The Retirement Thread

[classic33]

Still pouring down here.
Think we are on mac n cheese for lunch. If so I will have garlic bread**
**can you get addicted to garlic bread? If so can someone give details of their help line🙂

Answer is Yes.
https://simplycalledfood.com/craving-garlic/

No helpline number, just practice self control.

 

[rustybolts]

Woke up at 3am couldn’t get back to sleep.Started thinking about my cycling life..

In 1955 I bought my first bike. A Dawes Clansmen.Benelux gears .Twenty seven and a half wheels .Cotter pln cranks. Cost me £35

This was an amazing bike It was magic bike.

Sunday Ready for the CTC club run Saddle bag on .
Sandwiches in the bag.Tools in side pockets Cape strapped to top of the saddle bag

Monday morning .Bike had transformed into a commuter bike..

Tuesday evening Bike had t transformed again Mudguards had disappeared ready for the local road clubs TT.
Sunday club runs again . Canal towpath ride Bike has become a gravel bike.
Dales bashing ride Bike becomes a mountain bike

Cycling magazines are now telling me a I need individual bikes for each of these activities.
I need proper cycling shorts ,which I have with what looks like a sewn in incontinence pad

Back in the day all i needed was a pair of shorts.A T shirt top for warm weather
A cape for wet weather .
Winter Track suit bottoms
Green spot jacket
How did I survive those early years of my cycling life

OK I’m probably a dinosaur but I’m not extinct.
I have moved with the times .

Current stable is
A Ribble Currently used for on the Turbo
A Giant.aluminium frame.Carbon forks, 9 speed Campag,triple chain set.Bought in 2003 Can’t remember the cost.
Planet x carbon Full Ultegra Shimano wheels Bought eight years ago as reward for surviving open heart surgery.

I have reached a time in my life 82 when I don’t know how long I have left.
I have decided that when parts ware out and are not repairable at a reasonable cost that bike will be retired . I used to be able to do most of my own maintenance with minimal tools The use of sealed bearings.Special tools for changing bottom bracket axles are now required

Most of my cycling clothing shoes etc are from Decathlon.Halfords .Planetx and occasionally Amazon I no longer need the clothing that seems to be aimed those who race.

A pair of of cycling shoes advertised at £300.I’m quite happy with my Decathlon shoes at a cost of £45

If I was a newcomer to cycling reading the cycling press I would need a Gravel bike .A touring /road bike .
A hybrid for commuting .
I quite like the idea of a hybrid as my do it all go almost anywhere bike . Certainly seems ideal for my style of riding

“Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if that will do, but ride on! Ride on over all obstacles, and win the race!” ~ David Copperfield.
I can identify with you a lot Pawl. I'm into my 70s and remembering my first proper bike. A Raleigh Blue Streak with Benelux gears which I got in 1966, I loved it and it became a great friend , I rode it everywhere. I still have a few older bikes in great nick and will not part with them . They are old friends. "Keep on truckin' Pawl , you are an inspiration . I am trying to do a marathon at the end of October and my training is hit and miss but guys like you at 82 and still doing a bit are admirable.

 

[classic33]

“Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if that will do, but ride on! Ride on over all obstacles, and win the race!” ~ David Copperfield.
I can identify with you a lot Pawl. I'm into my 70s and remembering my first proper bike. A Raleigh Blue Streak with Benelux gears which I got in 1966, I loved it and it became a great friend , I rode it everywhere. I still have a few older bikes in great nick and will not part with them . They are old friends. "Keep on truckin' Pawl , you are an inspiration . I am trying to do a marathon at the end of October and my training is hit and miss but guys like you at 82 and still doing a bit are admirable.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wnEVoyukU4

 

[BoldonLad]

Woke up at 3am couldn’t get back to sleep.Started thinking about my cycling life..

In 1955 I bought my first bike. A Dawes Clansmen.Benelux gears .Twenty seven and a half wheels .Cotter pln cranks. Cost me £35

This was an amazing bike It was magic bike.

Sunday Ready for the CTC club run Saddle bag on .
Sandwiches in the bag.Tools in side pockets Cape strapped to top of the saddle bag

Monday morning .Bike had transformed into a commuter bike..

Tuesday evening Bike had t transformed again Mudguards had disappeared ready for the local road clubs TT.
Sunday club runs again . Canal towpath ride Bike has become a gravel bike.
Dales bashing ride Bike becomes a mountain bike

Cycling magazines are now telling me a I need individual bikes for each of these activities.
I need proper cycling shorts ,which I have with what looks like a sewn in incontinence pad

Back in the day all i needed was a pair of shorts.A T shirt top for warm weather
A cape for wet weather .
Winter Track suit bottoms
Green spot jacket
How did I survive those early years of my cycling life

OK I’m probably a dinosaur but I’m not extinct.
I have moved with the times .

