The Retirement Thread

[Drago]

Good morning to all folk. It's looking very grey here, with a 40% chance of rain in the next hour. According to the met office it will brighten at about 3 this afternoon.

Yesterday some bimbling was committed in the afternoon. Danni's pace continues to increase faster than mine. I'm faster up hills, but she is faster everywhere else. Yesterday I had to give it everything to try to catch her on the Henry Cott Way, but I couldn't match her before my NHS heart monitor started yelling at me - the wretched thing kept me awake half the night too. Pah.

Anyway, I'm still alive. The worst bit was Danni saying she wasn't trying that hard - what a difference 15 years makes. The usual morning aliveness celebration shall now commence with featuring Frank Cooper and toasted home-made wholemeal bread.

Have a good day all despite what the weather may bring.

Glad you're ok. Your heart would have an easier time if you stopped thinking about me

Please tell me that's Danni Minogue? I'll be straight round if it is.

 

[welsh dragon]

Glad you're ok. Your heart would have an easier time if you stopped thinking about me

Please tell me that's Danni Minogue? I'll be straight round if it is.

And Mrs D would box your ears.

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning to all folk. It's looking very grey here, with a 40% chance of rain in the next hour. According to the met office it will brighten at about 3 this afternoon.

Yesterday some bimbling was committed in the afternoon. Danni's pace continues to increase faster than mine. I'm faster up hills, but she is faster everywhere else. Yesterday I had to give it everything to try to catch her on the Henry Cott Way, but I couldn't match her before my NHS heart monitor started yelling at me - the wretched thing kept me awake half the night too. Pah.

Anyway, I'm still alive. The worst bit was Danni saying she wasn't trying that hard - what a difference 15 years makes. The usual morning aliveness celebration shall now commence with featuring Frank Cooper and toasted home-made wholemeal bread.

Have a good day all despite what the weather may bring.

You've only been back on a bike for a few weeks after several years I think? Everyone has different strengths but we can all improve aspects of our riding. More speed will come over 3-4 months. I've been mentoring a lady, 57, on her riding, she asked me to tell her "if she was doing anything wrong." After 4 months or so her riding has improved incredibly. She now complains if we average less than 16!!! is comfortably sitting with us at this average over distances up to 100 miles. Still slower up longer climbs but much improved. A friend recently messaged me with: "Can I just say that when we are getting our legs ripped off us by the CCC ladies I will hold you entirely responsible"

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning fellow retirees,
What a glorious sunset yesterday 😍

Today was planned to be my first imperial century attempt. After managing last year's 70 mile birthday bimble with Mrs Tenkay I'd pencilled in the " Ride to the Sun" from Carlisle to Cramond on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
Oh well, another year to get fitter I suppose.

Have a lovely peaceful day folks 🏃🚶🚲🌞

I was meant to be on that one as well.

 

[monkers]

Glad you're ok. Your heart would have an easier time if you stopped thinking about me

Please tell me that's Danni Minogue? I'll be straight round if it is.

Not Danni Minogue, but a vision in lycra that's turned a few heads along the roadside none the less.

 

[PaulSB]

Car tyres then. I'm not very familiar with this subject. Until I retired I had a company car and it was just a question of fitting whatever Peugeot, the lease company, allowed. I now have to get two 205/55R16s for my Hyundai i30. Currently its fitted, from new, with Hankook Ventus Prime 2. My gut feeling is to fit the same brand as the manufacturer but Kwik-Fit also offer Bridgestone and Pirelli - brands I know but I've never heard of Hankook till I looked at the tyres earlier today.

The Hankook are £15 more for two. I don't want cheap and cheerful. Any thoughts from the hive mind? Pirelli are cheapest to my surprise

Also got a service coming up. Drove 4387 miles in last 12 months. In 2019 4734 miles with 5 months off for illness, this year 3333 to date!!! Happy with this.

 

[BoldonLad]

Car tyres then. I'm not very familiar with this subject. Until I retired I had a company car and it was just a question of fitting whatever Peugeot, the lease company, allowed. I now have to get two 205/55R16s for my Hyundai i30. Currently its fitted, from new, with Hankook Ventus Prime 2. My gut feeling is to fit the same brand as the manufacturer but Kwik-Fit also offer Bridgestone and Pirelli - brands I know but I've never heard of Hankook till I looked at the tyres earlier today.

The Hankook are £15 more for two. I don't want cheap and cheerful. Any thoughts from the hive mind? Pirelli are cheapest to my surprise

Also got a service coming up. Drove 4387 miles in last 12 months. In 2019 4734 miles with 5 months off for illness, this year 3333 to date!!! Happy with this.

