Chief Broom
Veteran
Thanks dave r very helpful, i will be buying something along those lines
little by little im beginning to understand this weird and wonderful world of cycling! 
The Retirement Thread
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little by little im beginning to understand this weird and wonderful world of cycling! 
BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
Perhaps not the place to post this.I wondered if any of you ladies and gentlemen have any experience of the Dacia Stepway Comfort car Had a look at one yesterday and was quite impressed.My wife’s bil has one and does seem quite a good car Certainly looks like a car that will suit mrs p and my self.
I don't have personal experience of the Stepway Comfort, but, my son-law-has one and is perfectly happy with it. SiL always had a Company car, on his retirement, he needed to acquire a car as economically as possible. He was going to buy a 5-6 year old car, until I pointed out he could get a new, or almost new Dacia for the same money. I had observed the various Dacia models were very much in evidence in France. To the best of my knowledge, the major "complaint" regarding the various Dacia models is that their NCAP scores are not particularly high.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
YouTube knows my taste in videos...!
So, you reckon that you are a skilled driver, do you? Your 3-point turns are always executed perfectly? How are your 33-point*** turns then...?
*** 33 = 'lots' - I wasn't anal enough to actually count them!
I saw that. Underwear change time I think
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
I have just seen on the ITV national news, about this 100 year old gentleman who still cycles 100 miles a week .
🍾
There is still hope for all of us on here then.
🍾There is still hope for all of us on here then.
D
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It's the braking system that drags the score down, the NCAP score is based on the worst scoring of the systems they test, the Dacia's brakes don't come with the latest tech and gets it marked down.
classic33
Leg End Member
What would he be doing with lampposts in his bedroom?Laying in bed while the room spins round.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
I don't have a breadmaking.
I don't have a dehumidifier.
I don't have a dehumidifier.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Good morning. Still dark so I don't know about the weather. We are gravel riding to a favourite cafe today, near Radcliffe. It's called Branch 14. Why? The building was originally the home of the 14th branch of the Cooperative Society. Great little cafe run by grandparents, mum and four daughters.
@Chief Broom another recommendation for SPDs. On your concern about walking I would say don't worry. A well maintained bike should not let you down unless you suffer an unpredictable catastrophic failure. My #1 tip would be clean the bike very regularly as this means one is closely inspecting it at the same time. Keep the drive chain, cassette and rings scrupulously clean and lubed as this makes for efficient riding and good maintenance.
In 50+ years I've walked once and been rescued once. The walk was 3 miles when a tubeless tyre suffered a big puncture. I was very inexperienced with tubeless at the time and didn't have the right kit to fix it. Today I would be able to fix it.
The rescue was when my free hub failed, one of those things which it is very hard to predict. There had been an erratic click for a while and possibly I should have pushed my LBS harder to find it.
I'm very tired of early waking. It's getting worse by the day.
@Chief Broom another recommendation for SPDs. On your concern about walking I would say don't worry. A well maintained bike should not let you down unless you suffer an unpredictable catastrophic failure. My #1 tip would be clean the bike very regularly as this means one is closely inspecting it at the same time. Keep the drive chain, cassette and rings scrupulously clean and lubed as this makes for efficient riding and good maintenance.
In 50+ years I've walked once and been rescued once. The walk was 3 miles when a tubeless tyre suffered a big puncture. I was very inexperienced with tubeless at the time and didn't have the right kit to fix it. Today I would be able to fix it.
The rescue was when my free hub failed, one of those things which it is very hard to predict. There had been an erratic click for a while and possibly I should have pushed my LBS harder to find it.
I'm very tired of early waking. It's getting worse by the day.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Morning. Been a 🌪️ night. I like the bedroom window open for some air so kept hearing things rattling in the wind.
Got really lucky with Wordle this morning and got it on the second guess
Got really lucky with Wordle this morning and got it on the second guess
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Morning. Been a breezy old night here as well. 9 deg apparently here.
My car is off for the day today for its annual Service and MOT. The man will pick it up at about 8am and bring it back tonight. Hopefully she will pass.
Stay safe peeps
My car is off for the day today for its annual Service and MOT. The man will pick it up at about 8am and bring it back tonight. Hopefully she will pass.
Stay safe peeps
Hello world.
What a good sleep. Was in bed before 2200 and out like a light. Woke at 0630 and was amazed to see what time it was.
Will do a quick Aldi dash at 0800, get some nanas and apples (might even slip a bottle of whisky in).
Pitch black outside so I have no idea what its like out there.
Our blue bin (recycle) day and I put that out yesterday.
See you all later, have a nice morning.
What a good sleep. Was in bed before 2200 and out like a light. Woke at 0630 and was amazed to see what time it was.
Will do a quick Aldi dash at 0800, get some nanas and apples (might even slip a bottle of whisky in
).Pitch black outside so I have no idea what its like out there.
Our blue bin (recycle) day and I put that out yesterday.
See you all later, have a nice morning.
Morning all. It's still dark outside, with a lot of cloud. Today's forecast is for cloud, more cloud and even more cloud.
Wordle done in 3, first time I have done it this week.
More of the usual things to do today, so not that exciting. Hopefully I'll get out on the bike for a while later on.
Enjoy your day everyone
Wordle done in 3, first time I have done it this week.
More of the usual things to do today, so not that exciting. Hopefully I'll get out on the bike for a while later on.
Enjoy your day everyone
D
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In 50+ years of riding I've not yet needed rescuing due to a mechanical failure, I once needed rescuing due to falling ill whilst out on my bike, in the days before mobile phones, by the time the family had got themselves organised I'd made my way home by bus, and once due to a major reaction to a wasp sting, the only time I needed an emergency ambulance whilst out on the bike.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Now it's getting a bit lighter I can see that it's quite misty as well over the hills.
