The Retirement Thread

[classic33]

good to hear that you are 'lifting heavy' again

no idea why anyone would do that - but it is something that makes you yourself - and after all that has happened I is great that you are getting back to what you call normal


personally I call "lifting heavy" getting my ebike up some steps!
although this year I have been a bit ?down? and avoided the steps route and some steep hills

I must try to get back to some steep stuff (on an ebike - to be fair) - at teh end of the day I feel better - just not at the time!!!!


Thanks for reminding me!

How about early mornings?

 

[12boy]

I am porking out at 70kg but I am only 3 ft tall. Actually around 5'8".
Had a bitchin ride today, took my old Holdsworth with the 5 sprockets and a 48 tooth chainring. Almost no smoke, gentle zephyrs, and the sky was very blue. It was the church of the 5 speed bicycle. Actually, sometimes a ride is almost a religious experience. Not the hellfire and damnation kind (There is no butter in hell) but more like a comforting sense of hope and the possibility our loved ones will be ok. Wyoming, in the crisp nights and warm golden days of fall is hard to beat.
Glad go hear you are pumping big iron again, Drago. Gotta get your bliss.
Be well and safe.

 

[classic33]

I am porking out at 70kg but I am only 3 ft tall. Actually around 5'8".
Had a bitchin ride today, took my old Holdsworth with the 5 sprockets and a 48 tooth chainring. Almost no smoke, gentle zephyrs, and the sky was very blue. It was the church of the 5 speed bicycle. Actually, sometimes a ride is almost a religious experience. Not the hellfire and damnation kind (There is no butter in hell) but more like a comforting sense of hope and the possibility our loved ones will be ok. Wyoming, in the crisp nights and warm golden days of fall is hard to beat.
Glad go hear you are pumping big iron again, Drago. Gotta get your bliss.
Be well and safe.

What do they use on their toast?

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

How about early mornings?

Since I retired they have ceased to exist

 

[classic33]

Since I retired they have ceased to exist

You could go out as ColinJ is going to bed and be coming back as Mo1959 is headed out!

"Maintain the circle" as it were.

 

[ColinJ]

You could go out as ColinJ is going to bed and be coming back as Mo1959 is headed out!

"Maintain the circle" as it were.

I thought that you were there 'filling the gaps'?

Anyway, that's enough from me for one evening. I have TV to watch, then puzzles to squeeze in before lights out!

 

[classic33]

I thought that you were there 'filling the gaps'?

Anyway, that's enough from me for one evening. I have TV to watch, then puzzles to squeeze in before lights out!

He was saying he didn't want to do a ride at the days end, I suggested early morning instead.

 

[Mo1959]

You could go out as ColinJ is going to bed and be coming back as Mo1959 is headed out!

"Maintain the circle" as it were.

I’m actually lying a bit longer these days, although it was 5.15 this morning. Still dark and quite cool. I’ll head out for a wander soon.

 

[Drago]

I have risen!

New tyres on the car day today.

 

[PaulSB]

Since I retired they have ceased to exist

Oh, I wish.......

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Oh, I wish.......

And me.

 

[PaulSB]

Good day. Still gloomy outside but I think we are in for grey, dry and mild.

This week is my rest week leading up to the Fred Whitton on Sunday. I'll be having one 30 mile gravel ride and that's it.

Recently Mrs P "requested" a deadline for when I would renew the grouting (?) between the patio flags and also paint the rear ground floor windows. I "volunteered" to complete the tasks this week.

More importantly I need to order new tyres for the Kinesis as I've been talked in to entering a gravel sportive on October 3rd. Have to confess the guys didn't try hard.

First I need to do the ironing.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

good morning folks, carers were on the doorstep when I came down stairs to unlock at six this morning, our lad is here arrived at three yesterday afternoon, goes back tomorrow night.

 

[Paulus]

Good morning all fellow wheezers.
A bit of a grey start to the day here in Hertfordshire.
After the usual dog walk, I'll be heading out on the bike for a while.
I seem to of been bitten quite a few times by some kind of small bitey thing. I was sitting in the garden last evening and whatever it was got me.🦟
Another busy day in paradise

 

[Dave7]

What difference does one little inch make.

Quite a lot according to my wife,