IMHO Bridgestone or Pirelli are perfectly good brands, personally, I would go for the Cheapest of those two.

 

[Mo1959]

Morning. Roads were pretty wet on getting up after last night's rain so took the hybrid for a little bimble. Just 22 miles at a slow pace and even got slightly lost! There's a new cycle path over in Auchterarder and I was convinced I knew where I was coming out but turns out I was going a totally different direction and came out at the top rather than the bottom of the town. My sense of direction is dreadful!

 

[monkers]

You've only been back on a bike for a few weeks after several years I think? Everyone has different strengths but we can all improve aspects of our riding. More speed will come over 3-4 months. I've been mentoring a lady, 57, on her riding, she asked me to tell her "if she was doing anything wrong." After 4 months or so her riding has improved incredibly. She now complains if we average less than 16!!! is comfortably sitting with us at this average over distances up to 100 miles. Still slower up longer climbs but much improved. A friend recently messaged me with: "Can I just say that when we are getting our legs ripped off us by the CCC ladies I will hold you entirely responsible"

Thanks Paul for the encouragement. I'm not supposed to be out at all - have been told to stay at home and exercise very gently indoors. Instead I'm now ripping up Henry Cott Way at 24 mph for two miles against a headwind trying to catch her (I know it's not so very fast but all I've got). She's never been a cyclist, but she's a duck to water. She bought one bike, upgraded after only a week and a bit, and is now already looking at n+2. Everyday she has new kit, the bug has bitten. I can still beat her easily up hills though. I have more power there but everywhere else she has more cadence. Her first love is paragliding - she does very well at that too.

Can anyone identify where this was taken?

 

[monkers]

Car tyres then. I'm not very familiar with this subject. Until I retired I had a company car and it was just a question of fitting whatever Peugeot, the lease company, allowed. I now have to get two 205/55R16s for my Hyundai i30. Currently its fitted, from new, with Hankook Ventus Prime 2. My gut feeling is to fit the same brand as the manufacturer but Kwik-Fit also offer Bridgestone and Pirelli - brands I know but I've never heard of Hankook till I looked at the tyres earlier today.

The Hankook are £15 more for two. I don't want cheap and cheerful. Any thoughts from the hive mind? Pirelli are cheapest to my surprise

Also got a service coming up. Drove 4387 miles in last 12 months. In 2019 4734 miles with 5 months off for illness, this year 3333 to date!!! Happy with this.

Forgive me for throwing something else in the mix. This happens to be something I know something about. I would buy Dunlops for their excellent grip, excellent steering response and feel, low rolling resistance and low noise production. If you had four of these fitted (it's OK I know you are shopping for two at the moment) but the car will be quieter inside and out. I know that National Tyre Service stock them in your size.

I put 4 on my car, instantly a much-improved car for it. That I haven't driven if for nearly a year is another story.

 

[Paulus]

Thanks Paul for the encouragement. I'm not supposed to be out at all - have been told to stay at home and exercise very gently indoors. Instead I'm now ripping up Henry cott way at 24 mph for two miles against a headwind trying to catch her (I know it's not so very fast but all I've got). She's never been a cyclist, but she's a duck to water. She bought one bike, upgraded after only a week and a bit, and is now already looking at n+2. Everyday she has new kit, the bug has bitten. I can still beat her easily up hills though. I have more power there but everywhere else she has more cadence. Her first love is paragliding - she does very well at that too.

Can anyone identify where this was taken?

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From the air.

 

[monkers]

From the air.

Do you live in Baker Street?

 

[Paulus]

Morning all fellow members.
A bright start to the day here, been awake on and of since 3.00 am, so quite a broken nights sleep.
Breakfast soon and then out with the dog and the out on the bike for a few miles.

 

[Paulus]

Do you live in Baker Street?

Elementary my dear Monkers.

 

[Exlaser2]

Morning all. Feeling a little sad this morning . I should be loading the car up this morning to drive to Sheldon in Devon for a weeks holiday but the virus put paid to that. Oh well .... Mrs Ex laser 2 has still got the week off , so we can spend some quality time together as the young people say or just time as we would say after 30 years together lol . Luckily as the lockdown has been eased ( in England anyway ) we can at least have a few days out , sea side at cleavdon maybe or cycle round Rutland water or maybe do one of the popular trails in Derbyshire. Anyway must dash and get dressed, mrs ex laser 2 has got the expresso machine on 😂😂😀