And today I did......

[RobMac]

I did get oot for a wee trundle just to loosen off my legs from yesterday. I put on my Retro riding/welding cap with the peck turned up then flung on my courier bag with my lunch inside and headed for the beach FM it was 'kin freezin

 

[RobMac]

I'm up for a little blairadam nightride in the coming weeks if any of the local guides fancy it, ZZ, Rob watcha think?

Like it! Thursday or even Friday probably best for me G, can do this week or next if you fancy it?

Friday
Although lights will be a little difficult.

 

[gmac123]

I can do this Friday, and I can spare you a light Rob if that helps

 

[RobMac]

I can do this Friday, and I can spare you a light Rob if that helps

That could be helpfull as Im sure the thing Im rigging up will keep blowing out if its windy :shock:

 

[zigzag]

Cool, Friday it is. What time suits gents? Can be there any time from 6 on.

 

[gmac123]

cool, 6 is good for me

 

[Mr Panda]

Forced myself out for a 35miler on the Flying Scot this evening in the rolling Aberdeenshire countryside.

Pitch Black.
Smooth, silent, spinning Campagnolo bearings.
Crosswinds.
7 gears.
Perfect.



.....until the point where a clumsy gloved thumb hit the Kill Switch on the lights :shock:

It was all over in a few seconds, but what a long few seconds they were

Just back in.

 

[highlandsflyer]

Nice one! Yesterday I ventured out for a couple of mile ride and decided to go down a steep bank to look at an old car I had noticed many times. Turns out it was shot to bits, who hated the Capri that much???? Light faded soon after so, with my knackered leg, I ended up scaling a new snow melt waterfall. Looked like the wise option at the time, but once I was stuck sixty feet up with a dog and gammy leg I had second thoughts. Survived but lost a boot.

 

[clubby]

"Occasional showers, mainly in the west" transpired to mean torrential, horizontal rain right on the east coast.
So I did what any manly retrobiker would do and hid behind a tree until it went off.

Still good to get out though.

 

[epicyclo]

I finished the build of my 1x1 so I can ride retro at Dunkeld.

Took it for a trot around the StrathPuffer course to get a comparison with my other bikes.

Didn't enjoy it at all. Handles like a truck. I bounced off just about every decent sized rock on the course and by the end I was knackered.

If I'd engaged my brain before starting the build I would not have put a 100mm fork on it - if I remember right my 1998 model is 80mm suspension corrected. I may try a rigid fork and lower tyre pressure.