ohhh you have gone over to the dark side then! Really rooting for it working out m8.

Just been to visit the old Mum and was chuffed to find 3 parcels...

A very nice BB top - Love it, fits great
Saddle for my new HT build
and the final bit of kit for said build, a swanky dropper post lever.

The build can begin... so excited I let out a little bit of wee.

A dropper post (for the Sherpa) and some renthal bars.
Some Sissy Spacek films... <3

Well DPD have with one of those mountain Hardwear sleeping bags off the bargain alert thread ,bit of a surprise as I didn't order it ,at least I know wifey loves me and is worried about my fragile frame getting cold through the winter .just waiting for the phone call now asking why I've opened my Christmas present

Some parts (shifter and front derailleur) as I'm going to try 2x up front

Mrs B has snatched the boxes already and wrapped them up - apparently I'm to act surprised on Christmas morning

Well DPD have with one of those mountain Hardwear sleeping bags off the bargain alert thread

All of those were nice bags Stu - lucky lad

Kill me now...but the postman has bought me a turbo trainer

Dave Barter wrote:Kill me now...but the postman has bought me a turbo trainer

That's very generous of him Dave

Dave Barter wrote:Kill me now...but the postman has bought me a turbo trainer

Grim as they are I got some huge gains doing a couple of sessions per week for a while on one. I'd recommend a look at flammerouge.je Tony has some great programmes on there which are personalised to your needs and current level. Very reasonably priced even for the higher end packages.

I found that having a 'plan' made me more likely to do the right thing at the right time

psling wrote:

Dave Barter wrote:Kill me now...but the postman has bought me a turbo trainer

That's very generous of him Dave

Resurrect me and then kill me again for that terrible typo crime

Bearbonesnorm wrote:

Well DPD have with one of those mountain Hardwear sleeping bags off the bargain alert thread

All of those were nice bags Stu - lucky lad

She had seen me looking for winter bags but I said I just my quilt and old summer bag ,so I am a very happy chappy ,she didn't know which to get so I got a very warm bag on the premise that the bag is green ,the inner yellow and once inside I'd make up the colour of a tricolour (feckin irish mentality,and people think I'm a bit simple)
Edit ,on the other side of the coin I'm wandering if she is trying to tell me to stay out more over winter

so I got a very warm bag

Ooh 900fp I recall, very nice too.

Bearbonesnorm wrote:

so I got a very warm bag

Ooh 900fp I recall, very nice too.

Nah ,800 fp and a limit of -9 ,I was looking at the gohst whisperer but wifey got phantom flame .I am definitely not complaining mind

Sorry Stu, my mistake ... even so, 800fp is lovely stuff so hopefully you'll be sweating yer bollox off

Yes mate , but what's the betting we have a really mild winter where I can get away with only using my 250 quilt

A new Garmin HRM so I can data-ise myself in the Hurtbox and a Park patchkit for when things go 'pfffttt'

...and delivered me a very special patch...my BAM patch to go with my TNRs and BB200. Thanks Stu...yer a star for getting that out so fast. I'll treasure this one and show it off to all and sunder in the new habitat.

And one custom road case for my mixing desk arrived this morning...thought I was going to have to leave it behind.

Greetz

S.

Stu's kindly bequeathed me the last of the line from the Exclusive BBB Badge And Sticker Collection. I might wrap them in tissue paper, lay them down in the loft, and await the inevitable megabucks auction of collectors' items in a few years time. Alternatively I may stick 'em on the bike and ceremonially cover them in crud during the WE.

20181221_111736 by Reg, on Flickr

Jesus reg you'll double weight of your bike with the amount of stickers you have on it

It’s cheaper than paint, I’ve reduced a near mint Fargo to a patch work of bare metal and undercoat in a year.
My stickers are like a retrospective frame protection

Postie came for me, sadly nothing bike related, I must be getting soft. Pre Christmas tax rebate was spent on extra presents for family.
Ideal opportunity missed, spare money, excuse to quickly hide parcels....I do have a warm glow inside (not due to Bowmore malt) however.


Expect I’ll receive shiite plus socks in return

Silk under-gloves because I'm fed up of fighting with wet gloves to get them off and back on again and a silk balaclava for under the helmet 'coz when you ain't got much hair, you have to do these things

And all because the lady loves......

(maybe it's only me who remembers that one)

New tyre for the front 2.8 ranger much cheapness off wiggle ,cut the old one to bits on the commute home Thursday and some Stan's ,my drive now looks like a whale has had a premature accident on it ,hate fitting wtb tyre to wtb rims aargh

RIP wrote:And all because the lady loves......

(maybe it's only me who remembers that one)

With that checked shirt, he's more likely to be delivering shortbread biscuits than chocolates