tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734449814978587412024-03-06T03:42:27.366+00:00about bike ridesmikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700598606960602417noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373444981497858741.post-87448498898123850472012-08-27T09:52:00.002+01:002012-08-27T10:47:34.210+01:00Coast to Coast 5-7th August 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #38761d;">Sunday morning, Whitehaven, Cumbria, Irish Sea.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;">First view of the Lakes</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">My Planet X Kaffenback.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">C2C was pretty well marked between Whithaven and Tynemouth. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">A cup of tea near Blencathra.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">"Do you mind if I take a photo?" "Go ahead, we were in the Sunday Times yesterday!"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Lots of bridges and some lovely views on this ride.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">We had just about every weather condition over the 3 days.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Approaching Consett in County Durham, disused mine workings. Not a soul in sight - quite eerie.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Just rolling into Consett after a long day's riding. Beautiful sunny evening and the gravel crackling under our tyres like frying bacon.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Last day. Consett to Tynemouth Via Newcastle. Flat and mainly easy off road riding.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Another reminder of a bygone industrial age.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">The North Sea. At our destination on the east coast.</span><br />
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Lynn had spent the summer cycling in France and was faster than me going up hills, on the flat and descending.</font></div><div> </div><div><font color="#993300">A lovely 40 mile ride around the (very hilly) edge of Sheffield, and a reminder that I need to improve my fitness after a lazy couple of months with the bike gathering dust in the garage.</font><br /></div><div></div>mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700598606960602417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373444981497858741.post-81951042918039943482011-07-17T17:57:00.012+01:002011-07-17T18:21:50.835+01:00Sherwood Forest<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUA78xEO1Hva0lHUJEbzhQV94F8H8AcHmSVMrBpYbSMZCwidjlOEOHpv2soIrByf6L7fv3x3SJ8PdsZ30LFOzMbaiq4qelVpiTgmi_TIe0kqcp8FJaCwawGvdWPqeAeOOOA4q3j01QKw/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630370199136852514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUA78xEO1Hva0lHUJEbzhQV94F8H8AcHmSVMrBpYbSMZCwidjlOEOHpv2soIrByf6L7fv3x3SJ8PdsZ30LFOzMbaiq4qelVpiTgmi_TIe0kqcp8FJaCwawGvdWPqeAeOOOA4q3j01QKw/s400/014.JPG" /></a><font color="#993300">The GT got its first proper ride as a mountain bike today when I met up with Chris and his scout group for a ride around the red route at Sherwood Forest. I also got to try out my new Thule roofbars on my little Hyundai i10.</font><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSi_y86vFGX65po57ITxu64ZlhW2fIjzIlxQwd61GfE-Ef-ADpgwXtiT9sXhMyXa6r0lke0yT9ltRwNtbYImBMbLmzeIUZxr5zzUvmcEUn0yU9Fk3BoJ_-e2Yy8BE2jidV1S8x541ebCc/s1600/022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630369978866575906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSi_y86vFGX65po57ITxu64ZlhW2fIjzIlxQwd61GfE-Ef-ADpgwXtiT9sXhMyXa6r0lke0yT9ltRwNtbYImBMbLmzeIUZxr5zzUvmcEUn0yU9Fk3BoJ_-e2Yy8BE2jidV1S8x541ebCc/s400/022.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfVjKXEK8SWyNBKdbKnv7yGwXceMIVZKU4YmEPaU27r1542zCqM2YVFgJK9RI22jF4R6Rav4HQfUvMgywxhD6mG_Y43r4cZ2oIIvMV35nnypE1oo27YQkxFqeiC_JiCwVLfsLEhyTTz4/s1600/023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630367549392752850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXf-D6iBXZZbxwK4CyWQd4eHHYR5SOlbrBkWTLWGnonEx_yHJ1P3DgYM8Flt_1cdx7DBGE0xxhFPD3-ohzrTLZu1RsEjcu0qLMukIhzMxirjoOB7N9Mv-kOgr_jl4BQmZcHgStvtdfnY/s400/047.JPG" /></a><font color="#993300">Chris's son, Harry. A born risk taker like his dad!</font><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0RdtutSnFVA1d4z6DN8YmMW-e-OEIUpb2nq6q0quoNHer2ZS7nKJ9X-b7gvGPlGQuOsB70SeR1VOt5VkhmrvXcF7vQ-PbmIgr_h6BvgfqL-31bIY2ounkFRbnOItHV7KkO44wXL7qEg/s1600/043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630367271159493586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0RdtutSnFVA1d4z6DN8YmMW-e-OEIUpb2nq6q0quoNHer2ZS7nKJ9X-b7gvGPlGQuOsB70SeR1VOt5VkhmrvXcF7vQ-PbmIgr_h6BvgfqL-31bIY2ounkFRbnOItHV7KkO44wXL7qEg/s400/043.JPG" /></a><font color="#993300">What a pleasant way to finish a bike ride!</font><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700598606960602417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373444981497858741.post-50481588294283701602011-07-10T17:48:00.010+01:002011-07-11T02:26:24.194+01:00Manchester to Blackpool Ride<div><font color="#993300">Tandem safely loaded on Mart's car for a ridiculously early start to Manchester to start our 64 mile ride to Blackpool. Sunday morning as well. Good grief. Two pork pies and a pack of sausages hidden in the pannier where Mart can't find them.</font></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp18duHjDsQMTop7hMvpMuF3e-uMIZcKpQ-X23cZsWJOYAH3OCW_yA_ncszSh7B2_xd1VA-2a86Iw2LIsds4B980_Nv0qKBXzopkGsO5n0Jn4rpI0ub7_07nYQhzy658_r6O6otSxgc8k/s1600/blackpool+ride+10+july+2011+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627886770322495714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp18duHjDsQMTop7hMvpMuF3e-uMIZcKpQ-X23cZsWJOYAH3OCW_yA_ncszSh7B2_xd1VA-2a86Iw2LIsds4B980_Nv0qKBXzopkGsO5n0Jn4rpI0ub7_07nYQhzy658_r6O6otSxgc8k/s400/blackpool+ride+10+july+2011+001.JPG" /></a><font color="#993300">The start was at some sort of football pitch that I'd never heard of before and people were talking with strange and worrying accents.</font><br /><div align="left"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GPs3HnuOU8UrPG41qiHE1KXBLMY12Mpc0EnmFIAsGm6TSDhoQi2OJglB-hz2v5fSRGosNmeY0RuJjJhfDNh8F37vRS0HMZgVeh3hjIeAU2f489sp_yTj42_ErMGsERZla_VjMzS52Pc/s1600/blackpool+ride+10+july+2011+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627770620835877874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJqvv12Jx7gl5Yj8uOn4PTa6rg2Sdy2AheDjASCOv2OAq1kBnjsjsL5wFaxLPuIv88kLHwn51D4c3peTjbu7pwjhrkheFml7PxsUfaGb5etmeygolNQkaG1wsJPetNdk6_8yQSxOOmUA/s400/blackpool+ride+10+july+2011+012.JPG" /></a><font color="#993300">We went for an early breakaway to claim the yellow jersey!</font><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMI684FAAbdhxIGZbFg6hqFRjCBSHXXteUUb28GFx61o2kJTfkusAm79oq6RgPME5RwGiHBIbJDyQDc1kPF05R-dQGxHJuI6HLgLU0caDJwAupUduMSh6rDYS1RQm1YT0jnbhq_POVt8/s1600/blackpool+ride+10+july+2011+019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627770292548910450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMI684FAAbdhxIGZbFg6hqFRjCBSHXXteUUb28GFx61o2kJTfkusAm79oq6RgPME5RwGiHBIbJDyQDc1kPF05R-dQGxHJuI6HLgLU0caDJwAupUduMSh6rDYS1RQm1YT0jnbhq_POVt8/s400/blackpool+ride+10+july+2011+019.JPG" /></a><font color="#993300">My Astana top is the closest I'll get to Le Tour!</font><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjAqKL-_Penp_2b-HEKkz8j2alcKx6NjhRGibRpsTklr8jPsYcABaIkZotVl6rZZ7F81prOlasfualltPpv2_ArD_DQmtlcPn8MOaSoUck4LVFeItM23g-4gZjfYGVQgVbJW1GPl3yRM/s1600/blackpool+ride+10+july+2011+024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627768238371852546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWU_eLvpNp__S4WMyEqPmxELzxr7JV2JtgFXpKr0MF3CDafh18DJSsCU-58GIZnjR8fRjEpDR6yMFccN5F8W2SzYl_pbmZL_Q6zchkxh6aucgtj-A-kKZ68q7ejWR-QWoHCrtlkSNeOfU/s400/blackpool+ride+10+july+2011+030.JPG" /></a><font color="#993300">Blue sea, blue sky and a completely brilliant bike ride. 64 miles in 3 hours 45.</font><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAeBdzWPkuqx1LR3uGwYFbmWD7S-sWkB0-VdmQM8P6G4dbDpLfAS13ZuxplB4UcKZSW9CKsyQTPjkyVaumh_2W6YLaDn5JNiLmJGl75ehPWjmCIR_EY1maelxRQW8HsQXX5qloEV_3ng/s1600/blackpool+ride+10+july+2011+044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627767930874305074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAeBdzWPkuqx1LR3uGwYFbmWD7S-sWkB0-VdmQM8P6G4dbDpLfAS13ZuxplB4UcKZSW9CKsyQTPjkyVaumh_2W6YLaDn5JNiLmJGl75ehPWjmCIR_EY1maelxRQW8HsQXX5qloEV_3ng/s400/blackpool+ride+10+july+2011+044.JPG" /></a><font color="#993300">Beer tent, food and live music.</font><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3ias7-j-8IzsRk-nqY_ESfhIV8lLLLpOJJV-9lRSC5AN0MtRJRGdmFXKzPfMXfnAtPSGVkAUl64OjVsm2CteXDQxQkql9sZFEevSClNj9wQ15DouJCNpysBVdIfhVN8b-E3LDejv6q0/s1600/blackpool+ride+10+july+2011+048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627767627041668050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3ias7-j-8IzsRk-nqY_ESfhIV8lLLLpOJJV-9lRSC5AN0MtRJRGdmFXKzPfMXfnAtPSGVkAUl64OjVsm2CteXDQxQkql9sZFEevSClNj9wQ15DouJCNpysBVdIfhVN8b-E3LDejv6q0/s400/blackpool+ride+10+july+2011+048.