Show us what you did today, thread

[jimo746]

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Surly the cargo bike should be named "Long Haul Trucker" ? Instead of "Dummy"?

I wonder what else you could get on the back if it ? :?

 

[clubby]

Brakes look great Jamie.
Often wondered about polishing up the rear end of the STS. Always come to my senses when I realise just how long it would take to do properly.

 

[old_coyote_pedaller]

Re: Re:

Surly the cargo bike should be named "Long Haul Trucker" ? Instead of "Dummy"?

Not "Dummy" or "Long Haul Trucker" but "Dumptruck" going by the pic of it with the wheelbarrow on the back.

 

[Jamiedyer]

Today I ended up sitting and watching Flanders this afternoon as every time I went to go out the door something else would go off. What a great race and seeing as I am a big Quick Step fan, it was a great result all round.
Afterwards I took a couple of hours spin round the coast trying to dodge the odd shower, which for once I did manage to do. Towards the end I was up at Dunnet Head and knew that if I didn't get home quickly I would soon be wet, either with rain or snow. Crazy weather as we had snow lying last night, today was either bright sunshine or dark rain clouds dropping their contents all with the occasional and random snow flurry.
I headed out on the Merckx seen as it was Flanders weekend and in honour of Quickstep winning I rode the closest thing I have to a Quickstep jersey and that was my old Paolo Bettini fan club jersey that was made in the old Mapei style. Not seen the light of day for a good while.
A good ride as all on my Merckx are and while sunny it was only just above freezing which meant being wrapped up. Roll on summer and short sleeves only.
I must say that after spending so much time on the Big Dummy lately, the Merckx felt effortless

Jamie

7 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr

8 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr

12 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr

13 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr

 

[jackosbournesnr]

Lovely bike.

I'm up your way next month, Jamie.

Finishing my End to End at Dunnet Head on the 26th of May.

 

[Jamiedyer]

I'll come and cheer you in mate
Anything you need just ask
I'm sure you'll have a great trip.

Jamie

 

[jackosbournesnr]

Would be great to say hello.

Really looking forward to it, with the exception of 80+ miles of the A82 to Balachullish after a night at home. Hopefully I'll make it unscathed.

I've always wanted to ride Rannoch Moor and Glencoe, so this seemed like the time to do it.

 

[Jamiedyer]

I used to live at Barcaldine near to Oban and ride the Balachullish Glencoe road all the time but from the south, certainly don't envy you the run from there to Fort William. Reminded me of being back home where it's a sport to go as close as you can to the cyclist. Usually just turned off at the Corran Ferry and went the long way round

Jamie

 

[Jamiedyer]

This one is a couple from Show us what you did yesterday
A couple of pics from our afternoon out which was down to a friends for lunch and for all the kids to gather and have an Easter egg hunt in Calebs school. Then we went for a ride with about 7 or so of the kids down to Ham harbour. Some kids rode and with one on a tag along. Caleb was riding his bike so I took one of the kids that didn't have his bike and even rode back up the road and picked up Heather and our friend Lisa, so that was three of us on the BD. First time I ever thought the front end was light on the Dummy
Caleb decided yesterday that he would ride to our friends rather than go on the Dummy, I gave him the option a few times to hook his bike on the back and jump on but he declined. Then on the way home he wanted to ride, the big hill to the house as well. Quite proud as he stubbornly made it to the top after a long ride, 16'' wheels and singlespeed to boot. He is due for a bike upgrade to 20'' wheels and gears quite soon but I am thinking the Dummy may no longer be needed for human cargo.

DSC_1830 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr

DSC_1846 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr

DSC_1849 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr

DSC_1850 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr

 

[jonthefish]

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Another Show us what you did yesterday from me cos today was spent cutting firewood. Yesterday was a wee exploration of south end of Rassay including a bimble out the track to Hallaig, the clearance village made famous by Sorley Maclean http://www.oatridge.co.uk/poems/s/sorle ... allaig.php.

Missed our intended ferry off Raasay and we had to do a Lewis Hamilton job from Sconser to Armadale in a 22 year old Hilux that handles like a hippo on rollerskates to get the last boat back to Mallaig. Full marks to Calmac cos we called them and they held the last ferry for 5 minutes so as not to strand us.

A grand day out.