Turbo Club - Meet Ups / Events
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Superb
I'm 99% sure I can't do the DD next year as I've managed to get a carer for HID during ToC and can't get someone over for DD too. What I am hoping though, is that if HID is well that day then we may drive over to see you guys at various points on the ride. Not sure how realistic this is yet .... but we'll see as we get closer to the date.
berty bassett
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Bring plenty of biscuits and cake if you can 
I'm planning to be there Randy - will probably do a day trip but hope to see you, and hopefully we can get a good group of CCers together for it again....
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<Tommy>
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- Camden, London
theboxers
TheBoxers on Cycle Sim sw
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- OTC (on the couch)
Great news Randy!
See if you can get a deal on a decent bike lock too
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<Tommy>
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- Camden, London
berty bassett
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- I'boro
I will vouch for that ! I think you are a great believer in the 5 minute rule !Too soon?
6 months is quite restrained by my standards
theboxers
TheBoxers on Cycle Sim sw
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Opening old woundsToo soon?
6 months is quite restrained by my standards
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<Tommy>
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- Camden, London
Indeed!
Not to be mistaken with my 10 minute rule (for cake that’s hit the floor)
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<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
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- Camden, London
Opening old wounds
To be fair I had I bike nicked the exact same day and I’m totally over it
Nearly...
Randyberlin
Guru
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- Sitka, Alaska
Thanks for the perfect start to the day. Now during our morning coffee screen time when I laugh out loud my wife knows it's one of you guys. So just now when I read her your post she laughed a little too much. Ouch.
I bought 2 so far. The first ulock is really beefy but way too heavy. The "upgraded" cable lock seems great.
https://www.amazon.com/OTTOLOCK-Com...42986403&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=ottolock&psc=1
Still looking for a light ulock type and maybe a GPS tracking unit\ alarm that goes on the seat post.. To be honest I wouldn't have used the big lock in Edinburgh because I thought the cable lock would be good enough for 5 minutes while I checked in. The Ottolock may buy a few more minutes.
What are you using?
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<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
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- Camden, London
That lock you’ve linked looks like a ‘coffee stop’ type lock. Ie better for short stops as protection against chancers, but not so good to use for a longer period where people more organised can take the time to go at it. Because it probably isn’t that strong by the look of the strap and lock mechanism. In the uk locks are measured against a rating system, eg gold standard is what you really want in terms of protection as well as what most insurance companies expect you to use.
U type locks are heavy. I mean I guess they varey in weight. But I bought one recently and I found they don’t get lighter the more you spend. In fact it can be the opposite. The most expensive one I saw which was like £150 was also the heaviest. I went from using the motorbike style chan lock which was actually only rated as silver standard. But it ticked a lot of boxes for me. This time I got a u lock from a brand called kryptonite. Who sell a lot of locks here in the uk and are available in most bike shops.
Do you think you’d want to carry a u lock around with you? Will you be staying in places where you can’t keep the bike inside?
I think he should get Lee to carry it around for him
berty bassett
Legendary Member
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i dont have a lock , but did see an advert for one made of sort of kevlar that looked very good and could be lighter - but as i say - i have nothing to add to the conversation other than more confusion ! its one of my quirky traits
giraffes have high blood pressure you know
giraffes have high blood pressure you know
