dorset boy
Senior Retro Guru
Think it's the short wheelbase that's turning me on !Getting some miles on the green meanie
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Guinessisgoodforyou
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It's a peach for what you paid, I know you don't like the washing lines but they work so well and are very comfy.
dorset boy
Senior Retro Guru
Very wet and windy ride,22 miles at 14.2 avg with a lot of puddle dodging! The plaque say's get information from the Post Office, well like everywhere around here they are all bloody closed 
Sign was put up in 1988.
Sign was put up in 1988.
reindeer
Retro Guru
Preparations for tomorrows ride: Since I’ve cleaned and re greased the pulleys of my rear derailleur, the squeaking noises have disappeared, but now I hear a clicking under load and I suspect it’s from the bottom bracket. So I’ve replaced it with a BB-UN71 from my latest 1 € catch from ebay. Although I can’t see any wear or damage, apart from a lot of grease that was washed away, a cartridge is maybe better for a bad weather bike anyway. Will see if it helped... 
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CassidyAce
Senior Retro Guru
Cold, wind and rain this morning. Cold, wind but sun this afternoon. And just enough time for a last ride of the year, so it was a quick blast to the sea and back again.
Hallelujah! First ride since 15 December. The weather, you've guessed it/experienced it, has been shocking. Since then and now, there have been 2 4 hour daytime windows when the wind dropped below 20mph and/or it wasn't pissing down. Window 1 resulted in a great 9 mile run, window 2 was a great Boxing Day early morning walk.
Today, 6-7mph WSW wind (barely anything in spots), 7 degrees, bit lower in the valleys. Dry for the first half, light rain second half, with a downpour just as I pulled up to the garage. Quelle surprise! Dark. Very dark. But absolutely fabulous being in the saddle.
Today, 6-7mph WSW wind (barely anything in spots), 7 degrees, bit lower in the valleys. Dry for the first half, light rain second half, with a downpour just as I pulled up to the garage. Quelle surprise! Dark. Very dark. But absolutely fabulous being in the saddle.
NW breeze, 15-17mph, less in the valleys. Sodden roads with showers, some heavy. Soaked. A chilly 5 degrees. Dark.
Bugger off winter; the worst season by a country mile.
Bugger off winter; the worst season by a country mile.
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