The Retirement Thread

[Mo1959]

Mo, what's the rear cassette range- it looks fantastic!

10-50.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

I think it is time for me to stop watching the news.....ever again.

Trials by newspapers, tv companies, schlebs and 40 million self righteous jurers is not something I want to see or listen to.

A care worker was harassed in a supermarket the other day by an Incredibly uneducated woman who claimed the care worker should not be allowed into a supermarket to buy non essential goods because of the risk of germs, but if she had been buying essential items that WOULD have been ok? Plus other equally bullying comments about others are inclined to make me a bit . So i shall walk away very fastly and I shall hit Mr WD about the head if he tries to talk about the news.

Same here. I stopped watching/listening to all forms of television and radio news not long after it all started. I haven’t missed it.

 

[Dave7]

I think I shall hit Mr WD about the head if he tries to talk about the news.

What reason do you normally use to hit him about the head ?

 

[welsh dragon]

What reason do you normally use to hit him about the head ?

I don't need one.

 

[GM]

G'day all...I haven't bought a newspaper for about 3 years now, I used to buy the i newspaper when I was wo*king just for the puzzle page and a brief skim over the headlines. Mrs GM on the other hand will watch the news and parliament channels 24/7 if I let her, she tells me all the important bits.
Just had a nice long walk with Alan the whippet, hopefully another short little pootle later. 🌈

Another one envying Mo's cassette just what I need for these north London hills!

 

[Dirk]

I fell asleep in the garden after a couple of beers and woke up looking like a lobster!
Eek!

 

[welsh dragon]

The sun has finally come out here. Hoorah. The rest of the week is supposed to be nice so hoorah again.

 

[classic33]

I fell asleep in the garden after a couple of beers and woke up looking like a lobster!
Eek!

Well, as Old wheels said
"Give it a bash and get the body out. Remove the black bit and eat."

 

[PaulSB]

A spot of advice needed for a friend. He has an MTB but finds his current tyres make road riding really difficult. He's asked me where or if he can get slicks or semi-slicks. MTB stuff is way out of my experience. Without me getting involved elsewhere does anyone know about the possibilities? The current tyres are marked:

54-559 26x2.10. to fit HB575 rim

 

[Mo1959]

A spot of advice needed for a friend. He has an MTB but finds his current tyres make road riding really difficult. He's asked me where or if he can get slicks or semi-slicks. MTB stuff is way out of my experience. Without me getting involved elsewhere does anyone know about the possibilities? The current tyres are marked:

54-559 26x2.10. to fit HB575 rim

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Getting harder to get 26” tyre choice these days. SoMething like the Schwalbe Marathon Supreme but the 26 x 2 that would be the nearest seems to be out of stock everywhere. 26 x 1.6 might be a bit narrow.

 

[PaulSB]

@Mo1959 - thank you

 

[Drago]

Night Johnboy.

 

[Dirk]

Night Billy Ray

 

[classic33]

Night Johnboy.

Night GranMa

 

[classic33]

Night Billy Ray

Night Noah