Current stable is
A Ribble Currently used for on the Turbo
A Giant.aluminium frame.Carbon forks, 9 speed Campag,triple chain set.Bought in 2003 Can’t remember the cost.
Planet x carbon Full Ultegra Shimano wheels Bought eight years ago as reward for surviving open heart surgery.

I have reached a time in my life 82 when I don’t know how long I have left.
I have decided that when parts ware out and are not repairable at a reasonable cost that bike will be retired . I used to be able to do most of my own maintenance with minimal tools The use of sealed bearings.Special tools for changing bottom bracket axles are now required

Most of my cycling clothing shoes etc are from Decathlon.Halfords .Planetx and occasionally Amazon I no longer need the clothing that seems to be aimed those who race.

A pair of of cycling shoes advertised at £300.I’m quite happy with my Decathlon shoes at a cost of £45

If I was a newcomer to cycling reading the cycling press I would need a Gravel bike .A touring /road bike .
A hybrid for commuting .
I quite like the idea of a hybrid as my do it all go almost anywhere bike . Certainly seems ideal for my style of riding

I had one of those as my first "real" bike. Bought secondhand in 1961, for £10, out of money I saved from my paper-round.

 

[Sterlo]

Answer is Yes.
https://simplycalledfood.com/craving-garlic/

No helpline number, just practice self control.

Sacrilege!

 

[numbnuts]

I haven't owned any pyjamas since I was a kid.

If you went into hospital you would have to wear a "peek a boo gown"

or in my local hospital a horrible green pyjamas.
I have three pairs in my grab bag as a just in case

 

[welsh dragon]

We ended up with pork chop, beans and sausages

 

[pawl]

I had one of those as my first "real" bike. Bought secondhand in 1961, for £10, out of money I saved from my paper-round.

Mine lasted many years until the seat tube after a hard life parted company with the bottom bracket.
It was a it of a lump but gave me many years of pleasure 🚲🚲🚲

 

[pawl]

“Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if that will do, but ride on! Ride on over all obstacles, and win the race!” ~ David Copperfield.
I can identify with you a lot Pawl. I'm into my 70s and remembering my first proper bike. A Raleigh Blue Streak with Benelux gears which I got in 1966, I loved it and it became a great friend , I rode it everywhere. I still have a few older bikes in great nick and will not part with them . They are old friends. "Keep on truckin' Pawl , you are an inspiration . I am trying to do a marathon at the end of October and my training is hit and miss but guys like you at 82 and still doing a bit are admirable.

Thanks for your encouragement.I will do my best.

Good luck with the marathon

 

[Drago]

Feels a bit chilly so me an Bruce warming up by the fire.

 

[BoldonLad]

Mine lasted many years until the seat tube after a hard life parted company with the bottom bracket.
It was a it of a lump but gave me many years of pleasure 🚲🚲🚲

Sad to say, I sold mine, a couple of years later, to (part) fund my youthful affair with motorcycles. I eventually saw the light, in later life

 

[Drago]

You had an affair with a motorbike?!

 

[BoldonLad]

You had an affair with a motorbike?!

It wasn't consummated............... I never got beyond L Plates

I did pass my full Motorcycle test (first attempt) at the age of 65, much to Mrs @BoldonLad's amusement

 

[Deleted member 1258]

If you went into hospital you would have to wear a "peek a boo gown"

View attachment 683457 or in my local hospital a horrible green pyjamas.
I have three pairs in my grab bag as a just in case

Last time I was in it was boxer shorts, t shirt and a dressing gown.

 

[pawl]

It wasn't consummated............... I never got beyond L Plates

I did pass my full Motorcycle test (first attempt) at the age of 65, much to Mrs @BoldonLad's amusement

I passed my motorcycle test in 1960 on a hhMatchless 500 cc That was when the test rout was round a figure of eight course .I went for mainly shaft After the Matchless i bought a a BMW K75 S Another Beema followed R80 the final bike was a Kawasaki 1000 CC tourer
I got somewhat fed of motorcycle and car reviews placing so much emphasis on 0 to 60 mph time Never bothered me if the bike or car met my needs Cycle reviews are pretty much the same when
the reviews get round to the cons The wheels and tyres are criticised as letting the bike down