redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Tue Jul 26, 2022 4:19 pm


The stuff getting caught in my cassette in closer-up. Hopefully someone knows its name.

The stuff in the top picture is barley, the others are flax (grown for linseed)

boxelder wrote: ↑Tue Jul 19, 2022 7:49 am I've had two and not noticed any flavour.

rudedog wrote: ↑Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:49 pm I've had 3 and not noticed a flavour either

Hmm. It must be me,then. I never put anything else in them but water - no juice, no isotonics etc. Do you? I still get the flavour when I use the water from it to make tea.

Osprey 3 l bladders, £13 at Evans https://www.evanscycles.com/brand/osprey/3-litre-reservoir-931575#colcode=93157501 I don’t know if they’re the same ones, but I’ve had two Osprey back packs with bladders. I couldn’t get the taste of plastic out of either of them. Tried the bicarbonate of soda in 5...

Aaaand another one bites the dust! BaM for July - 7/12 for 2022. It was my daughters' birthday yesterday (Sunday) and we went out for lunch to celebrate. On the way home, at around 4:30pm, it suddenly occurred to me that with the clear blue skies likely to last until Monday it would be a good time t...

When my grandsons were living with us (from age 18 months) I got tiny kids bikes from the car boot sale for a couple of quids, took the cranks and chains off. Bingo - an almost free balance bike that they could throw around the yard without me worrying about the damage. Worked a treat. Once they wer...

…. and ipixaban keeps the blood water thin and running freely. You ain’t kiddin’. I was on it for a short while when they found a clot in my heart a couple of years ago. The tiniest scratch or pinprick would bleed for hours - turned me into a haemophiliac it did. I dread to think what a dose of pil...

June BaM Done. 6/12 for 2022. Time was running out for a June BaM so this one had to be a local ride-to-bivvy. To make it more of a "thing", (no, not an adventure, definitely not an adventure), I hatched a plan to bivvy in a cave not too far from home that my son (the caver) had mentioned,...

rollindoughnut wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 8:44 pm Then I remembered I has a pot of Vicks vapo rub in the van. That's mainly Vaseline isn't it?...
You've heard the expression 'gingering a pony' right?

HaHa! Thanks for the best laff I’ve had in ages…

We had a re-visit from a parakeet on the peanut feeder today. He was hanging around back in January but we hadn’t seen him since then. We thought the winter had done for him, so we were very pleased to see him again.

Disco wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 5:24 pm Though to be fair it's easier to be laid back in shorts and sandles on my slow tourer than it is on fast carbon using Strava. They don't want to stop do they?

They mostly don’t want to say hello or even acknowledge lowly cyclists like me either. Generally an ignorant lot.

Dave Barter wrote: ↑Tue Jun 07, 2022 7:51 am Even though the film is desperately sh1te ….

I dunno - I found it absolutely riveting.

What's the big green pipe - a periscope? Right first time. :-bd There’s a good path to the tower for wheelchair users and the periscope has been recently put up for them. Nice to see your new abode in action there Lu, hope you're getting on well with each other :smile: I’m getting alone with it fin...

May BaM+1. I've already posted a BaM for May (WRT), so this is an extra one. It doesn't count for June because I started out in May. I'm on leave from work for a couple of weeks so what better way to start my holiday than with a bivvy ride. This one was just 15 miles from home, mostly on lanes (Cycl...

With a replacement Brynje T-shirt for the one tumble dried by Lady Frog.

PaulB2 wrote: ↑Mon May 09, 2022 6:30 am
Not offended in the slightest though slightly worried that I appeared overly smug at having the reservation.

That’s a relief. I didn’t think you were smug at all, I just felt a bit daft for not having a reservation myself..

PaulB2 wrote: ↑Sat May 07, 2022 7:02 am That's Mr Goody Two Shoes to you

Oh dear, I hope I haven’t offended you Paul - So sorry if I have…

riderdown wrote: ↑Fri May 06, 2022 10:25 pm Did she tumble dry it?

Yup, in the tumble drier it went. Sob

benp1 wrote: ↑Fri May 06, 2022 11:55 pm Is that the merino one?

Yup! I should have known better, she’s shrunk so much of my stuff over the years.

At the last Winter Event I was impressed by Chris' (Bearlegged) Brynje string vest. I get very sweaty riding with a backpack on and thought it would be warmer and dry quicker when I stopped, so I bought one, size XXL. £50. I wore it once, on my April bivvy and Mrs Frog washed it with other stuff. It...

And a few-ish words from mine. I dunno, should I start my own WRT report or muscle in on yours? Unlucky, here I am... My eighth consecutive WRT, this time with my son Mike who came as minder for me on the 2020 lockdown after I'd had my heart attack. He liked (could put up with) my company so much th...

So, BaM 2022, 5/5 done on second night of WRT, in forestry at Siambr Trawsfynydd. A nice place to hammock in - sheltered and with running water close by. We were disturbed in the night by a *insert expletive* cuckoo that started making a row above our heads while it was still completely dark, but ot...

Genius, I think?! I think so too! Inspired,even. It could be an option for us elderly types (I was going to say gentlemen but that would be stretching it a bit far) in the not too distant future. Aaand, you’d never have trouble getting on bus or train. Hmmm! I’ve always been drawn to a Brompton but...

RIP wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 10:04 am Better luck with the crowds this time Lu . You've reserved the bike space too presumably?

Nah! You can't book bike spaces on TFW trains, but you've put the wing up me regarding possible overcrowding. Oh well, I guess I'll have to keep my fingers crossed. Or get home very late.

I've just booked an advance train ticket from Caersws to Wrexham to get home (I'm getting a lift in) £3.75. I wasn't sure if I could get there in time so I booked on the next one too. That's £7.50. An anytime ticket would have cost £15.80.

My trailshot's a bit temperamental sometimes too - it won't draw up to start filtering. When I can’t get it to start, I put my mouth over the outlet spout and suck until the water comes through. Once I’ve got it that far it usually pumps ok.

BaM April 2022. Be warned, this is a long 'un and only four photos.. My son Mike's coming with me to WRT this year, but hasn't got a suitable bike so I'll lend him one of mine. So far, so good, but he lives in Holyhead, 90+ miles away so to give him a chance to get set up I thought to take it up the...