The Retirement Thread

[numbnuts]

Morning all I have a blood test today

 

[Paulus]

Morning all I have a blood test today

Is that a bit like the CSE's of old, but the higher O and A levels?😁

 

[welsh dragon]

An update on Bill and Ben. Bill has sprouted a couple of new leaves although they are very small at the moment, and Ben is taller than he was.

 

[Mo1959]

If I do go it will have to be the summer bike regardless of weather as both tubeless valves on the winter bike are gummed up and I can't get air in to them.

People keep saying how great tubeless is but I keep reading stuff like this. Sounds way more hassle than it's worth.

It is mild but overcast and drizzly here. I had a walk to warm up then ran for nearly 3 miles. Hard work as usual but I enjoyed it.

Blue bin day for us and I have a hair cut at 9.45am. That's about as exciting as my day gets.

 

[classic33]

An update on Bill and Ben. Bill has sprouted a couple of new leaves although they are very small at the moment, and Ben is taller than he was.

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Ben has grown, Bill was on the right last time?

 

[PaulSB]

People keep saying how great tubeless is but I keep reading stuff like this. Sounds way more hassle than it's worth.

Yes, people say this but I'd disagree. It's usually people who have had some bad luck.

For me in four years, inserted one worm on a ride, changed no tubes, found seven sealed punctures on the old tyres when inspected after putting on the new ones. No more going to the garage and finding a slow puncture has deflated and a tube needs changing etc.

The big thing though is comfort. Much lower pressures means tubeless glide over rough patches. I wouldn't go back.

This one is potentially self-inflicted. I changed from a tried and tested valve to one with valve caps with integrated core remover. With hindsight probably a mistake.

Rain failed to appear. Ride meet at 10.00.

 

[welsh dragon]

Ben has grown, Bill was on the right last time?

Nope. They are the same way round they were last week.

 

[welsh dragon]

I've put their names on now.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

The has arrived.

 

[pawl]

The has arrived.

Still dry at the moment 🌞 Rain forecast for 11am

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Still dry at the moment 🌞 Rain forecast for 11am

Rain was forecast here for ten and it arrived an hour early.

 

[numbnuts]

I've been for a drive she is very smoooooth to drive

 

[Mo1959]

I've put their names on now.

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Where’s Weed?

Hair now cut and a bit of shopping on the way home. Cuppa and a browse now.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

OK - bathroom people are here and are knocking a hole in a wall for an understairs cupboards (an extra!) so making a lot of noise and dust

and it is drizzling all the time

good news if that we used naff all electric yesterday due to the solar panels - and that was all before about 9 am
and that is including the oven being on for 45 minutes when I cooked dinner in the evening!

won;t be the same today as it is cloudy!

 

[welsh dragon]

Where’s Weed?

Hair now cut and a bit of shopping on the way home. Cuppa and a browse now.

hold on a minute, runs off