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700598606960602417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373444981497858741.post-75432538992579781772011-06-29T08:58:00.017+01:002011-06-30T11:04:38.064+01:00York Cycle Rally<div><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"></span> </div><div> </div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">A very very hot Sunday was not brilliant for an 85 mile round trip on the tandem to see the York cycle rally - it really would have been far more sensible to drive - but we've never really been sensible, so we rode there and back.</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Here are some of the things we looked at:</span></div><div><span style="color:#993300;"></span> </div><div> </div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">JD cycles were there with an impressive range of tandems.</span><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8o-7iY2ov_eHf782afZfP7jalXn44mM7_dHw-iguCDPz2IQzWG6P6-5Ex7Pgf0A-bgmXocVAP9BbXyEMURtWXUmL-dVgjNbzAqsd6DlPlOCmHT4Gv4FUxcpwGDUIIUbsBBEUAljA46o/s1600/084.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623555021059314994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8o-7iY2ov_eHf782afZfP7jalXn44mM7_dHw-iguCDPz2IQzWG6P6-5Ex7Pgf0A-bgmXocVAP9BbXyEMURtWXUmL-dVgjNbzAqsd6DlPlOCmHT4Gv4FUxcpwGDUIIUbsBBEUAljA46o/s400/084.JPG" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">A lovely fixie.</span><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojbZ_AiMatKJtWWIXxkgr_ArP8V1szaumS_tTuG9NmQsAN-xX8dSrANjQ4Yc3Ci8mp43yGFqLu1XtSgXKO3XguVBmAKmPs8eR4DWvOzT2IiR7fM-WU25MvuP7WNBhwHHRQha29JK2-xQ/s1600/085.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623554693665528274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojbZ_AiMatKJtWWIXxkgr_ArP8V1szaumS_tTuG9NmQsAN-xX8dSrANjQ4Yc3Ci8mp43yGFqLu1XtSgXKO3XguVBmAKmPs8eR4DWvOzT2IiR7fM-WU25MvuP7WNBhwHHRQha29JK2-xQ/s400/085.JPG" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">And an equally lovely old Mercian.</span><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-NJNkYgaplfTYE18TsIYq3mW1Fw8p29En_UjJYBjeVTf-HC0J-ClFuYnp6LjvxTx4fPuZPlGG0uGVuYc6BdKV4vm5hljTRFQPbDo3qYT3K6WyJCxw_-ZEfJ7HKBDNK7lx8niO6FuyRk/s1600/088.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623554352265057874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-NJNkYgaplfTYE18TsIYq3mW1Fw8p29En_UjJYBjeVTf-HC0J-ClFuYnp6LjvxTx4fPuZPlGG0uGVuYc6BdKV4vm5hljTRFQPbDo3qYT3K6WyJCxw_-ZEfJ7HKBDNK7lx8niO6FuyRk/s400/088.JPG" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">A brand new Holdsworth Pro. I always loved these Holdsworths when I was a kid. Sadly production of frames in the UK stopped (like many British frame builders). Falcon Cycles have now started production of the Holdsworth Pro again. Still in the distinctive orange and blue and built from Reynolds tubing, but this time made in a state of the art factory in the far east rather than in a little workshop in England.</span><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TI7-SCbXzhuK1Dx_Zgvh-eHjU5YKKq0D339qD0p_-MyMEXwEii1aN7MO61qeEuaWMqxJ-Wb9x9G3oUJR6R-EXfJrsj7qF1wT5F6Xh7Udy8Phb5-FX8qO7aF5p_xlBM-Aj1y0o6AU5iY/s1600/089.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623552653165605954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TI7-SCbXzhuK1Dx_Zgvh-eHjU5YKKq0D339qD0p_-MyMEXwEii1aN7MO61qeEuaWMqxJ-Wb9x9G3oUJR6R-EXfJrsj7qF1wT5F6Xh7Udy8Phb5-FX8qO7aF5p_xlBM-Aj1y0o6AU5iY/s400/089.JPG" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">And something that is made in England. Feather Cycles. </span><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhgwbzrLsaD4WgVjRbLU7PF9rnbAc9tRF4clo4xMdjabL1mbGzS9gzxjaqyD16t25HegwN7ebR0Mxn-UPQwJKNBIDzOQgX4hTk0Q5_HLXNSwiwqrf9GSUQAQWprkCP1rfhDidvuGepbs/s1600/090.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623552174875105058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhgwbzrLsaD4WgVjRbLU7PF9rnbAc9tRF4clo4xMdjabL1mbGzS9gzxjaqyD16t25HegwN7ebR0Mxn-UPQwJKNBIDzOQgX4hTk0Q5_HLXNSwiwqrf9GSUQAQWprkCP1rfhDidvuGepbs/s400/090.JPG" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">A hub gear with coaster (back pedal) brake.</span><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IW5X7vd_OooMD13qAkcD1dM-giY4bVaRL2gh9murMYllCr362t-pPBedn_VGpMlGTJ9fRFjNVmUWkxAGHI5UIi6VCuIjQ1Qpvye2JXpyFU_09DVUV2P11CsJBKLomU_6FGGSLQG0O9E/s1600/087.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623551644472271362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IW5X7vd_OooMD13qAkcD1dM-giY4bVaRL2gh9murMYllCr362t-pPBedn_VGpMlGTJ9fRFjNVmUWkxAGHI5UIi6VCuIjQ1Qpvye2JXpyFU_09DVUV2P11CsJBKLomU_6FGGSLQG0O9E/s400/087.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWy0crztKm8qBKhoqR6mUG_DEDh5Hu6E75i5Aj2HAMz_hGMvpg6HS0lpE767AyHrgK0mdgpsogCzLK1cwGm2-FCEYBgx3cyLeE_aEPmfYKk6CDSi3PNoT6AO1rP_8v4mHRH5qy86nnqaw/s1600/086.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623551279482863458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWy0crztKm8qBKhoqR6mUG_DEDh5Hu6E75i5Aj2HAMz_hGMvpg6HS0lpE767AyHrgK0mdgpsogCzLK1cwGm2-FCEYBgx3cyLeE_aEPmfYKk6CDSi3PNoT6AO1rP_8v4mHRH5qy86nnqaw/s400/086.JPG" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Another UK builder. Woodrup of Leeds with a belt drive bike.</span><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV99GfprRlPc6HOnvCBYGMIPt7ul5WcpogDY0sx4T8g3Rcw3oV28QuP-YsnGv4FKyZY7_aGxVsN2KQPhzV-rhuDNsx_IMMnplapreBpkMsv6waYbFbt7UOFrUxTcD1tpFuuOjhLmyWB6M/s1600/096.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623550918090652786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV99GfprRlPc6HOnvCBYGMIPt7ul5WcpogDY0sx4T8g3Rcw3oV28QuP-YsnGv4FKyZY7_aGxVsN2KQPhzV-rhuDNsx_IMMnplapreBpkMsv6waYbFbt7UOFrUxTcD1tpFuuOjhLmyWB6M/s400/096.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebHjGpflM1y0QwlmWZJAtlw_Rxa6c15hVOhhfViiESdOOANtkuVUldkNpMmInJkiCcLUuB1W4MH72cOyDfZjKHp1oFmtqDdQgc58sxgC3bcd2YbWw2Xl9WhfIT1tnM-sGlbRdqkG8fl8/s1600/098.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623550194706344082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebHjGpflM1y0QwlmWZJAtlw_Rxa6c15hVOhhfViiESdOOANtkuVUldkNpMmInJkiCcLUuB1W4MH72cOyDfZjKHp1oFmtqDdQgc58sxgC3bcd2YbWw2Xl9WhfIT1tnM-sGlbRdqkG8fl8/s400/098.JPG" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">But they don't come cheap.</span><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0dtF7SNEeE3IyZQ_s-lQpcpKDciHCsiU2phnemhUza_85T6PxZvg8xuJ5Hp3sH7mLmkwLEaFeL8mJuTahgA3KFlVEwkld4RjUPfmq_xHeYBY4Hs0A0Z4vEAFxhijVYPFTRmTAQGECmc/s1600/100.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623549899209539282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0dtF7SNEeE3IyZQ_s-lQpcpKDciHCsiU2phnemhUza_85T6PxZvg8xuJ5Hp3sH7mLmkwLEaFeL8mJuTahgA3KFlVEwkld4RjUPfmq_xHeYBY4Hs0A0Z4vEAFxhijVYPFTRmTAQGECmc/s400/100.JPG" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">A Woodrup frame made from Reynolds 953 stainless steel.</span><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlYPeo6cXz0Oj5D2c8fwtlCvKTHHgSVKBdc-SSIHiTU9t3FuFS9CdZUWqDPSURGJdiELZoZ8zNFeZS5vvdvNA0FYUehFPuBnKULQd6M-YGVXGooo4w0madgZDktw5QNoRGfotzifeVQY/s1600/102.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623549502845698242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlYPeo6cXz0Oj5D2c8fwtlCvKTHHgSVKBdc-SSIHiTU9t3FuFS9CdZUWqDPSURGJdiELZoZ8zNFeZS5vvdvNA0FYUehFPuBnKULQd6M-YGVXGooo4w0madgZDktw5QNoRGfotzifeVQY/s400/102.JPG" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Another Feather bike.</span><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvZWWTF1Ht0jNRHpfs7EIDTQSnDZinxQ1ZzLelhMoqJFjbItoy4iAbCze7czJHO-R29WceBj_MQ4jgrSFO8B7rnWPJe6LPbSSqtFTQw_YlMWJQYrmMfo4w8YcLbYfg36Zb3V6ywo0Q0U/s1600/092.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623549137611423682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvZWWTF1Ht0jNRHpfs7EIDTQSnDZinxQ1ZzLelhMoqJFjbItoy4iAbCze7czJHO-R29WceBj_MQ4jgrSFO8B7rnWPJe6LPbSSqtFTQw_YlMWJQYrmMfo4w8YcLbYfg36Zb3V6ywo0Q0U/s400/092.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyowKfcFm1OJoVivKufCUhthHxwzUncVIWXS4CzbQZYwu-Zw95yFDhxcYNYyw5Y9xlyE3PmdXmzjsFfe1FenyxJ6aTsoAicwnWJ0_rlQZNKho2oa4LrQdfnJeLuw4PzS7m3IhOSSpcr3s/s1600/093.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623548724868737250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyowKfcFm1OJoVivKufCUhthHxwzUncVIWXS4CzbQZYwu-Zw95yFDhxcYNYyw5Y9xlyE3PmdXmzjsFfe1FenyxJ6aTsoAicwnWJ0_rlQZNKho2oa4LrQdfnJeLuw4PzS7m3IhOSSpcr3s/s400/093.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700598606960602417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373444981497858741.post-80495109957573875462011-06-28T19:10:00.005+01:002011-06-30T11:00:59.877+01:00Retro Mountain Bike<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCM9g8uJ78dP5H2IzDgzbJnQqV90whXCTmFoCXwMFYtmhyphenhyphenH7P5fKM4WJASzAMYysdfvXpOr8bBOSoxZ6ISD7Nya7I_FZaDm7Wte8fTG7WNz33dBzoX3m0WDYY-7C4pNtjNd0fH1QvU0yY/s1600/105.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623335506856934338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCM9g8uJ78dP5H2IzDgzbJnQqV90whXCTmFoCXwMFYtmhyphenhyphenH7P5fKM4WJASzAMYysdfvXpOr8bBOSoxZ6ISD7Nya7I_FZaDm7Wte8fTG7WNz33dBzoX3m0WDYY-7C4pNtjNd0fH1QvU0yY/s400/105.JPG" /></a><span style="color:#993300;">Here's the latest bike in the collection. It's a '90s rigid fork GT mountain bike that I saw on ebay just a few miles from home. </span></div><div><span style="color:#993300;">There are a few scrapes and scratches, but all the components are original and I don't think it's seen much actual use during its lifetime.