Well I estimate this kit should keep me civil for 10 days, after adding some soap for washing clothes.
If its for fun I keep the mini beard. if its for business then depending on clients I have to be presentable, my Chinese Friends and the MOD tend to be like that. Either way its better to pack incase, its tiny! (I literally shave with just the razor blades,no handle/body)
New pedals for me
Smacked a rock, hard, whilst on Holiday and while it still works thought I would change it as it had some play
I've had a failure before due to internals being damaged and because its inside you don't see it until it literally falls off and you have to ride on the stump to get back to the car
Picked up a dually rim with a Rohloff hub for my krampus. Only had a quick spin but I like it.
The dually rim seems great as well. Certainly doesn't carry as much mud as my rabbit hole did.
Looking forward to not spending all winter cleaning Peak District grit out of my non existent derailleur.
Got myself a used Mk2 stooge frame. Was hoping on swapping everything over onto the new frame but there are a few bits I need to make it work. Will have to wait a few more days to finish the build....
New Bike Friday?
Bought form the local bike shop after I rang them & mentioned the Swintertons price. Not an exact price match but good enough to still feel a warm glow of keeping it local.
Now, what tyres for on slightly rougher trails? What pressures.
Actually picked up a week last Thursday but been away for a week & hoping for first ride tomorrow.
whitestone wrote:I'll never think about Lieutenant Hoolahan the same again
She was a Major...
Not when I knew her
That long ago since I've seen MASH that I've forgotten most of the characters names and ranks.
The original (Donald Sutherland/Elliot Gould) is probably my favorite film of all time. Both it and the series are a bit before my time, but there was some genius in the writing, and in the cinematography of the film.
(Henry Blake, Hot Lips and Frank Burns were Majors, Hawkeye and Trapper, Duke and Spearchucker Captains, Radar Corporal... I could go on...)
"Where you've been is good and gone, all you keep's the getting there..."
A very entertaining book by a certain Mr Barter and I collected my next build
A very nice Cannondale ultra tour frame with head shock, a gravel tourer build
Commences
Spent the "loose change collecting tin" on Trekkertent cuben tarp. Custom sized 9' x 7', extra lifters. 190g, insane. Amazing bit of gear. Like sleeping under tissue paper. Marc and Co very helpful - thanks guys. Although not posted twice due to cockups so only just arrived ;-). Tin now empty so that's it for a while. I blame Stu after he converted me with the shower curtain but taken this long to get the wonga together.
"Reg"
"My God, Ponsonby, I'm two-thirds of the way to the grave and what have I done?" - RIP
The sign outside the asylum is the wrong way round.....
