Some carbon 20/20 alt bars, pined after some of these for years. Tried them on the SS in the local slop & they feel much better than the Stooge Moto i took off. Only prob is that i've had to buy Exposure & Garmin stem mounts due to their shape!

I've received a sealskin balaclava. It is shaped more like a hood., you can easily pull it back. I, ll look at, adding a malleable nose piece, else my spec ied will fog up.

Yesterday from planet zipped 'bottle age ' tool case, sports spec &+ prescriptive insert and a
rear light (with indicators, & bar remote fob).

Also from Merlin, a Vittoria 29x2.0 as a rear tyre saguaro TNT tubless. Its been a bugger to seat& inflate. See what have you done today...

ton wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:57 am Tony Ti 2.jpg


here you go Shaf

how long will you keep this one before you sell it tony

ton wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:57 am Tony Ti 2.jpg

Lovely that Tony, is it a Fargo?

Some new trainers. Rather annoyingly I had to pay full price for them (first time ever) as it seem the whole of the uk took up running when they weren't allowed to go shopping, so there seemed to be no end of season bargains.

I've been putting it off due to the cost but on Monday's run I could see my socks through the holes in my current pair so couldn't delay any longer

Lovely that Tony, is it a Fargo?

yes Jase, it is. it is bloody lovely too.

ton wrote: ↑Thu Feb 11, 2021 9:23 am

Lovely that Tony, is it a Fargo?

yes Jase, it is. it is bloody lovely too.

It’s really nice mate

I've got Fargo/Rohloff envy

sean_iow wrote: ↑Thu Feb 11, 2021 9:22 am Some new trainers. Rather annoyingly I had to pay full price for them (first time ever) as it seem the whole of the uk took up running when they weren't allowed to go shopping, so there seemed to be no end of season bargains.

I've been putting it off due to the cost but on Monday's run I could see my socks through the holes in my current pair so couldn't delay any longer

What's wrong with shoegoo & duck tape?
My last pair got to 13 yrs and the soles were going brittle, a first!
May be the world also took up online shopping as well 'running'.
Next time come back a size 6 or 7 mens, they're always in the sale!

ledburner wrote: ↑Thu Feb 11, 2021 11:25 am Next time come back a size 6 or 7 mens, they're always in the sale!

Being a 45 (or am I now a 10 since Jan) is an issue. They did last 950 miles so not bad. The hole wasn't the issue per se, it was the fact that it let stones in which would then wear a hole in my socks or feet

The postman came with a pair of the Columbia Fairbanks Omni heat boots , I suffer from very cold feet so having seen these recommended by Ton, Colin ,and others I thought I would have one final attempt to keep the feet not necessarily warm but above the pain threshold . I put the plastic Nukeproof flats on the bike and went out this morning in minus temperatures bloody amazing usually I would have had to get off and walk a couple of times with the Shimano winter boots on to ease the pain in my feet . Thanks for the recommendation for me they are a game changer
Sizecwise the Shimano boots are 46 I bought 10.5 in the Columbia boots and pretty much the same fit I am 9.5 in normal shoes .

Love the bike Ton may you have many happy times together

Postie delivered some cruise control drop and top grips from redshift. I’ll report tomorrow.

...and dropped off a valentine’s set of mudhuggers and a 80mm bolt for the mudguards on the gravel bike

PaulB2 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 6:43 pm .a 80mm bolt for the mudguards on the gravel bike

Sh1te , what size spanner for that bolt

middleagedmadness wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 10:41 am

PaulB2 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 6:43 pm .a 80mm bolt for the mudguards on the gravel bike

Sh1te , what size spanner for that bolt

never mind 36" wheels.... 36' wheels

middleagedmadness wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 10:41 am

PaulB2 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 6:43 pm .a 80mm bolt for the mudguards on the gravel bike

Sh1te , what size spanner for that bolt

Ok, I missed off the M6x...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Giant-Professi ... B005232TFY

not exactly the postman, but a driver anyway....and brought me a brand new car! Electric! Finally taken the plunge as it were. A Nissan leaf, which will of course be called Twiggy.
All spaceship inside with a ten thousand page manual to read.

It'll add a whole new layer of "adventure" aka "what could possibly go wrong" aka potential for fuckwittery to my future travels me thinks .

O and endless, unbearable smugness of course . Especially as this week we've also had a log burner put in. Feeling oh so very middle class now ... to be honest, we've been dreaming of one for seven years or so, and thanks to covid we've been able to spend a bit less over the last year, so silver lining and all that

Feeling oh so very middle class now

Not without a pizza oven in the garden you're not. Also, don't forget to call your shed a 'cabin'

Verena wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 11:50 pm ...

O and endless, unbearable smugness of course . Especially as this week we've also had a log burner put in. Feeling oh so very middle class now ... to be honest, we've been dreaming of one for seven years or so, and thanks to covid we've been able to spend a bit less over the last year, so silver lining and all that

Ach, and you were doing so well until burners became the latest environmental pariah

https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... tion-fires

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:29 am

Feeling oh so very middle class now

Not without a pizza oven in the garden you're not. Also, don't forget to call your shed a 'cabin'

Or "barn" if its a a bit bigger than average!

Some Sapim spoke nipple washers that I hope will allow me to fix the one spoke on my carbon fat bike rim that has pulled through the rim.

Jurassic wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 3:17 pm Some Sapim spoke nipple washers that I hope will allow me to fix the one spoke on my carbon fat bike rim that has pulled through the rim.

Good luck

Cheeky Monkey wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 9:04 am

Verena wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 11:50 pm ...

O and endless, unbearable smugness of course . Especially as this week we've also had a log burner put in. Feeling oh so very middle class now ... to be honest, we've been dreaming of one for seven years or so, and thanks to covid we've been able to spend a bit less over the last year, so silver lining and all that

Ach, and you were doing so well until burners became the latest environmental pariah

https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... tion-fires

We must be the only ones who remember the Clean Air Act!

Verena wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 11:50 pm not exactly the postman, but a driver anyway....and brought me a brand new car! Electric! Finally taken the plunge as it were. A Nissan leaf, which will of course be called Twiggy.
All spaceship inside with a ten thousand page manual to read.

My van had to get scrapped this year, so I joined an electric car club in my town. They have a Leaf which I have now driven a few times. Oh wow it is amazing! It pretty much drives itself - it's like sitting there watching a video of someone else driving a car! It does everything for you - puts the wipers on, dips main beam and all sorts of clever things. Just effortless and so quiet to drive. I love it.

^ Well looks like the BBB women have put the blokes to shame here then - well ahead of the curve, or at least on the curve!

Same here next, but like you B I shall wait until the scrapman beckons... wasteful binning something that still (just about) works...