Show us photos of your inappropriate touring bike

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Retyred.life wrote: 11 Jan 2022, 4:08am We have a winner.

https://bikepacking.com/news/tall-bike- ... tedx-talk/
not even a runner up really. He's carryiing to much stuff but a tall bike is fine, much better than a penny. You don't want to fall off but you have plenty off time to sort things out before you do. But you do want to remember in time you have to get down when you come to a stop. The view is great and you'll meet a lot of people ;)
Marten

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Jamesh wrote: 10 Jan 2022, 11:09pm
Mike Sales wrote: 30 Dec 2021, 5:52pm
pwa wrote: 30 Dec 2021, 5:02am I would expect Mike's Galaxy became an "appropriate" tourer as he modified it.
Yes, as knowledge and funds grew.
Most of my bikes since have been built up from a frame.
Perhaps there is a parallel with Hi-Fi enthusiasts, who once had to build their own systems.
Or multihull enthusiasts....

Have I got the right person!

Any one for a woods or Wharram!!
Yes, mine is a Woods. Like this but red.
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It's the same the whole world over
It's the poor what gets the blame
It's the rich what gets the pleasure
Isn't it a blooming shame?
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Mike Sales wrote: 11 Jan 2022, 12:33pm
Jamesh wrote: 10 Jan 2022, 11:09pm
Mike Sales wrote: 30 Dec 2021, 5:52pm

Yes, as knowledge and funds grew.
Most of my bikes since have been built up from a frame.
Perhaps there is a parallel with Hi-Fi enthusiasts, who once had to build their own systems.
Or multihull enthusiasts....

Have I got the right person!

Any one for a woods or Wharram!!
Yes, mine is a Woods. Like this but red.

gypsyappleby1.JPG
That is amazing! I've always wanted a boat. Should this forum have a boat thread?
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cycle tramp wrote: 19 Jan 2022, 10:38pm
Mike Sales wrote: 11 Jan 2022, 12:33pm
Jamesh wrote: 10 Jan 2022, 11:09pm

Or multihull enthusiasts....

Have I got the right person!

Any one for a woods or Wharram!!
Yes, mine is a Woods. Like this but red.

gypsyappleby1.JPG
That is amazing! I've always wanted a boat. Should this forum have a boat thread?
Here's mine.
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This is mine ... ie my Duncon Hawk, destination Saint Nazaire ... June 2009 from Milano to the NW France Atlantic Coast :shock:

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Germany seizes Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov’s $600m superyacht – report

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pete75 wrote: 2 Mar 2022, 2:52pm
cycle tramp wrote: 19 Jan 2022, 10:38pm
Mike Sales wrote: 11 Jan 2022, 12:33pm

Yes, mine is a Woods. Like this but red.

gypsyappleby1.JPG
That is amazing! I've always wanted a boat. Should this forum have a boat thread?
Here's mine.
IMG_20200606_075537.jpg
That' a lovely looking yacht. Appreciate we're off topic but with retirement having come early I'm looking at buying. I used to sail a Rival 32 with the Joint services sailing club back in the day. The major issue is mooring fees down here are horrendous so would probably be a swinging mooring in the summer months.
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ossie wrote: 3 Mar 2022, 10:23am
pete75 wrote: 2 Mar 2022, 2:52pm
cycle tramp wrote: 19 Jan 2022, 10:38pm

That is amazing! I've always wanted a boat. Should this forum have a boat thread?
Here's mine.
IMG_20200606_075537.jpg
That' a lovely looking yacht. Appreciate we're off topic but with retirement having come early I'm looking at buying. I used to sail a Rival 32 with the Joint services sailing club back in the day. The major issue is mooring fees down here are horrendous so would probably be a swinging mooring in the summer months.
£225 a year where I am. That includes winter hardstanding.
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pete75 wrote: 3 Mar 2022, 10:48am

£225 a year where I am. That includes winter hardstanding.
Gibraltar Point?
Room for a cat?
It's the same the whole world over
It's the poor what gets the blame
It's the rich what gets the pleasure
Isn't it a blooming shame?
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Mike Sales wrote: 3 Mar 2022, 2:51pm
pete75 wrote: 3 Mar 2022, 10:48am

£225 a year where I am. That includes winter hardstanding.
Gibraltar Point?
Room for a cat?
Yes and Yes. There was a cat there for years. A cat draws bugger all so is ideal for getting in and out of Wainfleet Haven early on the tide.

Look at this , two hours compressed into about two minutes but it shows the cat coming in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhgeCgU5nUk

https://youtu.be/1eLefRhsoso

https://gpsc.org.uk/
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pete75 wrote: 3 Mar 2022, 2:59pm
Mike Sales wrote: 3 Mar 2022, 2:51pm
pete75 wrote: 3 Mar 2022, 10:48am

£225 a year where I am. That includes winter hardstanding.
Gibraltar Point?
Room for a cat?
Yes and Yes. There was a cat there for years.
Look at this , two hours compressed into about two minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhgeCgU5nUk
Ta.
This is the most pressing need I have felt for a car.
Who do I contact, that is, if I can solve the transport difficulty?

P.S.
I have now clicked your links.
Lovely, just the sort of cranny I like poking my bow (or bows) into.
They give me a good ldea of the haven.
I sometimes think that the best bits of the sea are enmeshed with the land, and the best bits of the land are beside the sea.
If my health and mobility ever allow I will have to look into Wainfleet Haven, as a home port or for a visit.
A cruising highlight of my life was following the multiple leading marks into West Loch Tarbet Jura which Blondie Hasler laid out.
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It's the same the whole world over
It's the poor what gets the blame
It's the rich what gets the pleasure
Isn't it a blooming shame?
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pete75 wrote: 3 Mar 2022, 2:59pm
Mike Sales wrote: 3 Mar 2022, 2:51pm
pete75 wrote: 3 Mar 2022, 10:48am

£225 a year where I am. That includes winter hardstanding.
Gibraltar Point?
Room for a cat?
Yes and Yes. There was a cat there for years. A cat draws bugger all so is ideal for getting in and out of Wainfleet Haven early on the tide.

Look at this , two hours compressed into about two minutes but it shows the cat coming in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhgeCgU5nUk

https://youtu.be/1eLefRhsoso

https://gpsc.org.uk/
Digressing even further, I'm from Boston but do have some family roots (on my mother's side) going to Wainfleet, I understand. On my father's side, there was a fishing tradition and two of my uncles both used to work fishing smacks in the Wash and beyond (one previously worked on the trawlers out of Grimsby).

EDIT: Can't beat a pint of XXXB :D
Disclaimer: Treat what I say with caution and if possible, wait for someone with more knowledge and experience to contribute. ;)
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freiston wrote: 3 Mar 2022, 3:53pm [
Digressing even further, I'm from Boston but do have some family roots (on my mother's side) going to Wainfleet, I understand. On my father's side, there was a fishing tradition and two of my uncles both used to work fishing smacks in the Wash and beyond (one previously worked on the trawlers out of Grimsby).

EDIT: Can't beat a pint of XXXB :D
I have a lot to learn about the Wash, it's very different to where I have done most of my sailing.
I have seen the cockle boats dried out on the banks, harvesting.
I wondered about your nom de plume.
I always choose the Wainfleet product.
It's the same the whole world over
It's the poor what gets the blame
It's the rich what gets the pleasure
Isn't it a blooming shame?
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