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by Ugly
23 Mar 2012, 7:14pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: low blood count.
Replies: 31
Views: 6113

Re: low blood count.

Not much iron in stout

1 pint of guinness
0.3mg


only wimps need excuses, not that previous poster is a wimp
by Ugly
11 Mar 2012, 4:42pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Disc brake bleeding am I risking my life???
Replies: 6
Views: 555

Re: Disc brake bleeding am I risking my life???

Looks a useful bit of kit. I've used a ezibleed kit on my Landrover and l this looks a similar principal.

Once the system is bleed/purged of air it will be safe.
by Ugly
6 Mar 2012, 7:06pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: A nose full of snot - any tips on how to minimize
Replies: 14
Views: 1412

Re: A nose full of snot - any tips on how to minimize

If your feet smell and your nose runs...

You've been made upside down
by Ugly
3 Mar 2012, 5:43pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: Tyres-yet again.
Replies: 12
Views: 1535

Re: Tyres-yet again.

Just changed a 25mm Gatorskin, 3500 or so miles with 1 puncture. All done on fixed, The tyre was usable but I didn't feel it was reliable any more. All my riding is now done on country roads, more thorns but less broken glass.
by Ugly
28 Feb 2012, 6:16pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Snap..
Replies: 10
Views: 1051

Re: Snap..

be there, done that...

Any make you care to mention from williams to campag in both steel and alloy.

Even when I held a 2nd cat road race licence I weighed 14 1/2 stone plus and although I am a fairly smooth pedaler I wasn't scared of big gears.
However I only broke one crank racing, in a 73mile hilly time trial, the rest had been passed down from machine to machine eventually ending up on the fixed hack bike. As I became older and wiser and perhaps a little richer I would buy new cranks from time to time. I do like nice new shiny things
by Ugly
21 Feb 2012, 10:43pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: possible design flaw with minimal-spoked wheels
Replies: 8
Views: 848

Re: possible design flaw with minimal-spoked wheels

[quote]There's a bounty on Grey Squirrels up here, not sure that this is the most efficient way though [quote]

I use a high powered air rifle, the plus is they taste nice
by Ugly
22 Jan 2012, 11:41pm
Forum: The Tea Shop
Topic: Carrot Cake.
Replies: 6
Views: 404

Re: Carrot Cake.

horrid stuff, a remnant of the ministry of food c 1939-45 that has morphed into the modern world
by Ugly
10 Jan 2012, 6:09pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Pashley Roadster 26 Sovereign ok for steep hills?
Replies: 52
Views: 12957

Re: Pashley Roadster 26 Sovereign ok for steep hills

Well you will certainly get fit lugging that beast uphill all the way home!
by Ugly
26 Dec 2011, 7:14pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Any LED experts on here? Need advice...
Replies: 28
Views: 2182

Re: Any LED experts on here? Need advice...

try darkplaces it's an urban exploration/mine exploration/caving site they are people who when their lights fail are really in the shi,one,t
by Ugly
26 Dec 2011, 7:08pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: How much this frame is worth
Replies: 12
Views: 1424

Re: How much this frame is worth

more than those curtains
by Ugly
24 Dec 2011, 4:15pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Brooks Bothers
Replies: 10
Views: 1134

Re: Brooks Bothers

get another San Marco Aero, why go back to early 20th century technology
by Ugly
11 Dec 2011, 4:17pm
Forum: The Tea Shop
Topic: Loud Music
Replies: 46
Views: 2135

Re: Loud Music

What's the old saying

'If it's too loud, you'r too old'

now finding myself getting to the in the too old category
by Ugly
10 Dec 2011, 11:27pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: Your Favourite Cycling Book Is....?
Replies: 112
Views: 11572

Re: Your Favourite Cycling Book Is....?

I have three bound volumes of The Cheshire Roads News: 1940-44, 1945-48, 1949-52. These were my Godfathers, F L Lee, Who was a life member of the Norwood Paragon who moved to Cheshire on war work in 1940 and joined the 'Ches'. These amount to a cycling soap opera, faithful, indetail records of club runs, socials, club politics, members going of to war and sadly some not returning and all the various details of a club trying to maintain normality in abnormal times.

A cracking read

How the club managed to produce typeset, letterpress printed, hard back volumes in that time of austerity is, to me, a mystery
by Ugly
10 Dec 2011, 10:17pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: Speed cushions
Replies: 23
Views: 2479

Re: Speed cushions

what is the problem, they are to slow traffic. Never had a problem riding over them myself, ok some are a bit too agressive so you slow down a bit.
by Ugly
5 Dec 2011, 6:40pm
Forum: On the road
Topic: Whats the most unusual item you have found in the road?
Replies: 79
Views: 9988

Re: Whats the most unusual item you have found in the road?

heavy duty condoms (the type they issue in gaol)


Just how do you know that?