You need to send that one back ......its hardly been touched and its flat already.
The Retirement Thread
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Stripped, examined, and modified the trigger on my new rifle. On old bicycle chain roller is not fitted over the trigger sear pin, shortening and smoothing the travel.
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I got a cheeky little 50 miler in this morning, it was very enjoyable but hard work
A "cheeky little" ride to me is 10-15 miles AND in springtime.
50 in winter is b****y hard work.
Well done.
jongooligan
Legendary Member
- Location
- Behind bars
It's a small stream that rises near Burnhope in Co. Durham and flows into the wear at Chester le Street. It runs to the North of Waldridge Fell and cuts a steep sided valley through the Cong Burn woods.
It's been a good day for creature features. On this afternoon's walk me n the mutt took to the open ground near Daisy Hill. This is the site of an old open cast mine adjacent to Waldridge Fell that's been reclaimed and incorporated into the country park there. As part of the vegetation management there are Exmoor ponies loose on the land and sometimes Highland Cattle. They're not usually there at the same time and you don't usually get as close to the Exmoors as I got to this one. Looks prosperous doesn't he?
Further down from where this pic was taken it gets boggy and fewer people get down there which is probably why I was lucky enough to put up a snipe and watch it jink away at high speed. That's really where the Highland Cattle should be doing their job. They've been put on there to plodge in the bogs and keep them boggy for the amphibians and dragonflies.
I may have mentioned now and again that I spend time on Waldridge Fell clearing birch scrub. Well on this section where the beasts are grazing there isn't any. They deal with it before it gets any higher than the surrounding grass. Natures lawnmowers.
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We get Dippers along the River Caen which runs through our village. Quite often see them when we're walking across one of the bridges.
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PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Fabulous ride today - best for months. Crystal clear sky, sunsine, not a breath of wind, 3C. 72 miles and no pain!! Very pleased with that.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Base layer (Aldi!), Assos bibshorts, Funkier Aqua Repellent biblongs, gilet, winter jacket, magic gloves (£1), Trekmates windproof gloves, merino wool socks (Aldi), windproof socks, overshoes. Rarely cold.
Top tips. A breathable winter jacket is worth every penny. Mine will be soaked with sweat on the outside and dryish inside by the end of a ride.
Wear the gilet over the base layer but under jacket.
Take a spare base layer and put this on underneath the damp one before leaving the cafe. Take jacket off in cafe and turn inside out to dry.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
New scope fitted and zeroed.
