MacRetro chat and rides thread

[kaiser]

Velo here, half way up a hillside, on an extremely minor B road in the lake district. Just been passed by a cyclist in full touring kit, panniers the lot riding a Raleigh shopper :shock:

you really shouldn't race people you know ps I dare you to go up hardnott and wrynose paasses

 

[kaiser]

I know that you are a very hairy fella but there must be some non-furry bits to wash kaiser?

I find a good scratch suffices.


or I might have a pack of baby wipes

 

[Dr S]

You ladies might what to spray a little Scotchguard on your sporrans prior to leaving, forcast is for shat loads of rain on Sat and Sunday. Hope your tents are up to it? Dalby drains quite well so it's likely to be wet rather than a mud fest.

How's the white whistle going Velo? That cooling system holding out?

Si

 

[perry]

i hope it does rain , im a lot faster in the rain than the dry

 

[Dr S]

Must be some serious fettling and carb loading going on tonight north of the border. This place is quieter than the Yorks section (which is full of dust and tumbleweed at the moment)

 

[clockworkgazz]

i hope it does rain , im a lot faster in the rain than the dry

explain? me no understand why?

Dr S I have a single skin pop up tent :shock: - kaiser said I could pitch in the lee of his tent to save me from the worst of the weather.

I still have faith and think we will keep dry, the sun always shines when I go retro

Just finished fettling and cleaning (sort of) the dale and can now (sort of) stop with the addition of some rear koolstops. Is it the colic then?

 

[clockworkgazz]

Must be some serious fettling and carb loading going on tonight north of the border. This place is quieter than the Yorks section (which is full of dust and tumbleweed at the moment)

spot on- we all have shiny bikes so the brasso was getting used

 

[perry]

ive had chips for tea and im polishing a bottle of peach schnaps off

i really really hate the heat and sun . add the light to dark you get going through the trees leaves me a lot quicker in the wet

are you really cleaning your bikes ?! i havnt kicked the dirt off mine for about a month

 

[kaiser]

Must be some serious fettling and carb loading going on tonight north of the border. This place is quieter than the Yorks section (which is full of dust and tumbleweed at the moment)

hit nail head, porker supper and a packet of chelsea whoppers for tea and now have a bike in bits :? new cranks/drive setup and a rear wheel swap to boot

 

[clockworkgazz]

if I had your bike, I wouldn't clean it either