And today I did......
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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.
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
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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.
epicyclo
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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.
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.
Hawmaw
MacRetro Rider
Popped into the Common Wheel in Chapel St , Glasgow today to source a 27" rear for the "56 Sun Super Vitesse I'm doing up.
They've got a few nice retro style bikes in just now that Neil was delighted to show me. His enthusiasm knows no bounds !
Very small Cougar track bike built with Columbus tubes
Cougar road bike with Reynolds 853 tubing .. nice
A nice Graham Weigh road bike
An old Peugeot road bike but a decent one , not a heavyweight.
A nice Kona mountainbike with a name I cant pronounce or spell. Not one of the common ones , with some decent spec stuff hanging off it.
There was also the usual jumble of frames and bit and pieces including a sorry looking '89ish Rockhopper frame,fork and wheels which would be a do'err upper
Probably some other stuff I've forgotten about. I've not been in for ages but its worth dropping by if you're in the area.
They've got a few nice retro style bikes in just now that Neil was delighted to show me. His enthusiasm knows no bounds !
Very small Cougar track bike built with Columbus tubes
Cougar road bike with Reynolds 853 tubing .. nice
A nice Graham Weigh road bike
An old Peugeot road bike but a decent one , not a heavyweight.
A nice Kona mountainbike with a name I cant pronounce or spell. Not one of the common ones , with some decent spec stuff hanging off it.
There was also the usual jumble of frames and bit and pieces including a sorry looking '89ish Rockhopper frame,fork and wheels which would be a do'err upper
Probably some other stuff I've forgotten about. I've not been in for ages but its worth dropping by if you're in the area.