</span></div><div><span style="color:#993300;">I lubed the chain, cleaned the bike, checked everything over, adjusted the brakes and replaced both gear cables. </span></div><div><span style="color:#993300;">Today I rode it to work and back (about 7 miles each way) and it's absolutely great. It feels fast, stable and everything works perfectly. </span></div><div><span style="color:#993300;">I don't currently have a mountain bike and have been looking at buying something new. I'm now thinking that this will do the job just fine for the occasional blast along the Trans Pennine Trail.</span></div><div><span style="color:#993300;">It has the distinctive "triple triangle" frame design associated with GT bikes - I really like this style of frame.</span></div><div><span style="color:#993300;">The only additions are my saddle bag and a yellow bottle cage (£1.00 from York Cycle Rally).</span></div><div><span style="color:#993300;">And my ebay bargain cost the princely sum of £45.00 - I think I've already had 45 quid's worth of fun in my first few rides!</span></div><div><span style="color:#993300;"></span><br /> </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHKO0BW9yubgNuSt-39uMBlht9qIs1lG5FCjxA4fgTwsvHBB7rKw3bgjhRewj1kuPk2hfkdlc7U2zE2h9zBrEZ-QRh3bbLF4tnXFcmh-F4a_trtBesZ371xbSfh9yHCMByS2LWWMcbNQ/s1600/106.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623335262383834114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHKO0BW9yubgNuSt-39uMBlht9qIs1lG5FCjxA4fgTwsvHBB7rKw3bgjhRewj1kuPk2hfkdlc7U2zE2h9zBrEZ-QRh3bbLF4tnXFcmh-F4a_trtBesZ371xbSfh9yHCMByS2LWWMcbNQ/s400/106.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div></div>mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700598606960602417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373444981497858741.post-82671594375367038752011-04-16T18:32:00.005+01:002011-04-17T07:20:33.373+01:00Tattooed tandemist towing trailer todler<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKZKs6LgNNQ_U3EMU_FeLhCdzouHrhIoSilQEsM9S-UJJ1xHa8zca_nH2z_lPJqUW3zRajUfg32q8DzCkfFV2I846COrCR1Ykf8w4KIr44oNOlSxtzPR_6t1l_s1uE4P6QrHHCtfP6GA/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596235967790953506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKZKs6LgNNQ_U3EMU_FeLhCdzouHrhIoSilQEsM9S-UJJ1xHa8zca_nH2z_lPJqUW3zRajUfg32q8DzCkfFV2I846COrCR1Ykf8w4KIr44oNOlSxtzPR_6t1l_s1uE4P6QrHHCtfP6GA/s400/002.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Coming home from work I saw this girl riding solo on her tandem, towing a trailer. This in itself is an unusual sight, but the addition of leopard skin and tattoos made this an unmissable photograph.</span>mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700598606960602417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373444981497858741.post-64454155123656327112011-04-13T17:17:00.017+01:002011-04-13T18:19:22.155+01:00Lazy Bike Ride<span style="color:#993300;">A day off work today. I finally managed to combat my lethargy and drag myself out for a ride. I found a route close to home that I hadn't explored before.</span> <span style="color:#993300;">It turned out to be one of those days for stopping and looking at things. Something you don't really do in the car.</span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyJTFwmZVjjDZWlem4dXJ1q99PYatuxskEJ99MGsIyUbLcG5IIYvqJ_SnqhT9UlHilPbIWoVUV8ARdzkrnv7BZ5hYTMYZG87tdcAKyWkIHOCINP6G5RzulCwzZNDlTxCEvJTkpPOOH6o/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595108628984503250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyJTFwmZVjjDZWlem4dXJ1q99PYatuxskEJ99MGsIyUbLcG5IIYvqJ_SnqhT9UlHilPbIWoVUV8ARdzkrnv7BZ5hYTMYZG87tdcAKyWkIHOCINP6G5RzulCwzZNDlTxCEvJTkpPOOH6o/s400/009.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">Clever map. How does it know where I am??</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgTSN17Tql2T4Cv_e49Ijh6227BhqygfxkLmISAX-Y4n1JBrjl3wBwQ_5vgVLFm1K-ZSwnwzXTf6f7mqfysuwqGN6AqqOSNNDEEb69340AxCPbtTmUsMMgu63HWcM3084y0rhBwRC8ts/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595108135361008978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgTSN17Tql2T4Cv_e49Ijh6227BhqygfxkLmISAX-Y4n1JBrjl3wBwQ_5vgVLFm1K-ZSwnwzXTf6f7mqfysuwqGN6AqqOSNNDEEb69340AxCPbtTmUsMMgu63HWcM3084y0rhBwRC8ts/s400/010.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4r88OIidyPakXx8oZ395MBSryuSLjDxUf37X6uH1xTHLFuUW4lHfei3fg-MZHVyTUCzwjmUFuNlTvJMYJmSXWKfDt_esNpui_pgQ-0hzSpYPTk2IM3ueFc0pTLFDP6xAlhWleI7rnqY/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595107789375213282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4r88OIidyPakXx8oZ395MBSryuSLjDxUf37X6uH1xTHLFuUW4lHfei3fg-MZHVyTUCzwjmUFuNlTvJMYJmSXWKfDt_esNpui_pgQ-0hzSpYPTk2IM3ueFc0pTLFDP6xAlhWleI7rnqY/s400/011.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">I found some quiet roads and saw very little traffic.</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRl8EfR202g0Pj7z7WYwNuUgQJLo62vcu73qo7bulIP1Gv9S2I2wDxFK2UQ1MOXT2muD66_0kt9xrN1S2ghB3KEqN2c3mGkhXND4DM9jz6f0kDiV0X3sWli0JZ1XSa6q7TOrC_Bc5KE0/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595107553060528514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRl8EfR202g0Pj7z7WYwNuUgQJLo62vcu73qo7bulIP1Gv9S2I2wDxFK2UQ1MOXT2muD66_0kt9xrN1S2ghB3KEqN2c3mGkhXND4DM9jz6f0kDiV0X3sWli0JZ1XSa6q7TOrC_Bc5KE0/s400/012.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qXAA17R-1YQqZ9kku7E7VYpPiGANDjRjHRMEZC6wLhhV5RbtNvukcRfQw_ZeZiQWPnonxwxclYkAUSle_awONukxHgotdVm1h4UB7mty4wrkJhzp2WwvtCOWVvDgj_J3RDJQNkJMNyg/s1600/013.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595105623402857650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApE5IUkTv3u8gVVBE-tuaCHDluU2j_-psDZXkOg-ITJ6kIHXUoI9N0na7nsdnq7waIxFRm2ZGYeUalSAR7gyRRTwwjscFt82LXZo1czlCMVbb2AtDKOgjxfpDp-UhQ_zyF8eNRbg1WJY/s400/017.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLbD52rv_eueGLQxti3uzdxDZv1mR7S_M4ALkWa45iQNTptHCT74I6dzL9UxrphKKWFHJ5Wes5AFkKmxgnw7E8MBnnIJprMBZdEakiVfgTZo2TJdeDOKpD68rhyphenhyphenJnZC8iM8Nj8JSDbP1o/s1600/018.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595105372908950994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLbD52rv_eueGLQxti3uzdxDZv1mR7S_M4ALkWa45iQNTptHCT74I6dzL9UxrphKKWFHJ5Wes5AFkKmxgnw7E8MBnnIJprMBZdEakiVfgTZo2TJdeDOKpD68rhyphenhyphenJnZC8iM8Nj8JSDbP1o/s400/018.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">Some cycle lanes really are useless. You get a few yards and that's your lot.</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5nBFyYokXvyNYAUX754_xZcY1Yz8WsjZxoBG1XI1lTTMgp9qpnIfs5IDJtRcu8wBbf4GCw9rUoq1gFu02pLj8YWWHeq4XLQTcN61iBFR1dtNmgFHsLKtQTv81roLLHmuD5giUXnumCg/s1600/019.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595105101693755490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5nBFyYokXvyNYAUX754_xZcY1Yz8WsjZxoBG1XI1lTTMgp9qpnIfs5IDJtRcu8wBbf4GCw9rUoq1gFu02pLj8YWWHeq4XLQTcN61iBFR1dtNmgFHsLKtQTv81roLLHmuD5giUXnumCg/s400/019.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">An old fire engine. 1966. Same year as me but in better condition.</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3tAVs1NhmF7ctPF8ymhpnTeT7Lz3wuCS_NMzlIgX4UyyshRkXcnG-MMEuFCb-8dzb4t_JNERnzvA-ADMoI-IHFRNw1AT3EJUNyDGNFQqOEoSXMHWdhmen6wxIsHUNKTjINayva4zuFs/s1600/021.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595104074657357858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3tAVs1NhmF7ctPF8ymhpnTeT7Lz3wuCS_NMzlIgX4UyyshRkXcnG-MMEuFCb-8dzb4t_JNERnzvA-ADMoI-IHFRNw1AT3EJUNyDGNFQqOEoSXMHWdhmen6wxIsHUNKTjINayva4zuFs/s400/021.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">With a Bentley next to it.</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLzhbPyFhGGLrA0FkeapF8EWyNA2621tJsaS3H65_dZdDJmfgYZ4t5dwcQZyHH_2qAXDhRrtc0Nm8PiJe_tdTJBkMr9A13o2lBBgsfYGWw_ax_3R0vqfMbbK36_0gBf8AF07LDoty6J8/s1600/023.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595103762606194418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLzhbPyFhGGLrA0FkeapF8EWyNA2621tJsaS3H65_dZdDJmfgYZ4t5dwcQZyHH_2qAXDhRrtc0Nm8PiJe_tdTJBkMr9A13o2lBBgsfYGWw_ax_3R0vqfMbbK36_0gBf8AF07LDoty6J8/s400/023.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20dJ9SoYG9G1zOpmd31lRuOPwHhv3A3oGWFKLW5hqHldbmcQaNMpejQ11xWMSuM8zmbi9O9Za4S6v4ilYzQCZdXT1dvShpf6QjJfJHTPyW_5geyMQkSSw3ZOEHCwOUJAkwT60s2KznXg/s1600/024.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595103402465726706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20dJ9SoYG9G1zOpmd31lRuOPwHhv3A3oGWFKLW5hqHldbmcQaNMpejQ11xWMSuM8zmbi9O9Za4S6v4ilYzQCZdXT1dvShpf6QjJfJHTPyW_5geyMQkSSw3ZOEHCwOUJAkwT60s2KznXg/s400/024.JPG" /></a> <br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700598606960602417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373444981497858741.post-2107541580753742772011-04-13T08:14:00.006+01:002011-04-13T09:20:37.905+01:00Sat Nav on a bike - How to get lost part 1<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJloK4uUSeHV1rgzDrpy71x8N1w6ABWMang_keCnhgQnWjxTZ2q5unyhY-sGVJFD2_VBq9kjoqmbw4W5FWff4vHAEQ1rR_gKqm49K1snN9-GstaqTbf4byjhwfXL9QZKiFSXZUZ67dzrg/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594976623904778306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJloK4uUSeHV1rgzDrpy71x8N1w6ABWMang_keCnhgQnWjxTZ2q5unyhY-sGVJFD2_VBq9kjoqmbw4W5FWff4vHAEQ1rR_gKqm49K1snN9-GstaqTbf4byjhwfXL9QZKiFSXZUZ67dzrg/s400/002.