Show us what you did today, thread
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Columbus Zona, with an 853 down tube for a top tube.
Not sure what he’s replaced the seat tube with this time.
Jimo, gears were a cinch to set up. Reverb cabling was a bit of a pain though. Drop it down seat tube, pull out of bb shell, thread modelling wire the other end and tape together. Then pull back carefully without pulling the tape off. Always tricky even after lots of practice with the gears on the STS.
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Columbus Zona, with an 853 down tube for a top tube.
Not sure what he’s replaced the seat tube with this time.
Jimo, gears were a cinch to set up. Reverb cabling was a bit of a pain though. Drop it down seat tube, pull out of bb shell, thread modelling wire the other end and tape together. Then pull back carefully without pulling the tape off. Always tricky even after lots of practice with the gears on the STS.
Doors open weekend down here meaning free entry to local attractions or a chance to nosey round buildings that are normally closed to the public. Yesterday we went to the mortuary chapel at the Western cemetery in Arbroath. My parent are buried in the row next to it, but it's not normally open to the public. Really interesting to be able to have a look inside. Amazing stone carvings cover the inside, all done by the same stone mason. Outside is the same with animal carvings and gargoyles all over it.
Today we took Logan to the Dundee Transport Museum. Small but lots of local pieces about the Tay bridges and and old Dundee and Angus local railway network. In fact we rode a lot of the old course of it on the gravel ride. Third hall had displays about the old Dundee cycling clubs and some properly retro bikes on display.
I also found the perfect ride for when Jamie is too old to keep up with Epicyclo. Rudge roadster with sidecar.
Untitled by Steven Clubb, on Flickr
Untitled by Steven Clubb, on Flickr
Also had a lovely record breaking Flying Scot.
Untitled by Steven Clubb, on Flickr
Untitled by Steven Clubb, on Flickr
Good morning out, probably not worth a huge journey but certainly worth a visit if you're in the area.
Today we took Logan to the Dundee Transport Museum. Small but lots of local pieces about the Tay bridges and and old Dundee and Angus local railway network. In fact we rode a lot of the old course of it on the gravel ride. Third hall had displays about the old Dundee cycling clubs and some properly retro bikes on display.
I also found the perfect ride for when Jamie is too old to keep up with Epicyclo. Rudge roadster with sidecar.
Untitled by Steven Clubb, on Flickr
Untitled by Steven Clubb, on FlickrAlso had a lovely record breaking Flying Scot.
Untitled by Steven Clubb, on Flickr
Untitled by Steven Clubb, on FlickrGood morning out, probably not worth a huge journey but certainly worth a visit if you're in the area.
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That is a lovely Rudge, and perfect size sidecar. I may need it soon as Brian has been getting lots of miles in while out in Oz.
I had seen the display and the story of Lils record on the the Flying Scot group and thought about trying to get down to see it. Everyone says the museum is well worth the visit.
Good to see your getting the little man accustomed to the cycling lifestyle.
Jamie
That is a lovely Rudge, and perfect size sidecar. I may need it soon as Brian has been getting lots of miles in while out in Oz.
I had seen the display and the story of Lils record on the the Flying Scot group and thought about trying to get down to see it. Everyone says the museum is well worth the visit.
Good to see your getting the little man accustomed to the cycling lifestyle.
Jamie
epicyclo
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Show us what you did earlier this month, thread
This is more of a "Show us what you did earlier this month"
I've been deported to Oz for a wee while, in Far North Queensland. I think the crime was having an insufficiency of bikes.
I managed to borrow back my Giant Bowery from my philistine nephew who had converted it into a flat bar bike. Fortunately I just happened to have a suitable set of handlebars and levers in my luggage, not to mention a complete tool kit. How convenient...
So out for a couple of test spins.
Oz is a big country, even the grass is big. This might be why Jamie came to Scotland, he couldn't push the mower through this lot.
Did some tourist stuff and rode into town. This is the view from across the road from my parents old house.
Did a spot of "gravel" riding, Gravel is a form of track, so a track bike should be the same as a gravel bike? Not sure about those 25mm tyres though.
