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Yesterday, tried some of the Monarch way. Not on 28s dear readers🥵🫣 I love the smell of brake pads in the morning.

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I would start by examining the crustiest area, gently wire brushing off loose surface crust. Once the crust is removed how pitted is the...

If they can't be bothered, I can't be bothered. It's taken me years to learn this, but I'm never sorry. Plenty of fish in the sea.

It gets a lot of miles & has lots of chips etc, so the paint is never going to be perfect, and tbh I like a bit of patina - but this...

Hard call and also a matter of personal taste. If you do ride this bike a lot and it's a keeper then a paint job wouldn't be that bad...

Today I got around to making a mess of my lovely Ribble. It had a couple of little bubbles / snakes under the paint & knowing that the...

Sunny ride with the Wife. 17 miles.

Pleased with myself, managed to get out again, feeling a lot better on the bike already. Another beautiful and sunny day, still bone...

sunny but freezing cold in the woods at the foot of the mountain behind the city :LOL: ... just shy of 2hrs, 25 km and 960 m alt today...

Went for quite a long spin this morning. I visited the grave of a close friend who was killed by a car earlier in the year. I miss him a...

I'm preparing ground for a new shed and digging up bamboo that has been in place for 25 years... I never knew that there was as much...

Two-and-a-half hours and the joys of an old favourite: my 1996 Marin Stinson. I've had the bike for over ten years and still love its...

sunny commute

Early morning ride today with Mrs Winjohn and friend me bringing up the rear. Out of Winchester via the college. Lovely bright but cold...