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">In my post on the tandem ride (A long way for a bacon sandwich), I mentioned that Mart's Shimano Flight Deck had given up the will to live. I actually never really got on with it very well even when it was working. I found it fiddly and counter intuitive to use.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">Anyway, for Martin, a bike ride without statistics to analyse is a true state of misery. A living hell. I'd initially suggested the Garmin Edge 500 to him. It didn't take him long to track down a model with a higher number that did more things and gave him more information on routes, altitude, cadence, heart rate and God knows what else. </span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">So the Garmin Edge 705 has arrived. </span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">Our first outing with it started out well. A route was loaded onto the machine and it beeped its advance warnings at us as junctions approached. The map and on screen instructions were clear and easy to follow. I made a mental note not to spend too long staring at the screen at 30mph!!</span> </div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">About half way into our 40 mile route I glanced at the screen and saw that we appeared to have strayed off our route (highlighted in purple). At first we assumed that, travelling at fairly high speeds with the wind in our ears, I had missed an instruction to take a turn.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">Getting back on to our route proved to be more difficult than it should have been, with the Garmin issuing some peculiar instructions and I began to feel some disappointment with the GPS. (I think I might have suggested taking it off the handlebars and throwing it over a hedge, using language that can't be repeated on here.) We eventually turned the machine off and headed back home without the help of a satellite orbiting the planet hundreds of miles above our heads.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">Once home, Mart checked out the details of the route that he'd loaded onto the machine and saw that a route planning error had caused the malfunction and thankfully not a problem with the machine. Mart's wife, Su, had either touched or looked at the Garmin in the wrong way prior to our ride so we were able to place the blame fairly and squarely on her.</span> </div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">Anyway, I will report on the next (hopefully more successful) outing with the Garmin.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">(Notice the missing handlebar </span><span style="color:#993300;">tape - we had to take the tape off to remove the wiring from the Flight Deck to the Ultegra shifters).</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;"></span></div>mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700598606960602417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373444981497858741.post-8515533203944030192011-04-10T20:45:00.004+01:002011-04-10T21:03:45.930+01:00Friday Night Rides<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZVjbWse1u1Zb-DHJaHghyphenhyphenEZ-Qzq2THnEYov_nkArC21knKZXx1KYzyFtKXHcMn0mdDZfbn5o-4LJ8ztLQbeXH2HdqcpFBHJgefb_GLcVEi5V-Hxw2OqMsHIARv2vKImYdwAgbPr7Z70/s1600/fnr-railways-and-stations-badge-design-300x300.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594043763185900194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZVjbWse1u1Zb-DHJaHghyphenhyphenEZ-Qzq2THnEYov_nkArC21knKZXx1KYzyFtKXHcMn0mdDZfbn5o-4LJ8ztLQbeXH2HdqcpFBHJgefb_GLcVEi5V-Hxw2OqMsHIARv2vKImYdwAgbPr7Z70/s400/fnr-railways-and-stations-badge-design-300x300.jpg" /></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">snfr</span> (Sheffield Friday Night Rides) is a local group who meet up one Friday a month for a bike ride. The rides usually have a theme, and this friday was Sheffield's railways and stations. As usual, we finished in the pub. Here are some pictures of the ride on You Tube. See if you can spot the Surly Pacer. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAzLL_OtJzM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAzLL_OtJzM</a>mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700598606960602417noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373444981497858741.post-91085875544584999532011-04-08T14:34:00.003+01:002011-04-08T14:42:22.205+01:00Jasmine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKRKMGKHJlTz0bq_6G56u3cNlzVu4hLZ1mJ8ZmwDyr2nbbrKnSiAJlZ8wojzWJSQFYmWOeo03E7-_uBRWs2ASmXWgTpnJWt_S-FaqAEsUI7bBrEwvzjENs81HguGU6X_tw-cc6h12Jys/s1600/145.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593206375188128642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKRKMGKHJlTz0bq_6G56u3cNlzVu4hLZ1mJ8ZmwDyr2nbbrKnSiAJlZ8wojzWJSQFYmWOeo03E7-_uBRWs2ASmXWgTpnJWt_S-FaqAEsUI7bBrEwvzjENs81HguGU6X_tw-cc6h12Jys/s400/145.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">Jasmine was feeling quite hurt that Peggy has her own photo on the blog, so here you are Jazzy.</span></div>mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700598606960602417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373444981497858741.post-38762963735867507292011-04-08T13:08:00.015+01:002011-04-08T14:15:07.423+01:00Be frayed, be very frayed. More news on the Surly.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKKJvlIKOX-X3uQ119UHlQfE_TBifJ9IiadfNVeUMyYqfOzPABJvRB-0GIvH0XF9jHiK771l3J3pkyvdP_sDKteJepz6WLMszGTMtMSkXdA7CSipKZoaYLqC4KbcmUwx_z43c5kOGEEg/s1600/pacer+gear+cable+001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593189958224426034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKKJvlIKOX-X3uQ119UHlQfE_TBifJ9IiadfNVeUMyYqfOzPABJvRB-0GIvH0XF9jHiK771l3J3pkyvdP_sDKteJepz6WLMszGTMtMSkXdA7CSipKZoaYLqC4KbcmUwx_z43c5kOGEEg/s400/pacer+gear+cable+001.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">In my eagerness to put the Surly Pacer together using the contents of my spares box I had failed to fit the all important cable - end to the front <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">mech</span> cable. I thought it would hold out for a week or so until I got round to buying one. I was wrong. A frayed tangle of sharp strands perilously close to my delicate little legs.</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JFiuNqg6upXrsa6adBAfOAcjoii481j2XXXK4fE82kc0MjtHM4BtVX60kO_oa-L6Chz2cEYYuFhNdTlvGK-PTcbfrMrjCr2G1k7tmmHx3DKIRKXouMmSbo08lSn1Mm6cHEDYo71AyCo/s1600/pacer+gear+cable+002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593189581294304642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JFiuNqg6upXrsa6adBAfOAcjoii481j2XXXK4fE82kc0MjtHM4BtVX60kO_oa-L6Chz2cEYYuFhNdTlvGK-PTcbfrMrjCr2G1k7tmmHx3DKIRKXouMmSbo08lSn1Mm6cHEDYo71AyCo/s400/pacer+gear+cable+002.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">So a new cable was needed as well.</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXy-QbFaUyBi08qn7iUpORBUTIAOqMFqMcborzPCs7Xi6YLwOEkYuDd-8tOOTIVhaCUaNDI-7RPlAt1d0HhcQgZrxI25WL9VUKVx2UD3J9_zZlWhGIti3O3kQv4sC76q_qtfHPXxd1vE/s1600/pacer+gear+cable+003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593189164549908146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXy-QbFaUyBi08qn7iUpORBUTIAOqMFqMcborzPCs7Xi6YLwOEkYuDd-8tOOTIVhaCUaNDI-7RPlAt1d0HhcQgZrxI25WL9VUKVx2UD3J9_zZlWhGIti3O3kQv4sC76q_qtfHPXxd1vE/s400/pacer+gear+cable+003.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">And the cable end. I should have waited, it's only 20 pence for heaven's sake.</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxW95lM7_htjU__VXFlGDkZxOobpXlKVh5JuRdTXtG7YrlVZfiyzw6Res4toVo3UXqI8bPLveY3Vl04_AEGpR70J4IrwcRNGZJy65b_NE2m_cfl3JjY_jnU6CUrdKDAcrNipLbkDkKIY/s1600/pacer+gear+cable+004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593188738570543170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxW95lM7_htjU__VXFlGDkZxOobpXlKVh5JuRdTXtG7YrlVZfiyzw6Res4toVo3UXqI8bPLveY3Vl04_AEGpR70J4IrwcRNGZJy65b_NE2m_cfl3JjY_jnU6CUrdKDAcrNipLbkDkKIY/s400/pacer+gear+cable+004.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">The old wire.</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LePt2sW0hLv_FmeJRXgH9Mres4j9lP4c7KhjkbEhYrmtrX5KhiB0ZqCogYsuoZNhcBOLIk_TrISD9ZH33XzqhEyXh-Tv0RZcvGckDbWNKWeyGSjwKk_y8km9jBgSOek4cgTivK3z_mk/s1600/pacer+gear+cable+005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593188255009921074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LePt2sW0hLv_FmeJRXgH9Mres4j9lP4c7KhjkbEhYrmtrX5KhiB0ZqCogYsuoZNhcBOLIk_TrISD9ZH33XzqhEyXh-Tv0RZcvGckDbWNKWeyGSjwKk_y8km9jBgSOek4cgTivK3z_mk/s400/pacer+gear+cable+005.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">New cable fitted. Proper cable cutters for a clean cut rather than using my teeth or my wife's nail scissors!</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb12RcRtPHoNUhNA7vA2ihngnBAXV2O5En4G1jKwvWVC5-LTWviJCY8V0O_6oF_v1HAnoZ0Z1HFGDNE-lHYRWhaQmp186_aJjV8mgYP6d3iqVnYKhXMr0kK9CXD6YxVJw8nakcmriu50A/s1600/pacer+gear+cable+006.