The Retirement Thread

[ColinJ]

Good idea. I like when I can combine exercise with another purpose too. I miss cycling over to see dad as it was a good way of checking on him and spending time with him and getting a ride in too.

I was the same with my mum. I used to go to stay with my sister in Coventry five or six times a year and cycle over to see our mum in her sheltered flat near where @dave r lives. It was too close to be a worthwhile ride so I did a longer loop through the countryside round Corley and Fillongley on the way.

These days I nip to the shops on my singlespeed bike. I nearly always extend the rides very slightly to include a few small hills. I would barely notice those little lumps in a low gear, but riding overgeared they are a worthwhile challenge.

I will be doing my little singlespeed run soon before my breakfast. I'll call in at Boots for my warfarin, Lidl for tonight's salad ingredients, and the station before the PPP can nab the Metros. The main reason is to test the bike. I want to see if the noises from the bike that I experienced on my Garforth ride have gone after a chainring transplant. It is only a temporary fix anyway - the replacement ring has one extra tooth and only just fits with the worn chain. A new chain would probably be a half link too long or short. It is also more overgeared than usual.

If the noise problem has gone then I need a new 52 tooth Campagnolo ring. If it hasn't then I can swap the rings back and probably need a new bottom bracket. The BB feels ok when lightly testing it but the noise only happens when making a reasonable effort so it could still be that.

I am interested to see if I can notice that the gear ratio is 2% higher. I have ridden the little hill a lot and extra effort will be hardish, so I might notice it. I suspect that I won't...

Oh, and my gammy leg doesn't feel quite right. It never has been since I had the DVT in it because the clot permanently damaged the vein, but it feels slightly worse today. Hopefully, it isn't anything important. Maybe just muscle fatigue from my 162 km (102 mile) singlespeed forum ride on Saturday?

It will be a bike AND leg test!

 

[Paulus]

Good morning all.
A nice few days in Suffolk was had.
Now doing the washing and tidying the garden up after yesterdays storm.
So much rain fell very quickly, the rain lasted 4 hours.
This is a railway line

I have a couple of Tour highlight programs to catch up on before the live show.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I've been out for a little bimble this morning, my Brinklow loop, 27 miles. A little tired today but not totally knackered as I have been on previous Tuesdays, I've reduced the amount I'm dong on a Monday and spread the chores out a bit, looks like the main culprit is the wheelchair push down the club on a Monday night. Not a bad morning for a bike ride, grey and warm with a bit of a breeze, I rode through a heavy shower at one point. it was another quicker than usual ride though I ran out of legs towards the end. My ride out took me through Wood End to Shilton, onto Withybrook, across the Fosse way and into Monks Kirby, the Wellies planted with flowers pinned to the wall at the Denbigh Arms are looking colorful, turned right and onto Brinklow where I turned right to ride home past Coombe Abbey, up Clifford Bridge road and Sewall Highway. A very enjoyable couple of hours out on the bike.

 

[Mo1959]

I've been out for a little bimble this morning, my Brinklow loop, 27 miles. A little tired today but not totally knackered as I have been on previous Tuesdays, I've reduced the amount I'm dong on a Monday and spread the chores out a bit, looks like the main culprit is the wheelchair push down the club on a Monday night. Not a bad morning for a bike ride, grey and warm with a bit of a breeze, I rode through a heavy shower at one point. it was another quicker than usual ride though I ran out of legs towards the end. My ride out took me through Wood End to Shilton, onto Withybrook, across the Fosse way and into Monks Kirby, the Wellies planted with flowers pinned to the wall at the Denbigh Arms are looking colorful, turned right and onto Brinklow where I turned right to ride home past Coombe Abbey, up Clifford Bridge road and Sewall Highway. A very enjoyable couple of hours out on the bike.

Well done. Better than me today. The walk to the supermarket in the heat/humidity changed my mind about going out. I will stick to my early morning rides while it’s so warm. Hopefully get out first thing tomorrow.

 

[welsh dragon]

My exercise for the day was going to town to post something

 

[Mo1959]

My exercise for the day was going to town to post something

Shame it was in the car though!

 

[welsh dragon]

Shame it was in the car though!

Shh. Keep quiet

 

[Juan Kog]

Good morning all.
A nice few days in Suffolk was had.
Now doing the washing and tidying the garden up after yesterdays storm.
So much rain fell very quickly, the rain lasted 4 hours.
This is a railway line
View attachment 598942
I have a couple of Tour highlight programs to catch up on before the live show.

I have been watching the lunchtime news coverage of yesterdays heavy rain and flash flooding in North west London, and Paulus report on Barnet . All within 20 miles of Kog land , no rain at all here yesterday.

 

[Dirk]

Garage sorted, all windows cleaned inside and out, net curtains washed and rehung.
Lunch in the garden with a couple of beers.
I an now officially zwoddered.

 

[GM]

Garage sorted, all windows cleaned inside and out, net curtains washed and rehung.
Lunch in the garden with a couple of beers.
I an now officially zwoddered.

Net curtains, haven't seen those since 1970

 

[welsh dragon]

Net curtains, haven't seen those since 1970

Last time I had net curtains up was in 1997 I think in Brum

 

[ColinJ]

If the noise problem has gone then I need a new 52 tooth Campagnolo ring. If it hasn't then I can swap the rings back and probably need a new bottom bracket. The BB feels ok when lightly testing it but the noise only happens when making a reasonable effort so it could still be that.

90% of the noise HAS gone, so it looks like the worn chainring was the culprit. It has done a big distance on various bikes so I got my money's worth from it.

I had a good look at the worn ring. I can clearly see where the worst wear corresponds to the 2 points in the pedal stroke where maximum force is applied (and on singlespeed, brute force has to be used on climbs rather than spinning a lower gear). Halfway between those points there was about 50% less wear. It is possible that simply rotating the ring by one bolt hole might be enough to get some more usable life from it, but for now I will stick with the replacement '53'. That itself hs done a fair distance, but is significantly less worn than the '52'.

I am interested to see if I can notice that the gear ratio is 2% higher. I have ridden the little hill a lot and extra effort will be hardish, so I might notice it. I suspect that I won't...

That was a curious experience! I know that the gear ratio is now slightly higher but the climb felt slightly easier. I think the horrid noises from the bike had been putting me off making more of an effort. The new ring felt much smoother to turn, as well as being much quieter.

Oh, and my gammy leg doesn't feel quite right. It never has been since I had the DVT in it because the clot permanently damaged the vein, but it feels slightly worse today. Hopefully, it isn't anything important. Maybe just muscle fatigue from my 162 km (102 mile) singlespeed forum ride on Saturday?

It got me up the hill ok! It's probably just complaining about the lack of long training rides before tackling 2 in the last 2 weeks.

 

[Dirk]

Last time I had net curtains up was in 1997 I think in Brum

All the rage down here.

 

[ColinJ]

It's fine for you posh lot with yer big front gardens, or living in the middle of nowhere...!

I am sitting about 1 metre from my window and there is a fairly busy pavement just on the other side of it. Lots of people pass by and would stare in. Sometimes groups of teenagers actually stand around out there. I don't like the feeling of having strangers looking over my shoulder!

Mind you. most of the time, I just don't bother opening the curtains. That keeps their noses out of my business!

 

[classic33]

Good morning all.
A nice few days in Suffolk was had.
Now doing the washing and tidying the garden up after yesterdays storm.
So much rain fell very quickly, the rain lasted 4 hours.
This is a railway line
View attachment 598942
I have a couple of Tour highlight programs to catch up on before the live show.

Merchant Navy Class locomotives?