The Retirement Thread

[Binky]

Just had thunderstorm and a downpour.
I was planning on cutting grass, oh well another day. I may have to have a relaxing afternoon...

 

[Dave7]

Just back from Wimborne via the Stour, scorchy hot along the banks of the river. On my way up the trailway I saw a chap in a mobility scooter. He was stopped at a place where an earthen slope runs down into the woods. I paused to ask if he was OK and he told me that he wanted to explore the track through the woods, but was concerned that his mobility scooter might not make it back up the slope. I suggested that he drive down the slope and try getting back and said I would be on hand to assist with a push if necessary. Reassured he drove down the slope and as it happened my help wasn't needed as his scooter rode back up quite easily. There followed a 20 minute natter about life in general, Swanage Steam Railway ( he was a railwayman before retirement ) and the power and facility of his mobility scooter. Anyway, he was insistent that I have a go on it, so I duly did. It's a twin seater as apparently he used to ride it with his wife who had recently died. Very manoeuvrable and great fun. ( I wasn't at all tempted to hijack it and drive it up to Wimborne 😉 )
So here's Tkk on a scooter, a lot more powerful than the scoot along that I had as a child. 😁

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WoW, thats one of the motorbike style ones. Very nice. Did he tell you what the top speed was ? Mine is a 4 wheel jobbie that does 8mph.

 

[Dave7]

Back from our lunch cabaret. The acts/singers they have are just about ok but its a pleasant couple of hours.

 

[Tenkaykev]

WoW, thats one of the motorbike style ones. Very nice. Did he tell you what the top speed was ? Mine is a 4 wheel jobbie that does 8mph.

No idea of top speed, but he did say it was licensed to go on the road.

 

[Dave7]

No idea of top speed, but he did say it was licensed to go on the road.

Yes, as far as I know there are 2 classes of mobility scooter. Up to 4mph is for pavement use**...... mine is 8mph and has lights and indicators so can go on the road.
**I dont know how strict that rule is as they must go on the road to get from one pavement to another.

 

[Elybazza61]

Got 50k in this morning and it was getting a tad warm on the way back but a cooling wind kept it comfortable ; did get the wind direction wrong today and ended up having a head/cross wind on the way back.

Had to grab a bag of coffee beans when I got back as the ones we ordered had not arrived (probably due to the BH).

Then in the afternoon had fun starting to move a bamboo that's got out of control (it had been well behaved but lately has been wandering about so it has to go unfortunately) so got more sweaty doing that than on the ride.

Had a swab down and a walk to the Co-Op for wine and the odd snack for tonight.

Oh and on todays ride on the Helium roadie in the Wizard Works small saddle bag was a tpu tube, multi tool, nitril gloves, Restrap tyre boots and a Topeak mini air pump.On the bike was another tube under the saddle and a small SKS pump mounted on the bottle cage.

Usually on longer rides will carry more as usually have more bag space on the two Stayers and the Faran ;also the Faran when used on a Friday's ride I usually carry extra tubes in both 650 and 700 if anyone else needs one plus things like a head torch.

 

[Exlaser2]

That’s incredibly well thought out and terrifically well packed .
Unlike mine that’s neither of these things 😂 Mine is a little more minimalist though.
Just consisting of spare tube, puncture repair kit , tiny set of Allen and some tyre levers . I do carry a mini pump to but that is attached to the down tube and a phone in my jersey.
Its amazing how different cyclists are in what they think is necessary to carry with them . Ranging from one friend who just carried a phone to another that had one of those big 1950/60s style saddle bags in which he seemed to carry his whole toolbox and his sandwich’s 😂.

What do people on here think is the right amount of stuff to carry in a saddle pack ?

Edited and reposted as I forgot the most important item in my saddle bag …… my cafe lock . 😂😂😂😂😀

 

[welsh dragon]

Its 30 deg in my living room. A whole 3 deg cooler than yesterday 😆