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593187603015344578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb12RcRtPHoNUhNA7vA2ihngnBAXV2O5En4G1jKwvWVC5-LTWviJCY8V0O_6oF_v1HAnoZ0Z1HFGDNE-lHYRWhaQmp186_aJjV8mgYP6d3iqVnYKhXMr0kK9CXD6YxVJw8nakcmriu50A/s400/pacer+gear+cable+006.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">I was feeling quite <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">ebullient in the bike shop so I went for red. Safely crimped into place - no more fraying now!</span></span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaaQp0pdVV4OdD4Nja5txLmPlQrdS6AFgoh59OoVwfVul4yb75SAUHBYs_DelXwjqVYxcuOLGLQ6GPXRzzZkF7NISJdOUFX8PlUnqHNzDDXwEc36_9NH1tNwBLIAnRy6feDJsTsYgcllU/s1600/pacer+gear+cable+007.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593187174080930338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaaQp0pdVV4OdD4Nja5txLmPlQrdS6AFgoh59OoVwfVul4yb75SAUHBYs_DelXwjqVYxcuOLGLQ6GPXRzzZkF7NISJdOUFX8PlUnqHNzDDXwEc36_9NH1tNwBLIAnRy6feDJsTsYgcllU/s400/pacer+gear+cable+007.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">How dare you! It refers to the tires, not me.</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMdsCacem5vENp9esrVrYGKwCDbjioZf_EUh73OlzUhEKRTUx2d3FRdurJS0iaaAOO2RAqPL5hdscbfgPnjoDEsKV3nUzNfPrdRY25vKLcHrJrVytlTlRZK1ZwNsk-4HqYdQGrJImyYg/s1600/pacer+gear+cable+008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593186661124628450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMdsCacem5vENp9esrVrYGKwCDbjioZf_EUh73OlzUhEKRTUx2d3FRdurJS0iaaAOO2RAqPL5hdscbfgPnjoDEsKV3nUzNfPrdRY25vKLcHrJrVytlTlRZK1ZwNsk-4HqYdQGrJImyYg/s400/pacer+gear+cable+008.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">700 x 28 Gator Hardshells. I'm pleased with them so far.</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9Q99p88IiuQGr2ipc30Kq2M4cjm90F-ZI7C80kbB79DdkwyaivngEue71MuJcHCXGn32eh8HigQo9b4a0udvwvxnDhhLEd01Jyp6DTKNdm_VD5CTjScbLf99RX-AyFP_w3cTwz9PJFM/s1600/pacer+gear+cable+009.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593186093696049394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9Q99p88IiuQGr2ipc30Kq2M4cjm90F-ZI7C80kbB79DdkwyaivngEue71MuJcHCXGn32eh8HigQo9b4a0udvwvxnDhhLEd01Jyp6DTKNdm_VD5CTjScbLf99RX-AyFP_w3cTwz9PJFM/s400/pacer+gear+cable+009.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">I like using the external bottom bracket cups. They're light and durable.</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxF0Jd9D6RVdnajuefJiPN58LvtxcJKdicAoLnq_kYNknzYUQDHKJmsd5yKJ6BJkx4hub0hAELPiXV9rxA8UIOe8huPubNhykIGmCMXLgJOYYizkrfeWYmCw7G1CDk8DcOWn0_1HvdIM/s1600/pacer+gear+cable+010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593185657476356722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxF0Jd9D6RVdnajuefJiPN58LvtxcJKdicAoLnq_kYNknzYUQDHKJmsd5yKJ6BJkx4hub0hAELPiXV9rxA8UIOe8huPubNhykIGmCMXLgJOYYizkrfeWYmCw7G1CDk8DcOWn0_1HvdIM/s400/pacer+gear+cable+010.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">The long reach calipers were the only new things I had to buy when I was putting the bike together.</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjGxeSdG9RYoTEuZuzD2SFB22b5fHEZjsGd-zCBvMq7eX7MMQvZPmPaB9VxU0mp2wopdjbDZQCYKOvk8-NThk8o3Jhof6PeIcT2yJhQ28e2nY-N9IlRDSK6Vt0QJBI0INfSFBrQK1Xfg/s1600/pacer+gear+cable+011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593185123420426642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjGxeSdG9RYoTEuZuzD2SFB22b5fHEZjsGd-zCBvMq7eX7MMQvZPmPaB9VxU0mp2wopdjbDZQCYKOvk8-NThk8o3Jhof6PeIcT2yJhQ28e2nY-N9IlRDSK6Vt0QJBI0INfSFBrQK1Xfg/s400/pacer+gear+cable+011.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">XTR pedals from the Bob Jackson were a present from Mart, my tandem riding mate.</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIy3rLD3PhresbOx_xWt02rBOjteJlFQ8UfWHZN7rAJRwOsArB0gAuEpEBEqrWG2VhdigEwsVJiUuZVfipPlPPxa5BoyCvvJUXGJi52axEBpF88Nx18LQWsLWHzSL79TqyrVjNde4xfiY/s1600/pacer+gear+cable+012.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593184705425433026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIy3rLD3PhresbOx_xWt02rBOjteJlFQ8UfWHZN7rAJRwOsArB0gAuEpEBEqrWG2VhdigEwsVJiUuZVfipPlPPxa5BoyCvvJUXGJi52axEBpF88Nx18LQWsLWHzSL79TqyrVjNde4xfiY/s400/pacer+gear+cable+012.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">The Pacer frame was bought on ebay, and it's in lovely condition. The current model comes in British Racing Green.</span> <br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700598606960602417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373444981497858741.post-85448679997221285442011-04-07T21:15:00.002+01:002011-04-07T21:49:30.461+01:00Bike cam test<span style="color:#993300;">Here is a quick trial of the bike cam. Not a replacement for proper photos, but useful to keep alongside the digital camera. For such an inexpensive piece of Chinese plastic I don't think it's too bad. (I've not sorted the date stamp yet - I'll persevere with the Mandarin instructions)</span> <a href="http://vimeo.com/22090170">http://vimeo.com/22090170</a> <span style="color:#993300;"></span><span style="color:#993300;"></span><span style="color:#993300;"></span><span style="color:#993300;"></span><span style="color:#993300;"></span>mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700598606960602417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373444981497858741.post-7047847321411485312011-04-06T18:51:00.003+01:002011-04-06T19:26:47.894+01:00Bike Cam<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk63z0zwNJr9OqTA5d8GPBzEJeTrMfEzzkAjf37kYUb46SREwuwPNjOfzSIzuOds43zt0U1LFzltiQqzJ3dUKcnu7IFgt1mA5YkCtju-AZlm8alzDY03A9S27m2oLnq748jwyZK4eIa3w/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592530393488644914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk63z0zwNJr9OqTA5d8GPBzEJeTrMfEzzkAjf37kYUb46SREwuwPNjOfzSIzuOds43zt0U1LFzltiQqzJ3dUKcnu7IFgt1mA5YkCtju-AZlm8alzDY03A9S27m2oLnq748jwyZK4eIa3w/s400/002.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">I found this on ebay. It's a little video camera that will easily fit to my handlebars or bike helmet. It takes a micro SD card and it came supplied with a couple of mounting brackets, USB lead and mains charger. There's a cd rom with instructions that seem to be in Chinese, so I've not been able to set the time and date stamp correctly yet.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">Anyway, I thought it would be fun to play with on the bike. It was fifteen quid, so I'm not expecting miracles, but equally it'll be no big deal if it falls off or gets rained on. I made a short movie earlier starring Peggy and Jasmine the labradoodles and the results were actually ok for such a cheap piece of kit.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">Hopefully I'll get some action footage on here shortly of a middle aged overweight guy struggling on a bike!</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;"></span></div>mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700598606960602417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373444981497858741.post-53638572687095012172011-04-04T20:12:00.002+01:002011-04-04T20:28:43.166+01:00Loved and Lost<span style="color:#993300;">Here's a few of the bikes I've owned over the last few years. Every one of them was meant to be long term, but then I get restless or something better comes along and they just have to go........</span> <span style="color:#993300;"></span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzhZPhkzRv7iJzZMHGX8YWqw4K1mdDwoODCgpm_kfjxKG7yO2ftr8V3gEVVV25YrbDN1x62rkaz_Ao3a53Bjw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700598606960602417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373444981497858741.post-69802128449757567042011-04-04T18:14:00.002+01:002011-04-04T18:31:09.044+01:00York Railway Station<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DfHFezAHMBjGxb-pBB03RHi3AnhfCuALmu9eA-A9Ynm8XnQXY8_osVp1TuaJAzvaeWXRS0TODZd1MD01pu_0LH8I3A8r2ZyAFx1atcEWPrVh5YpvNZJ5WDDJ1X4660JB_l6uHFqg1qQ/s1600/york+station.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591778800216623682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DfHFezAHMBjGxb-pBB03RHi3AnhfCuALmu9eA-A9Ynm8XnQXY8_osVp1TuaJAzvaeWXRS0TODZd1MD01pu_0LH8I3A8r2ZyAFx1atcEWPrVh5YpvNZJ5WDDJ1X4660JB_l6uHFqg1qQ/s400/york+station.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">Now, where did I leave my bike?</span> <span style="color:#993300;">I took this shot some time ago at York station. York is probably the most cycle friendly city I've been to. I lived here for a while and missed the hills of the Peak District, but cycling is so easy. Flat, a good network of cycle paths and, on the whole, fairly bike-sensible motorists.</span> <span style="color:#993300;">When I lived here I had a 7 mile commute into work. It was actually faster to cover this distance on the bike than in my car at busy times. There's something exremely satisfying about cycling past a mile long queue of standing traffic, knowing that you're not going to be late but everyone else is!!