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- 13 Dec 2019, 12:41pm
- Forum: For Sale - bits of bikes, etc.
- Topic: Cateye Velo 5 / 7 mount & computers
- Replies: 0
- Views: 150
Cateye Velo 5 / 7 mount & computers
2 No. Cateye Velo 7 wired computers. Both are new, unused, but missing the handlebar mount / fork sensors. Thought they could be useful as spares for someone who's running 3-4 bikes on Velo 7's. £6.00 both, £4.00 for one (ONO) 1 Cateye Velo 5 wired computer mount. It's had six months use, computer w...
- 11 Dec 2019, 7:56pm
- Forum: Cycling Goods & Services - Your Reviews
- Topic: Halfords online
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3665
Re: Halfords online
Well, have dropped into several cycle shops in the last fortnight, looking for a specific product (Nb. A He.....et). As I like to start at the cheaper end of the market, even reviewed the £5.99 stock available in discount stores, prior to looking at £100+ stock elsewhere. Halfords had a fantastic ra...
- 8 Dec 2019, 5:11pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Argos road bikes ( i.e. Argos the utility shop )
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2664
Re: Argos road bikes ( i.e. Argos the utility shop )
At 179 quid? Hmm...have to admit a super keen Argo's employee ordered one in for me to review at the weekend (NB. Said Argo's is only a 3-4 minute walk from the gym / home!). Had to give it a miss as the temptation to buy a bike I don't need would be strong :wink: (I'm still tempted, but keeping it...
- 7 Dec 2019, 8:10am
- Forum: The Tea Shop
- Topic: Work as a teacher: Why?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 567
Re: Work as a teacher: Why?
Have to admit it'd be interesting to be a teacher and bring to various individuals there (sic) issues with spelling
. Its (sic) not really approved off (sic) on the ctc forum

- 5 Dec 2019, 9:39am
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Argos road bikes ( i.e. Argos the utility shop )
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2664
Re: Argos road bikes ( i.e. Argos the utility shop )
Hmm.....and these are now down with 50% off at £114.99 :shock: As said elsewhere at the £220.00 price (NB. Last years price, presume they're now £230?) they'd be a useful source of spare parts; at £114.99 I could see myself using it as a "scrap" winter bike, prior to removing the saddle, f...
- 3 Dec 2019, 8:15pm
- Forum: The Tea Shop
- Topic: Another couple of scams.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 429
Re: Another couple of scams.
I have another Email address for anything that needs a bit of security. + 1. Though wonder if I may have been subject to a scam last night! Have only used Amazon on perhaps two occasions, but bought a cheap MP3 player last night. It was being given away, £0.01 for the MP3, the real cost being an in...
- 3 Dec 2019, 6:55pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: When you run out of money…
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1271
Re: When you run out of money…
Any views or tales? Hmm..was interested to see a cyclist sleeping "wild" in a coastal shelter three weeks ago. He/she had made the wooden slats into a bed base, quite impressive really! Only realized at the weekend that said cyclist appears to be homeless, my presumption based upon the fa...
- 23 Nov 2019, 7:22pm
- Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
- Topic: Will I get fined if I overstay at the local petrol station?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 805
Re: Will I get fined if I overstay at the local petrol station?
Mick F wrote:
It can take twenty minutes to queue up to buy petrol,
What do you use petrol for? Have to admit I've always preferred stoves using gas or methylated spirits
- 22 Nov 2019, 11:44am
- Forum: On the road
- Topic: Dirtiest roads
- Replies: 15
- Views: 641
Re: Dirtiest roads
Pretty sure if I went out and deliberately threw mud everywere, I'd get fined. Seems it's perfectly OK if you annoy everybody in a tractor, though. Have to admit we've two local farmers with a dirtyrecord. Neither have much of an excuse, given that their "crops" are beef cattle and sheep ...
- 22 Nov 2019, 9:44am
- Forum: Health and fitness
- Topic: Cracked ribs -length of recovery time?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 449
Re: Cracked ribs -length of recovery time?
About 6 weeks in my case. The main thing to do is nothing. Rest. Keep any exercise to things that don't involve bending forward or stretching. So walking is probably about it for now. +1. Broke a couple back on Friday 13th September :wink: While pain had gone away after 3-4 weeks, I made the mistak...
- 16 Nov 2019, 10:09pm
- Forum: Health and fitness
- Topic: Room temperatures
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2595
Re: Room temperatures
Have to admit I think we were forced as school children to wear snow trousers if it dropped below -30 (NB. Apologies, it may have been -20 :oops: ) Though my best friend from finland always seemed to find it too hot. Suppose we used to have warm spells of nearly minus 16-18 in the middle of the win...
- 16 Nov 2019, 7:45pm
- Forum: Health and fitness
- Topic: Room temperatures
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2595
Re: Room temperatures
Have to admit I think we were forced as school children to wear snow trousers if it dropped below -30 (NB. Apologies, it may have been -20 :oops: ) Though my best friend from finland always seemed to find it too hot. Suppose we used to have warm spells of nearly minus 16-18 in the middle of the wint...
- 16 Nov 2019, 7:26pm
- Forum: The Tea Shop
- Topic: Wind turbines - love them or loathe them?
- Replies: 86
- Views: 1706
Re: Wind turbines - love them or loathe them?
Have to admit I'm generally positive. Aside from one local site consisting of a huge no. of turbines on an old open cast site, the other major one is on a pristine stretch of open moorland. Yet even the second one doesn't really bother me :? (Nb.There are still campaigns to dual the road below, whic...
- 16 Nov 2019, 5:58pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Help for a Geordie girl.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1139
Re: Help for a Geordie girl.
I realize the question may have been answered, but is there a particular reason why she wishes to head over to Newbiggin? Have to admit if I was in the Morpeth area I'd either head west or north, the south and east largely being post industrial in nature. Landscape in the area isn't the most scenic,...
- 10 Nov 2019, 7:51pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Trek Domane Al 3 vs Pinnacle Laterite 3 - which to buy tomorrow?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 483
Re: Trek Domane Al 3 vs Pinnacle Laterite 3 - which to buy tomorrow?
Evans have been making their own bikes for long enough, that I'd presume that it'd be a perfectly decent ride. I don't think Evans have ever made their own bikes. Just a bit of historical anorackism. Apologies, Evans have sold their own brand bikes for long enough...........(NB. Rather like most of...