at a couple of points on the way!)

 

[TheDoctor]

Winnats Pass??? B)

I remeber doing that in a VW Polo once - it struggled.
Give me a great-granny ring, a 34T big cog and an extra lung and I'll give it a go...

 

[hulver]

Winnats Pass??? B)

I remeber doing that in a VW Polo once - it struggled.
Give me a great-granny ring, a 34T big cog and an extra lung and I'll give it a go...

I don't even have a granny ring. Just a compact double.

I'm even more determined to make it now, I've been practicing my hill climbing a fair bit (unavoidable around here really) and I've done some fairly nasty shorter hills.

Best thing about hills is coming down the other side. Weeeeeeeee.

 

[Landslide]

Best thing about hills is coming down the other side. Weeeeeeeee.

Strangely, I often enjoy the ups more than the downs...

The descent via Mam Tor into Edale is flinkin' brilliant though!!!

 

[Landslide]

*Sits down with calming cuppa*

Honestly, this country's going to hell in a handcart...

 

[Amanda P]

Care to vent, Landers?

*Takes several large steps back and puts on ear defenders*

 

[Landslide]

Do a quick forum search for "blackmail".

How's your good self?

 

[Amanda P]

Ah.

I stopped watching that one once Bonj chimed in. Even work is more interesting than that!

 

[Landslide]

Strikes me you've got a pretty interesting job to start off with (though no doubt there's plenty of associated boredom).

 

[Amanda P]

When it's interesting, I'm not sitting at a computer. When I'm on here, you can take it that it's not so interesting!

 

[Landslide]

Way to make us feel second-best Uncle Phil!!!