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brynpoeth wrote:CGOAB
Crazy Girl/Guy On A Bike

Neil Gunton coined that term about twenty years ago!

Mike

brynpoeth wrote:Bluebottle - policeperson (merseymouth)

Bluebottle to describe a member of the constabulary is hardly new.

I encountered the term in a novel that I read at least sixty years ago!

When you find something that you like, buy three then when you need another you have one on the shelf. Some makes/models become discontinued. I like selle San Marco Rolls saddles and have one on each of: Thorn Mercury Thorn tandem Surly LHT Fixie and shopping/pub bike which is an old steel machine c...

I have used '18 to 25' tubes up to 32mm tyres and conti race 28-32 tubes in 37mm tyre and 26 inch tubes in 700c tyres countless times over the years and although I cannot guarantee it I have never had any problem. After a while you forget what tube is in. After stretching I suppose the tube is effe...

A Rohloff is so much easier!

Mike

The elderly here in Melbourne Australia fang around on ebikes! Step through frame good, 1 X 10 wide range cassette not so good. These may be great for mountain bikers who can afford a new chain each week but for the codger market a 1 X 11 IGH would be better on the low maintainance front although th...

Last time I used a bottle dynamo was about sixty years ago and at that time they provided plenty of drag as well as plenty of light if you were riding fast enough! I am told that most people cannot detect if their hub dynamos are switched on or not and most riders never turn them off, running lights...

I like the Supremes as well. Pity about the sizing problem.

Mike

When I found that the R&K unit was attached to the bars using four screws I decided that the cable was redundant and did not instal it.

Just check the screws for tightness now and again.

Mike

A very happy R&K user here.

Mike

Oldjohnw wrote:
Under EU law you should be able to expect an item like an ebike to last 6 years. I got a total refund for a laptop from Currys once after 3 years, using EU law.

Another post Brexit what if scenario to be considered!

Mike

Here in Victoria Orstralia our State motorists organisation runs a similar service, details as per the link. https://www.racv.com.au/on-the-road/roadside-assistance/bike-assist.html An 80 year old lady that I ride with had a puncture on her through axle disc braked road bike. All the males in the gr...

When you blokes get to >75 then you really have problems.

My lungs don't mind but my legs definitely don't like hills any longer.

Mike

brynpoeth wrote:The long words are just made of many short words joined together, simples

Exactly.

Mike

On a bush walk in Australia with a group of Venturers an older experienced leader suggested to one of the Venturers that although apple cores were bio degradable another introduced species into the wild may have unintended consequences by displacing the natural vegetation. We have introduced some re...