</span>mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700598606960602417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373444981497858741.post-89934679372003379842011-04-03T17:42:00.005+01:002011-04-04T08:25:59.680+01:00Albert Einstein<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOjyUhZtZqdzcD_qk8p9cXpVJLk2B_2DRcfXK5i1zWMkg38zlVoOo3eNOJjMo-g2MQp5knx7vazml-I71xZ29E_2gOO0fXpSQU5ZAZbyTD65Vixu3VYMYLyX1WebadyWzQfJcGw4FgM8/s1600/einstein_bike_f.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 270px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 366px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591398964630101250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOjyUhZtZqdzcD_qk8p9cXpVJLk2B_2DRcfXK5i1zWMkg38zlVoOo3eNOJjMo-g2MQp5knx7vazml-I71xZ29E_2gOO0fXpSQU5ZAZbyTD65Vixu3VYMYLyX1WebadyWzQfJcGw4FgM8/s400/einstein_bike_f.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">I thought of that while riding my bicycle.</span> <span style="color:#993300;">Albert Einstein</span> <br /><div></div>mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700598606960602417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373444981497858741.post-53834238022571847832011-03-30T19:31:00.001+01:002011-04-08T14:42:56.721+01:00A long way for a bacon sandwich<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn847tHLTIGKbxkmLzRFiVQuktiARTOD_Be-7_W9oWk9V8WE9SWnmg-IG-nG-xkeb7xtjujUgTG_d4XAbO7MdudB275n-cn5FJzqRP0QtNx575_10wIHEDYAJ8HJWvCh-B9PhhJGQqmK8/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589943811929207186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn847tHLTIGKbxkmLzRFiVQuktiARTOD_Be-7_W9oWk9V8WE9SWnmg-IG-nG-xkeb7xtjujUgTG_d4XAbO7MdudB275n-cn5FJzqRP0QtNx575_10wIHEDYAJ8HJWvCh-B9PhhJGQqmK8/s400/001.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">This was our first "proper" tandem ride for what seemed like ages. I'd headed over to Mart's for a 7.30 start but got there for 8.30 (must be something to do with the clocks going forwards!) A cup of tea was called for and we were finally on the road at twenty past nine. </span><span style="color:#993300;">Our "long" ride is a flatish 52 mile circular route on quiet rural roads, ducking and weaving around some of the area's main arterial routes. </span><span style="color:#993300;">It was a still and hazy morning with the sun threatening to burn through the cloud. Perfect! </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvla-RlKlq7E-GP6vzkgwTyLzkaV6or32Hg0nhk1E_e5IfTrMf5Fdzn1m1aPw2XfcJFpgotH8LVgcQjUyeWiyWj8pUIgY3FYRv0VejaB-NyqfuQ1Ivh3Heb_SOvCGrF-jmV5oenF7JEE/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589943566255316610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvla-RlKlq7E-GP6vzkgwTyLzkaV6or32Hg0nhk1E_e5IfTrMf5Fdzn1m1aPw2XfcJFpgotH8LVgcQjUyeWiyWj8pUIgY3FYRv0VejaB-NyqfuQ1Ivh3Heb_SOvCGrF-jmV5oenF7JEE/s400/003.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">The sign outside the Farm Cafe invited us to Eat, Drink, Relax. It would have been rude not to.</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrADcsgPIHnaPPm-Zcm_mzICyzOTGwlL7N0waNVlOfauK863V6e6ViqhxQRLg_ZT_Q13WT5Zv6czpqiA4atjbokTsGAsfiRVBHXnKaU5LCJ8ayk9qla9BE3w8r_o9bsGq-xxlyRiasGqs/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589943295319432370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrADcsgPIHnaPPm-Zcm_mzICyzOTGwlL7N0waNVlOfauK863V6e6ViqhxQRLg_ZT_Q13WT5Zv6czpqiA4atjbokTsGAsfiRVBHXnKaU5LCJ8ayk9qla9BE3w8r_o9bsGq-xxlyRiasGqs/s400/005.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">Two pots of tea in matching china cups (civilized) and only one bacon sandwich. Mart was blathering on about low carb and offered to eat the bacon out of my sandwich. Thanks, but no! </span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKanyX4mWdn-KNv5eIFWk43ZlFPD-3x_qG2M4m5etGVSZlhdkcqET_vMmoAc5M1TnDv4QyBxk_3aFwtcv_KkhNYMwcRDQ9kUCX4f5I7xkUWAAiY9coDH9ZhJGZ0Hj80p4EP1zPkogSRY/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589943045226147250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKanyX4mWdn-KNv5eIFWk43ZlFPD-3x_qG2M4m5etGVSZlhdkcqET_vMmoAc5M1TnDv4QyBxk_3aFwtcv_KkhNYMwcRDQ9kUCX4f5I7xkUWAAiY9coDH9ZhJGZ0Hj80p4EP1zPkogSRY/s400/007.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">Our route took us over the Aire and Calder navigation near Pollington. I think canals and bikes are the two most enjoyable forms of transport. It was great to get some proper mileage in on the tandem. Our conversation turned to the idea of Lands End to Jon O Groats next year.</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmsrymXelul0-9aU2rgMUHKHqCmLE8iRDEpWIiBrYde6lClWzSEIJU3cP88we6Eostp_0D98SIq4YzYxgLAogSBVYeNcNRie07CtXZklJZHgvxx8PBkpwkG2EXilqsi_rT_30OsOJJC_c/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589942817232415522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmsrymXelul0-9aU2rgMUHKHqCmLE8iRDEpWIiBrYde6lClWzSEIJU3cP88we6Eostp_0D98SIq4YzYxgLAogSBVYeNcNRie07CtXZklJZHgvxx8PBkpwkG2EXilqsi_rT_30OsOJJC_c/s400/011.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">A footbridge over the A1, then straight back onto quiet B roads and away from the madness of traffic. The occasional encounter with busy roads like this seemed to heighten the sense of tranquility on the rest of the ride. </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">The Shimano flight deck computer on the tandem had been out of action which meant that Mart had been unable to obsess over average and top speeds, cadence, splits, etc. He's threatened that it's soon to be replaced with a gps system so he has even more data to analyse. Time for me to get Black Lace's greatest hits on the ipod.......aga doo doo doo, push pineapple, shake the tree.......</span> <br /><div></div></div></div></div>mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700598606960602417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373444981497858741.post-72432946195993540092011-03-24T20:53:00.001+00:002011-04-08T14:43:19.864+01:00Bikes should be steel - not aluminium or carbon fibre!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCa8Kj1Jz2FJdlvOA3D6BteXvTdvQB-ghoVUgkrbtSiZykC7Y2QQ-vYPabGs6rukkDQY03wKgbHel_tog6WO3NbN1Mn2nlH5ItO6Hvdb4RBT3cnYlEkY4szLRWos3fQxNzAGyi0xixnIo/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587753537481439554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCa8Kj1Jz2FJdlvOA3D6BteXvTdvQB-ghoVUgkrbtSiZykC7Y2QQ-vYPabGs6rukkDQY03wKgbHel_tog6WO3NbN1Mn2nlH5ItO6Hvdb4RBT3cnYlEkY4szLRWos3fQxNzAGyi0xixnIo/s400/008.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">Here's my Surly Pacer. Another steel bike! - they feel so good!</span> <span style="color:#993300;">The components came straight from the Bob Jackson (except the brakes which are long reach calipers to allow for the Surly's mudguard clearance).</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3trQ5-fzxa87p_fwawWEIwhHCYxnZqZpoti9wwiRnvGaILz2XFp7Cnl9YW2TJJE3aPJqcISNl75Avy96bKudlwofLTtCb7xX96ITrmTQ5BWjdfjL-tNRMp66Gudo7VvIbconj9OQQZ8/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587753241486573506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3trQ5-fzxa87p_fwawWEIwhHCYxnZqZpoti9wwiRnvGaILz2XFp7Cnl9YW2TJJE3aPJqcISNl75Avy96bKudlwofLTtCb7xX96ITrmTQ5BWjdfjL-tNRMp66Gudo7VvIbconj9OQQZ8/s400/007.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">A lovely warm March afternoon - perfect for a quick 20 miler! The bike felt great and I was glad to see the back of the winter weather.</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0EjTIxHSxXkrSJ7hWFh3cvkbXKhdtocQqvtPgItrB3oiwkZ7PiWC8WtqeoEWgaUcDvIyXLa9frmE0ttQsoYINyE5QbgpiAoJ_fy-5KMLPGfM9HzcdlnWfIKfijjzZxQ9gkbOBrcLDPc/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587752980063507042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0EjTIxHSxXkrSJ7hWFh3cvkbXKhdtocQqvtPgItrB3oiwkZ7PiWC8WtqeoEWgaUcDvIyXLa9frmE0ttQsoYINyE5QbgpiAoJ_fy-5KMLPGfM9HzcdlnWfIKfijjzZxQ9gkbOBrcLDPc/s400/009.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">Bike outside pub. (Sadly not opening time yet!)</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_D1fphPnTYEeChnFJWVrTC4kEuplLO1nIGG_jIUvn0WFzHBuhQ0MVdLRoYS6q4VXXqS_sUHIzX4FytHOb-cQmyI-8pKfz04d0xoMrHKMOiUBjVy0nvC3IpajG_oRGy3tPqGbT5NG-iQo/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587752735923501106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_D1fphPnTYEeChnFJWVrTC4kEuplLO1nIGG_jIUvn0WFzHBuhQ0MVdLRoYS6q4VXXqS_sUHIzX4FytHOb-cQmyI-8pKfz04d0xoMrHKMOiUBjVy0nvC3IpajG_oRGy3tPqGbT5NG-iQo/s400/010.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">M</span><span style="color:#993300;">um giving her baby a kiss. </span><br /><div></div></div></div></div>mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700598606960602417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373444981497858741.post-1303813597265089482010-12-26T16:16:00.000+00:002010-12-26T16:20:03.078+00:00Snow tyres<span style="color:#996633;">The Schwalbe Snow Stud tyre. Now on my shopping list for the Surly Long Haul Trucker project.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQ4c3T_aQV9iFmcLF2XWPg7rVOs12AwRTPy1NKvwuWUvgFwAkiKgM3S0M1PK_ak6WWmqLu4pFGB3ANpkEfb2Ri79p03NiHuilh400oCqk3xLrmSyHrqpUJJ1cpu_GFYprdqC4rgD__SY/s1600/snow+tyres.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555026003895702962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQ4c3T_aQV9iFmcLF2XWPg7rVOs12AwRTPy1NKvwuWUvgFwAkiKgM3S0M1PK_ak6WWmqLu4pFGB3ANpkEfb2Ri79p03NiHuilh400oCqk3xLrmSyHrqpUJJ1cpu_GFYprdqC4rgD__SY/s400/snow+tyres.