The Retirement Thread

[PaulSB]

Well.......I'm back in one piece.
Damn it's hot out there!
Neck seems OK so far.
Only did 5 miles around the Marshes and picked a newspaper up in the village.
Averaged 12.2 mph on my hybrid.
Overtook two 'proper' cyclists who drafted me in towards Velator Quay. We had to stop because of traffic and the one pulled up alongside for a chat. I told him it was my first time out in over a year and I'd suffered severe neck problems which had kept me off my bike.
He said that I'd been getting a fair old lick on.
I'll take that as a success!

Excellent news. Congrats. 👏

 

[Mo1959]

There is no saving the battery on my bike. It has died a horrible death.

Lack of use?

 

[Dave7]

I am just back from a 2 mile walk via the Spar and library. I was quite pleased with my pace as it is now VERY warm out there.

 

[welsh dragon]

Lack of use?

Cheek. My original battery is still working and it's 5 years old so NO

 

[Dirk]

Excellent news. Congrats. 👏

Thanks.
I'll see how my neck feels tomorrow then I'll be making a decision on whether to make a concerted effort to get back to my previous level of fitness when we get back from our of next caravan outing in a couple of weeks time.
Hopefully all will be well - I rushed back to it last year and paid the price.

 

[Mo1959]

Cheek. My original battery is still working and it's 5 years old so NO

Is it the spare that’s not working then?

 

[Dave7]

Lack of use?

There you go......you can't resist bring willies into cycling

 

[ColinJ]

Apparently, Li-ion batteries should not be left fully charged for long periods of time because it kills them!

I have a battery saver facility on my laptop, which stops charging at 60%. If I really need a full charge, I do the other 40% just before I start using it.

So, for e-bikes, it is better to keep them charged to (say) 60-70% for nipping about, and only top them up to 100% just before you do a longer ride.

I've got an old pair of cycle touring shorts that I've managed to squeeze myself into, just

I am still about 9 kg (nearly 1.5 stone) over my best cycling weight but I'm slowly getting slimmer. I had to put some press-studs on the waist straps of some baggy Endura shorts but they have started slipping down again so I have had to take the straps in a bit more. By next summer I hope to be too slim to wear those shorts any more so I'll try to get my money's worth out of them now before the weather gets too cold again.

I've googled Aldi home delivery. Apparently at participating stores one can get a delivery via Deliveroo

Ha ha - no thanks! I'm spoilt here - Aldi 5 minutes away; Lidl and Morrisons less than 10.

I'll just finish catching up on the forum, then get back to trying to fix the annoying noise on my singlespeed bike. I have changed nearly everything, which has made the bike feel smooth and efficient to pedal, but the noise keeps coming back! The one thing that I haven't checked (the freehub) is probably what is causing the problem!

 

[Dirk]

Apparently, Li-ion batteries should not be left fully charged for long periods of time because it kills them!

I have a battery saver facility on my laptop, which stops charging at 60%. If I really need a full charge, I do the other 40% just before I start using it.

So, for e-bikes, it is better to keep them charged to (say) 60-70% for nipping about, and only top them up to 100% just before you do a longer ride.


I am still about 9 kg (nearly 1.5 stone) over my best cycling weight but I'm slowly getting slimmer. I had to put some press-studs on the waist straps of some baggy Endura shorts but they have started slipping down again so I have had to take the straps in a bit more. By next summer I hope to be too slim to wear those shorts any more so I'll try to get my money's worth out of them now before the weather gets too cold again.


Ha ha - no thanks! I'm spoilt here - Aldi 5 minutes away; Lidl and Morrisons less than 10.

I'll just finish catching up on the forum, then get back to trying to fix the annoying noise on my singlespeed bike. I have changed nearly everything, which has made the bike feel smooth and efficient to pedal, but the noise keeps coming back! The one thing that I haven't checked (the freehub) is probably what is causing the problem!

I spent ages chasing an annoying squeek on my on my old Giant Defy.
It appeared to be coming from wherever I looked when it was being ridden.
After several hours of head scratching and several garage sessions, where I couldn't replicate it, I realised that it was the strap on my helmet rubbing on the polystyrene padding.

 

[welsh dragon]

Is it the spare that’s not working then?

Yes. The spare. I suppose it only takes 1 cell to fail and that's it.

 

[ColinJ]

I spent ages chasing an annoying squeek on my on my old Giant Defy.
It appeared to be coming from wherever I looked when it was being ridden.
After several hours of head scratching and several garage sessions, where I couldn't replicate it, I realised that it was the strap on my helmet rubbing on the polystyrene padding.

Oh, that reminds me of something similar and something that I have NOT checked this time.

As many of you know, I am an annoying bleeder... Cheeky! No, I mean, I am on warfarin, so I would bleed a lot in a serious accident! I thought it wise to wear a medical dog tag to explain to paramedics what was going on, if I were found unconscious and bleeding heavily.

I went out on a ride and heard a really annoying clicky tinkling sound...

I am going to be SO relieved but also SO annoyed if it turns out to be that again!

 

[pawl]

Bugger, I can't join in here for another 4 years. Pah!

Pretend you’ve taken early retirement Promise I’ll not tell

 

[classic33]

There is no saving the battery on my bike. It has died a horrible death.

What'd you do to it?

 

[classic33]

Thankyou.
I feel like I've just done an uphill finish on a fountain stage!

Not just the hill against you, but the warer as well.

 

[classic33]

Yes. The spare. I suppose it only takes 1 cell to fail and that's it.

They can rebuild it, they have the technology.....