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Chief Broom

Chief Broom

Veteran
Mo1959 said:
Yep. The purple seems to be available a bit cheaper but I preferred the blue. It’s due to arrive between 2 and 4 this afternoon. Really must stop buying stuff. I have enough cycling, running and walking gear to see me out! :laugh:
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Buy now! :laugh: Ive been spending a fair bit on ebay...lights,jacket,spare tubes,spanners,maintenance book etc...all adds up. Just sent of for a Sam Browne belt, general opinion here seems to be theyre still good for identifying a cyclist and i thought for a tenner it could save me from joining the road kill on the side of the A9 ^_^
Im finding my brakes are pretty good compared to yester years rim brakes...all the farms along my regular route seem to have cats which like to go for walkies, plenty of deer about too.
 
welsh dragon

welsh dragon

Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
No problems getting petrol in Newtown. Then again there are 4 petrol stations. However Morrisons petrol station was all but empty. 1 driver on the forecourt getting petrol.:laugh:. This petrol shortage is awful.:laugh:
 
PaulSB

PaulSB

Squire
Dave7 said:
Do you ever get a shave there ?
I don't need one but have often been temped to try it.
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As I have a beard the answer is no. I have though been shaved in a Turkish barber's both here and in Turkey. Obviously it's pot luck but the ones in Turkey were the better. It's a great experience - hot towels, lather, shave, wash, more hot towels followed by a shoulder and head massage. When we were on holiday in Turkey I went every third day.

This afternoon i have invested in some tyre sealant so the Cervelo is back on the road. The Kinesis is at the LBS awaiting the hub being stripped out. LBS says he's known them where out but never had one fail before - "It would have to be you wouldn't it." We laughed. This is the relationship I have with my LBS. We then shot the breeze about the Fred, gravel riding , the Lakes etc. That's a real LBS.
 
ColinJ

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
One of my pals has taken her elderly dog for a tour of France and Spain while he still has enough health and fitness to run about. He used to be superfit, running alongside us on hilly 50 km mountain bike rides. He is slowing down now though, partly because various dog-minders have been overfeeding him treats; he is not the slim dog that I remember! Still, they seem to be having fun. His lordship gets towed up the mountains in a child trailer and then gets to run around at the destination. My pal said that she was toiling up a tough climb in the Sierra Nevada with mutt in the trailer a few days ago, when some handsome young Spanish cyclists cycled up alongside her and were shouting words of encouragement!

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I'm not jealous... :whistle:
 
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Tenkaykev

Tenkaykev

Guru
PaulSB said:
As I have a beard the answer is no. I have though been shaved in a Turkish barber's both here and in Turkey. Obviously it's pot luck but the ones in Turkey were the better. It's a great experience - hot towels, lather, shave, wash, more hot towels followed by a shoulder and head massage. When we were on holiday in Turkey I went every third day.

This afternoon i have invested in some tyre sealant so the Cervelo is back on the road. The Kinesis is at the LBS awaiting the hub being stripped out. LBS says he's known them where out but never had one fail before - "It would have to be you wouldn't it." We laughed. This is the relationship I have with my LBS. We then shot the breeze about the Fred, gravel riding , the Lakes etc. That's a real LBS.
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On the subject of Barbers, there seem to be a lot more that have opened since lockdown was eased. Wandering around the locality at the weekend I noticed that one of the Opticians shop has closed and is reopening as a Dog grooming parlour. There are three new mens barbers, one is Turkish with a few tables and chairs outside where you can enjoy a complementary coffee whilst waiting for your haircut / shave. There’s a second “ upmarket “ establishment which looks very plush, and a third more basic shop. A total of five mens barbershops, four ladies hairdressers and one dog grooming establishment all in the space of a few hundred yards.
 
Flick of the Elbow

Flick of the Elbow

less than
Back from a surprisingly warm and sunny walk along the Spey at Grantown. Treated ourselves to cakes on offer in a doorfront via a virtual honesty box, ie you take whatever you want and they rely on you to pay them via their sort code and account number.
Noticed as we drove home that the petrol station that seemed to be normal earlier in the day was now cordoned off with ‘no fuel’ signs, they must have run out during the morning. So its not just SE England then.
 
12boy

12boy

Guru
My bro and sis in law will be here in a few days and stay for a couple although not with us. Company would be too much for Mrs 12, so they will stay at a motel. These guys live in Oaxaca, Mexico but also have an apt. In Albuquerque. They are spending tge summer and fall storing the huge amount of Oriental art objects her parents collected in living abroad, and then dumping the apt. Their rent in Oaxaca is about $1200 a year and the US apt. is about $1400 a month. They will be back next year to sell the art stuff. They are very close to us and it will be great to see them. Roger is 78, and as you know, my wife is not well, so this may be the last time Roger and Mrs 12 will see each other in person. It is sad when life takes you to the point where the people you love are passing away.
Today I will put a largish bag on the front of the Brompton and go pick up 12+ cans of elderly pooch dog food. Then we will freeze the gallon or so of tomato sauce I made from our tomatoes a few days ago. I will probably dig up a bunch of carrots for Roger and Cheryl to drop off with our kids in the Denver area as they wend their way back to Albuquerque. Like Wyoming, New Mexico is simply effing gorgeous in the fall. Be nice to go down there.
 
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numbnuts

numbnuts

Squire
:rain:no not just any :rain:but heavy :rain:
 
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ebikeerwidnes

Guru
Went to teh DIY shop today and decided to come home the long way - the 14 miles long way

At one point I was on a cycle path and I passed a very happy looking cyclist coming towards me

unusually he had a cigarette in his mouth - not seem a cyclist with a fag for ages

I did wonder what herb he might have inside it - but he certainly looked happy!!!
 
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