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700598606960602417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373444981497858741.post-7174320218271133102010-12-26T11:51:00.002+00:002011-04-08T14:43:52.077+01:00Boxing Day Morning<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGKbF_o9hyphenhyphenB2gkzu0BBcJgz6iyT10eaPMpj_P11HRUVSz7aFsVMEFtWF4DAWVXAN5DHOxcJIHBZN4R-S9arJSB_OOkbPjJ-52GVZ29zp-JoWlNV9-J0BZKOkkTztqdMZPDrt1asULdtKw/s1600/boxing+day+ride+-+bolton+visit+032.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554961589845215234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGKbF_o9hyphenhyphenB2gkzu0BBcJgz6iyT10eaPMpj_P11HRUVSz7aFsVMEFtWF4DAWVXAN5DHOxcJIHBZN4R-S9arJSB_OOkbPjJ-52GVZ29zp-JoWlNV9-J0BZKOkkTztqdMZPDrt1asULdtKw/s400/boxing+day+ride+-+bolton+visit+032.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">Boxing day, crisp, cold and bright. Too good to miss the chance of a quick bike ride and a few photos. Neck warmer, skull cap, gloves and neoprene overshoes helped to keep the cold at bay.</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYYqaSkkJA1PThBxdhNS-7sTS9llRWViXOYZNXWvOBuAn7gM_uCq08WEG0GGFy4s9QqjUIAeo2OGcwGlZP0lOuDnNJ3lde02n_tzfYUaXC4N1J-pB0_hawo4W6Ywm6Ltm2ya36uDt2I8/s1600/boxing+day+ride+-+bolton+visit+033.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554961328453609394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYYqaSkkJA1PThBxdhNS-7sTS9llRWViXOYZNXWvOBuAn7gM_uCq08WEG0GGFy4s9QqjUIAeo2OGcwGlZP0lOuDnNJ3lde02n_tzfYUaXC4N1J-pB0_hawo4W6Ywm6Ltm2ya36uDt2I8/s400/boxing+day+ride+-+bolton+visit+033.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">I headed for the Peak District.</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zX4LEZEKkPvYYByZvsRzZfY_lsOecLbquXKCwinr7sgpcRUE_osKz_0dNp4Be8kaEEjfIAHiyRVjwyapssTqzAAsVdoYaUvflaj2WvxBfrl_XLo8JGbnXn7DhtuhtG24muKlx8J9_uI/s1600/boxing+day+ride+-+bolton+visit+035.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554960974272470834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zX4LEZEKkPvYYByZvsRzZfY_lsOecLbquXKCwinr7sgpcRUE_osKz_0dNp4Be8kaEEjfIAHiyRVjwyapssTqzAAsVdoYaUvflaj2WvxBfrl_XLo8JGbnXn7DhtuhtG24muKlx8J9_uI/s400/boxing+day+ride+-+bolton+visit+035.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">Looking through a millstone at the side of the road.</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5FfLvL4CeOcoF8ygY1gvMhDXnTkXEG-qHX-iW_s5lldiCes7VWpb_vmrmwXTYLDAJAfNcj1MiDL_5NLqhJSNldUmv4fTQYmQEZZaJsQFvMI0l7lcFgd7ijKX8o3fDUmQlj856nfv-cjM/s1600/boxing+day+ride+-+bolton+visit+039.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554960597712103506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5FfLvL4CeOcoF8ygY1gvMhDXnTkXEG-qHX-iW_s5lldiCes7VWpb_vmrmwXTYLDAJAfNcj1MiDL_5NLqhJSNldUmv4fTQYmQEZZaJsQFvMI0l7lcFgd7ijKX8o3fDUmQlj856nfv-cjM/s400/boxing+day+ride+-+bolton+visit+039.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">A wind swept tree reminded me why progress was slow.</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2gcWVnnnxanAFvp8V9DJtf3CzClvmIwYp19Rms4Oxh7TEIkMBJgiNcruFQQwc1e1r6jMGVY-tKGU76q9VqfRXSqqptnABGT-fZYf4hHOchFTzssxha96R3P6U9Ujnk04iUX9pwG821w/s1600/boxing+day+ride+-+bolton+visit+043.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554960298625134482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2gcWVnnnxanAFvp8V9DJtf3CzClvmIwYp19Rms4Oxh7TEIkMBJgiNcruFQQwc1e1r6jMGVY-tKGU76q9VqfRXSqqptnABGT-fZYf4hHOchFTzssxha96R3P6U9Ujnk04iUX9pwG821w/s400/boxing+day+ride+-+bolton+visit+043.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">I was at the side of the road fumbling with my camera when I realised I wasn't the only one daft enough to be out on sub-zero boxing day.</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBjtoYlfLj6-TXZm0QPp0ASN8uPpfi_rt2ONEuCdkF9lkvGKBpzbbM6-0hPoE_gWb_4vdzwsgaSmRZTFIW3y6g1rmNABIu5QDseoq72-lZfXflDyvXbIKIYpWEDFL9KXorMVq6P-DzhA/s1600/boxing+day+ride+-+bolton+visit+045.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554960024850343378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBjtoYlfLj6-TXZm0QPp0ASN8uPpfi_rt2ONEuCdkF9lkvGKBpzbbM6-0hPoE_gWb_4vdzwsgaSmRZTFIW3y6g1rmNABIu5QDseoq72-lZfXflDyvXbIKIYpWEDFL9KXorMVq6P-DzhA/s400/boxing+day+ride+-+bolton+visit+045.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">And then I saw some more!</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKCIWdVUeipBE2sON23Oof2UKPNMqDx_3JC_VzbiNIKqtT05FcDmsV-wJYliSTqT1faeeQJEMX_WiYTG6VDPeFSCumLtZeYRcybTNsuLOgDB397S0kyFa0fk7uCbaImMtTG3aOOPFflW0/s1600/boxing+day+ride+-+bolton+visit+054.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554959602802019042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKCIWdVUeipBE2sON23Oof2UKPNMqDx_3JC_VzbiNIKqtT05FcDmsV-wJYliSTqT1faeeQJEMX_WiYTG6VDPeFSCumLtZeYRcybTNsuLOgDB397S0kyFa0fk7uCbaImMtTG3aOOPFflW0/s400/boxing+day+ride+-+bolton+visit+054.JPG" /></a><span style="color:#663300;">Another cyclist. Here the road became incredibly icy as I gained height. Confidence in my smooth Continental City Contact tyres was becoming shaky at this point! I left the front brake well alone - squeezing the back brake on this type of surface (when riding in a straight line!) can give you valuable feedback on how much grip there is. Maybe studded tyres for the next icy ride? </span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1GO0ve3mU1oGxBOqucy4HK6VTjEa4M2Ag_3UD-OAPiNp-ydkjrhZ1q4Em5PZVOP8vm_I1gg012_6N3lsL7g3iAR-8Zle4GioqV2h-Uzk6HMzIHCjqG1MVxwlsA1uoOjk165NWQEfa9w/s1600/boxing+day+ride+-+bolton+visit+057.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554959245319954594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1GO0ve3mU1oGxBOqucy4HK6VTjEa4M2Ag_3UD-OAPiNp-ydkjrhZ1q4Em5PZVOP8vm_I1gg012_6N3lsL7g3iAR-8Zle4GioqV2h-Uzk6HMzIHCjqG1MVxwlsA1uoOjk165NWQEfa9w/s400/boxing+day+ride+-+bolton+visit+057.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">Big sky and a beautifully bleak frozen wilderness.</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbmYeTILU3IsZWyI9ZJhiENtWZ0g9etEtzDuRtAoGDdtYavi8RYx3l1aRvGx9nj4zzy9MRHRFZjfj1a19OOx0c5E_3OEj7N1Z29dPVtkKP8Kx8IF0MsXjbOt8Hp6rJbKKuBx0yI7_b40/s1600/boxing+day+ride+-+bolton+visit+059.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554958409248817890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbmYeTILU3IsZWyI9ZJhiENtWZ0g9etEtzDuRtAoGDdtYavi8RYx3l1aRvGx9nj4zzy9MRHRFZjfj1a19OOx0c5E_3OEj7N1Z29dPVtkKP8Kx8IF0MsXjbOt8Hp6rJbKKuBx0yI7_b40/s400/boxing+day+ride+-+bolton+visit+059.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">A group of runners meeting at the roadside and heading onto the moors.</span> <span style="color:#663300;">They must be mad!</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgem-1FJ9LdWxZmPXj2jRvLjry2PJt9rL9IXfz08WQl-OJsaIOCw3x-74Cfqm8aXI6v6ZBJ5uJbSguQmyWLVATZuejeLPgjYbs5E1Jf79RtlH9X0gTlmYUeswYLvm3bj4dJxgBKYzOqUAw/s1600/boxing+day+ride+-+bolton+visit+028.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554957948434689138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgem-1FJ9LdWxZmPXj2jRvLjry2PJt9rL9IXfz08WQl-OJsaIOCw3x-74Cfqm8aXI6v6ZBJ5uJbSguQmyWLVATZuejeLPgjYbs5E1Jf79RtlH9X0gTlmYUeswYLvm3bj4dJxgBKYzOqUAw/s400/boxing+day+ride+-+bolton+visit+028.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">Some thick ice at the roadside gave me a good incentive not to ride too close to the kerb. Wide road positioning meant that extra traffic awareness was called for.</span> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYaCpMLvntV_CS2fojjjD1Mglb2UDGyDb4YgkkeV3Y6MEM2fLcLp0JIko6UCvRI-Rs5WH-qA-yFGI9crqflIKh5f93tVyQ8Ea_eS-8SQUzpCB_4u9aHHU_f5FSaVe4H-pJ9DlKK5b0fa0/s1600/boxing+day+ride+-+bolton+visit+026.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554957606746137122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYaCpMLvntV_CS2fojjjD1Mglb2UDGyDb4YgkkeV3Y6MEM2fLcLp0JIko6UCvRI-Rs5WH-qA-yFGI9crqflIKh5f93tVyQ8Ea_eS-8SQUzpCB_4u9aHHU_f5FSaVe4H-pJ9DlKK5b0fa0/s400/boxing+day+ride+-+bolton+visit+026.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#663300;">A frozen mill pond.</span> <span style="color:#663333;">Uphill with a headwind. Minus 10. Lovely and fresh.</span> <br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyGzHfgaN-s2VtRb57O4M5FKO1v2XFcL7C83E9lsDodQXpF_kilxNL9l9uhCw31vx2dYnl9KRlDcWDq7M2tlA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700598606960602417noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373444981497858741.post-45378773907626325162010-12-12T07:42:00.000+00:002010-12-12T09:02:17.898+00:00Stripped and naked<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCQFeemFE-d4ihe1igWWXiCjjNrEx0uaCn7edArzutkC0j3mmJqW6BXUSFvb2XrvQIiM7pds4AAWR0HhP3HieUv7uj9xIBlsVHW65hFIusHP-aKSkhaCYQPaPW56Dv2vUw1Hcy4AAef0/s1600/029.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549703171722076786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCQFeemFE-d4ihe1igWWXiCjjNrEx0uaCn7edArzutkC0j3mmJqW6BXUSFvb2XrvQIiM7pds4AAWR0HhP3HieUv7uj9xIBlsVHW65hFIusHP-aKSkhaCYQPaPW56Dv2vUw1Hcy4AAef0/s400/029.JPG" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">Here's my Bob Jackson, ready to be boxed and shipped after I sold it on ebay.