So I thought I'd try something a bit easier.
Good of them to warn about the crocs. Usually you allow 6m for a safe distance from the water, but in this case the edge of the track is the water.
So the obvious thing to do is to ride on the far edge of the track. But there's a slight problem with that - it's croc territory too, the water comes up to its edge.
I don't remember having this problem in Scotland.
And for a bit more touristing, off to the Tank museum.
My bike might not be too retro, obsolete as it may be, but these boys sure are:
This is more of a "Show us what you did earlier this month"
I've been deported to Oz for a wee while, in Far North Queensland. I think the crime was having an insufficiency of bikes.
I managed to borrow back my Giant Bowery from my philistine nephew who had converted it into a flat bar bike. Fortunately I just happened to have a suitable set of handlebars and levers in my luggage, not to mention a complete tool kit. How convenient...
So out for a couple of test spins.
Oz is a big country, even the grass is big. This might be why Jamie came to Scotland, he couldn't push the mower through this lot.
Did some tourist stuff and rode into town. This is the view from across the road from my parents old house.
Did a spot of "gravel" riding, Gravel is a form of track, so a track bike should be the same as a gravel bike? Not sure about those 25mm tyres though.
So I thought I'd try something a bit easier.
Good of them to warn about the crocs. Usually you allow 6m for a safe distance from the water, but in this case the edge of the track is the water.
So the obvious thing to do is to ride on the far edge of the track. But there's a slight problem with that - it's croc territory too, the water comes up to its edge.
I don't remember having this problem in Scotland.
And for a bit more touristing, off to the Tank museum.
My bike might not be too retro, obsolete as it may be, but these boys sure are:
epicyclo
Senior Retro Guru
Show us what you did this week, thread
Now for "Show us what you did this week"
Time to venture a bit further on the bike now I know there's no hidden nasties in it.
So away to Holloway's Beach where I used to live in a shack just off the beach before SWMBO insisted on a more desirable des res.
About 45 years ago I hacked a track with my machete through the edges of the mangroves around the spit of sand the village is on. (I'd be hung up by the family jewels for that today.)
So was it still there 30 years after we moved? Down to the boat ramp to find out.
They didn't have warnings like that back then.
But you can see why
I've seen crocs nearly the length of my surf ski when I used to paddle up there (a 20' Haydyn Kenny job, not the modern shorties), and now that shooting crocs is banned, they are unlikely to have shrunk.
The good news is the track is still there, and is wider. There's little plaques fixed to various trees and plants explaining what they are, so it's obviously getting some use.
The last bit up to the end of the spit has disappeared, and the track comes out here. It was mostly rideable to that point.
That's what I used to wake up to every morning, and I'd subject my kids to a run the length of the beach and back (abt 3km), and then they had to swim out for 500m to where I was on the surf ski. First there got to paddle back.
They never appreciated my humming the Jaws theme for some reason...
Now for "Show us what you did this week"
Time to venture a bit further on the bike now I know there's no hidden nasties in it.
So away to Holloway's Beach where I used to live in a shack just off the beach before SWMBO insisted on a more desirable des res.
About 45 years ago I hacked a track with my machete through the edges of the mangroves around the spit of sand the village is on. (I'd be hung up by the family jewels for that today.)
So was it still there 30 years after we moved? Down to the boat ramp to find out.
They didn't have warnings like that back then.
But you can see why
I've seen crocs nearly the length of my surf ski when I used to paddle up there (a 20' Haydyn Kenny job, not the modern shorties), and now that shooting crocs is banned, they are unlikely to have shrunk.
The good news is the track is still there, and is wider. There's little plaques fixed to various trees and plants explaining what they are, so it's obviously getting some use.
The last bit up to the end of the spit has disappeared, and the track comes out here. It was mostly rideable to that point.
That's what I used to wake up to every morning, and I'd subject my kids to a run the length of the beach and back (abt 3km), and then they had to swim out for 500m to where I was on the surf ski. First there got to paddle back.
They never appreciated my humming the Jaws theme for some reason...
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