MacRetro chat and rides thread

[velomaniac]

Black watch tartan is in fact goverment tartan and is seen on other regiments besides the Black Watch. In short its the goverment lacky's tartan :roll: You can tell I've no love of Dundee's regiment constantly stealing the limelight every time the press are around. They haven't won every battle ever fought, almost as bad as the yanks for self promotion.

Apologies for earlier as per language, knew you'd be cheeky and ignore me anyway :roll:

 

[clockworkgazz]

velo, your a man that knows these things. do you need to use copperslip when putting in a bottom bracket, or could you use lithium grease?

 

[The Ken]

I chose Black Watch as my greatgrandfather and a few other relatives fought with them in the 1st world war.
But you just go ahead and tread on my family history with your big boots Velo.

Also a (distant) cousin of mine wrote the play "Black Watch" which has done quite well.

 

[velomaniac]

Usually whatever grease is to hand but if the cups were metal copperslip is best, if plastic then lithium would be choice.

What you building :?:

 

[clockworkgazz]

just going to start the prestige, got her all waxoyled up and she is ready to get some parts hung on her. Might get some copperslip and do it properly for once.

 

[velomaniac]

My relatives fought with the Royal Scots (oldest regiment in the British army) which consequently means they kicked Scots backside throughout the highland post 1745, cant get more government lacky than that

Black Watch are a proud regiment but are also major self publicists. When you ask anyone in the world to name a Sots Regiment, most who can answer will say Black Watch ! Curiously the same regiment fails to advertise its nickname earned amongst a field of sheep in the Crimea

Few sing the praises of the HLI, Argyle & Sutherlands, Gordon Highlanders, Cameronians, Royal Highland Husiliers, KOSB, Seaforths etc

Sorry Ken but my big boots are as nothing to your local regiments effect on history, fine body of men that they are

 

[perry]

Which one was Mel Gibson in charge of ?

 

[big.eck]

Which one was Mel Gibson in charge of ?

almost the whole uk at one point

 

[kaiser]

Gazz always coppaslip, grease is used to make things turn easier. Not the type of properites required for a fastner.

 

[clockworkgazz]

Which one was Mel Gibson in charge of ?

rofl

thanks Kaiser- b&q do that stuff?