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">My local bike shop gave me a frame box which fit like a glove and held the frame securely and perfectly still.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">There was a cardboard tube which fitted through the bottom bracket shell and kept the frame suspended in the box acting like a shock absorber. </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">Plenty of bubble wrap finished the job off and ensured a comfortable trip to Australia.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">My ebay buyer asked me if I would drop the frame off at his parent's house so they could arrange shipping. It turned out that they lived about 10 minutes from my old house in York - so this was easy for me - what's the chances of that happening?</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">He contacted me some time later to say the frame had arrived safely. He was born in Leeds (as was the frame) and had ridden a Bob Jackson as a teenager in his first time trial, so this was a bit of nostalgia for him.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">It was a lovely steel frame (Reynolds 631) and performed beautifully. But these days I'm looking for a little bit more comfort. Looking forward to reporting on the Surly Long Haul Trucker </span><a href="http://www.surlybikes.com/frames/long_haul_trucker_frame/"><span style="color:#993300;">http://www.surlybikes.com/frames/long_haul_trucker_frame/</span></a></div><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">I hope you're happy in your new life, Bob.</span></div>mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700598606960602417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373444981497858741.post-54199741247276151702010-12-11T11:57:00.000+00:002010-12-13T08:13:30.552+00:00Goodbye Bob Jackson<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrUwdkoLvnfNr0AZPvznkFtboJUB0uMiY_CWsG-kav1YdNslGo3oVMNB3Qv7u_TtMdCGr7KEYNz38Ea7Hp2y_sNSKPqxSgsgkN1qtZotBID4SKLQHf2Uixk88YvDfGa8ModaCCq6Fz-Q/s1600/016.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 403px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 306px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550076837050421906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrUwdkoLvnfNr0AZPvznkFtboJUB0uMiY_CWsG-kav1YdNslGo3oVMNB3Qv7u_TtMdCGr7KEYNz38Ea7Hp2y_sNSKPqxSgsgkN1qtZotBID4SKLQHf2Uixk88YvDfGa8ModaCCq6Fz-Q/s400/016.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNKrSr822Q-iMiWxnQBjlptVhAZPdWcpGhSQgbSpoVXKT9BilvqWT38OTYzYWWWDqgRtnmjZKQLmZNI9Wy7BcjsT8lhWfhkwgG_0ugW8AI87ETTa9JlV_jrCERPpw5ZWouKNCx9lBnnY/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 184px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550076269267981650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNKrSr822Q-iMiWxnQBjlptVhAZPdWcpGhSQgbSpoVXKT9BilvqWT38OTYzYWWWDqgRtnmjZKQLmZNI9Wy7BcjsT8lhWfhkwgG_0ugW8AI87ETTa9JlV_jrCERPpw5ZWouKNCx9lBnnY/s400/011.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydNMOXdgXo6vVyGGf50dyqALtowfS-ErrwCUFF_qMT1aROuxTwhp8N8SfClx7oBZZgHLu9YuGwGsat4lsj8Zef6zhFtCJnZXjLf8Zh4rIUftE_ChJjWg9qZkGWkhvqxVoq3dvTRjk7bk/s1600/015.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549406084830290674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydNMOXdgXo6vVyGGf50dyqALtowfS-ErrwCUFF_qMT1aROuxTwhp8N8SfClx7oBZZgHLu9YuGwGsat4lsj8Zef6zhFtCJnZXjLf8Zh4rIUftE_ChJjWg9qZkGWkhvqxVoq3dvTRjk7bk/s320/015.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9t4xu-kGHTd7JHJJwiAbIriqFd5vA1Z7E5brxFjPZpE6D3oNhlulyenPrFOrFvoqXWm3SoZGVqUCW1T0hMyx2HpE9Ukg979qb9a4mxOIStmuwt9z8vPdWGiCnRTKVnIZB7XCoHdoU9Y/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549405429200659346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9t4xu-kGHTd7JHJJwiAbIriqFd5vA1Z7E5brxFjPZpE6D3oNhlulyenPrFOrFvoqXWm3SoZGVqUCW1T0hMyx2HpE9Ukg979qb9a4mxOIStmuwt9z8vPdWGiCnRTKVnIZB7XCoHdoU9Y/s320/008.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5SVJKeGzfCtIvCZxcLdWBZlzh8lEA6By2ALIKMpzyqWN5wqpZF-KgqJ0H1aZB4TzkODuM0WPLUq6aHQPMqJ8tB0YNntVKoBpNRzUzGf79D_wfxm0KGL4HZNvfHyUaMy81-CFipguEIk/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549405085538199858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5SVJKeGzfCtIvCZxcLdWBZlzh8lEA6By2ALIKMpzyqWN5wqpZF-KgqJ0H1aZB4TzkODuM0WPLUq6aHQPMqJ8tB0YNntVKoBpNRzUzGf79D_wfxm0KGL4HZNvfHyUaMy81-CFipguEIk/s320/012.JPG" /></a><span style="color:#993300;">I'm increasingly enjoying riding my cheap n cheerful Kona Smoke with its lovely steel frame and huge fat slick tyres that absorb the worst that Sheffield's roads can throw at it. So much so that lack of use has seen my Bob Jackson Olympus road bike stripped down and the frame is now with its new owner in Australia (courtesy of ebay).</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">Before the Bob Jackson went to start its new life in the southern hemisphere I conducted a little experiment where I did the same ride on two consecutive days, first on the road bike with its skinny 700 x 23 tyres, and then on the relatively heavy Kona with flat bars and a fairly upright riding position. </span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">The ride I chose was a hilly route from south west Sheffield into the Peak District. A very steep climb up Winnats Pass in Castleton was followed by a steep fast and twisting descent back down into Edale and a long pull back out of Hathersage to the Fox House and back home. A distance of about 40 miles in total.</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">I'm not going to attempt a complicated analysis of the difference between two completely different types of bike. However, what I can say is that (for me) the advantages of a softer ride, more upright position and what I percieve to be stronger stopping power of V brakes over the road bike's Tiagra brakeset went a long way to offset the weight disadvantage.<br /></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">The fact that day one saw me with my head down trying to keep progress as swift as possible with day two being an altogether more relaxed affair with plenty of stops to take photos and sample cornish pasties from a shop in Hope means that an objective comparison of speeds can't be made. However, for smiles per hour the flat bar Kona came out way above my roadie.</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;">I will, no doubt, replace the road bike when I get a renewed urge to punish myself with time trials or some such nonesense. For now the Kona is my daily ride and has been upgraded with Deore gears, brakes and hollowtech bottom bracket. </span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#993300;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700598606960602417noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373444981497858741.post-83234059697049868172010-12-11T10:40:00.001+00:002011-04-08T14:44:18.540+01:00Peggy loves the snow<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-hlIJgXK2jFLKH8vgYLe6VwzPqlAMOr8YqTLEt_Fe7SJ5_sp79Afb_lKmI_lTk21LxgyN5tBOoi1ja24N1KUxyVGjf_aSPYahFKFhOdVG-Iiu4BmeNMuZ_BBR93P_8YxfoNokpvFmYU/s1600/snow+2010+021.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549373172450510578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-hlIJgXK2jFLKH8vgYLe6VwzPqlAMOr8YqTLEt_Fe7SJ5_sp79Afb_lKmI_lTk21LxgyN5tBOoi1ja24N1KUxyVGjf_aSPYahFKFhOdVG-Iiu4BmeNMuZ_BBR93P_8YxfoNokpvFmYU/s320/snow+2010+021.JPG" /></a> <br /><div></div>mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700598606960602417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373444981497858741.post-60011259502193608012010-12-11T10:25:00.000+00:002010-12-11T10:38:54.716+00:00Just starting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJfl_7oGKXDUmdv3VSZcr8b7lqi3Zx3vKGLjtCXCtUaFMFB6YX-fjfeF-4Ek708YFYa1h2EB04z7weaqXoqBx5tRRE5U-3U82BrlxPOXEOvM1TVD5az1k8GWkAg0sQ3lOZt-Y1HOaN4U/s1600/snow+2010+042.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549371767484436226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJfl_7oGKXDUmdv3VSZcr8b7lqi3Zx3vKGLjtCXCtUaFMFB6YX-fjfeF-4Ek708YFYa1h2EB04z7weaqXoqBx5tRRE5U-3U82BrlxPOXEOvM1TVD5az1k8GWkAg0sQ3lOZt-Y1HOaN4U/s320/snow+2010+042.JPG" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#663300;">I've started my new blog during a spell of particularly snowy / icy weather here in Sheffield which has severely curtailed my cycling activities (and my freelence work as a cycle trainer in schools). I took this photo of our local train station as I gave up on the car and trudged through the snow to buy milk and bread.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#663300;">Loads of stuff planned for the coming months as the weather improves, including the Coast to Coast and a 100 mile tandem ride early in the new year. </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#663300;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#663300;">I will also document the progress of my forthcoming bike build on here. The plan is for a Surly Long Haul Trucker to be put together before spring time, so I will post photos of progress on this project.</span></div>mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700598606960602417noreply@blogger.com0