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Like many, in the 80's when living with my parents, we had a pre pay meter for Electricity which we used to have to insert 50p to make electricity happen in your house. The cunning bastards at the electricity board would lock up the 'safe' in your house and install a tamper proof seal in it to...

We had our house on the market for around 7 months last year and for one reason or another the right people didnt walk through the door, so we're still here. Rather than sit on our laurels we decided to put a planning application in, to see if we could make the house work for us for a while...

Just wanted to post to say done my first tyre swap with "folding" tyres. Strange getting those out of the box and on the rim, but didn't need any levers to get the new ones on. It's that they're flat, very strange. Actually took a while to find the rotation mark on the sidewall (it's only on one...

Schwalbe Durano Plus finally worn through to the blue plastic layer. Replacing it with the same type of tyre. I think it's about 5 years since this one was replaced. The only thing that defeats them are blackthorn hedge cuttings, but they will puncture almost anything.

I commuted quite a bit in 2012 & 2013, but since then for various reasons I haven't. When things are "normal" my daughter swims every day and my son does various other things, so I provide a permanent taxi service.:rolleyes:. Anyway I managed 2 days this week, 2 were wet and I pick up shopping...

But after a frustrating ride this evening where I had all seasons of weather, but feeling great...my Garmin froze, I ended up off course. Had 2 punctures I successfully changed by the side of the road, only for the gas bulbs to let me down and I had to call the wife out to collect me. So now I...

The grand buddies came over for a fun 8 mile trail ride today. Jack is six and Ave is five, and they are still getting used to there new bikes. It was a nice warm one and I thru a little curve ball at them with a new type of trail. They had such a blast and of course ice cream at the end of a...

Hi all, frequented here in 2013-14. Back then I had a Boardman CX Comp that I loved and rode all the time, until it was nicked. Fast forward to 2020 and after a promotion at work I've applied for a £1099 voucher for Cyclescheme because I miss cycling so much and it makes sense for me to get one...

I am new to cycling, and currently ride a carrera subway 1 (8 sproket / 3 front). I have no problems at all with gear change, and all is running well, but I have just bought a chain gauge which shows the chain is at the 1% mark. I assume this means I now need to replace the chain. What chain...

I had an accident on Saturday .... no one else involved. I'm an Engineer. So going over the accident in my head it is clear that the cause was my delay / inability to release my right foot from my cleat. According to many of my cycling peers it was an accident waiting to happen. I ride a road...

One that often springs to mind is when we stayed a night at a private hotel mid way down France. We had intended to eat there but the restaurant prices were crazy so we decided to eat what we had in the bedroom. Minibar was also stupidly expensive so we opened our own red wine...........which...

My bike is a time machine I start my rides as a 58 year old grump then iam 11 years old again no bills no taxes and what fool invented work iam jack Hawkins on the compass rose roaming the Atlantic looking for fritz my mate is called that on account of his pudding basin haircut if it rains that...

If you have any +1s you dont need prices are getting a little silly. Just seen one of these on Ebay currently at £340 with a day left. I wonder if it would have reached this price if the seller mentioned the model enabling buyers to identify the age and original selling price. Obviously there...

This one was by far the best. Bear in mind I like it thick.....I do not like it watery. Any veg you have. This time I used potato, leek, carrot, onion, celery and some ginger. 3 oxo cubes for the stock. Hendersons Relish. Bit of pepper Pinch of salt Worcester sauce 2 bay leaves. Into the slow...

I've written up a few words about recovering a stolen bike last year. Maybe if you've ever had a bike stolen you'll be interested? https://www.polocini.com/blogs/news Mods - this links through to what was a business website. Apologies if I'm breaking any rules. I definitely don't have...

It looks like it time to get those slime tubes fitted fellow cyclists. Reading the welsh newspapers there seems to be a spate of people scattering drawing pins on popular cycling routes. There certainly an inconvenience to cyclists, but don't these morons stop and think what grief they may...

Hover fly has just spent the afternoon working out a table showing how long his shadow should be, from the height of the sun and his own height, for various times of day, 2 metres underlined in red.

When lock down ends and the pubs reopen. View: https://www.facebook.com/arnaud.landgren/videos/10216948783091158/UzpfSTEwMDAwMTQ4MTU1MDc1MzpWSzozMDA2NjQzNDI2MDQxMjk2/?multi_permalinks=3006653019373670%2C3006643426041296&notif_id=1588019636084667&notif_t=group_activity

Sorry for the ear worm... but what's happened to the April showers this year?

Hi, I’m just watching the Eurosport highlights re-run of the 2019 Giro and reached the 2nd TT. Was it ever revealed why Simon Yates had such a ‘slow’ (!!!) time? Many thanks.

I am 81 years old now. In 1965 I bought my present bike, from Frank Dyke's shop in Winson Green, Birmingham. He told me the frame was a Major Nichols frame. Research leads me to believe it might not be, but it is certainly in his 'style'. I can't see why Frank Dyke would give me a line, because...

Even on deserted country roads one meets tractors and quite a few at the time of year. Last week I was descending a narrow lane lined with high hedges. I don't know my actual speed, but I would estimate it was about 30 mph. A huge tractor with wide wheels came up the other way taking up most of...

This is what happens when you spend too much time on-line looking at bikes.

I'm ripping out the old kitchen in our new place. I've fitted B&Q kitchens in the past, not bad really, but backup hopeless. Homebase years ago were pretty good too. Wickes I've seen some dodgy carcasses from them. As we have a trade account our last two kitchens have been from Howdens, put...

Entries are now open for Westerley Spring Crit races on 4th April. Men Cat 4, Men Cat 2/3 and Women 3/4. DETAILS HERE: http://www.westerley.cc/racing/road-races-and-crits/spring-crits/ ENTRIES HERE: https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/223096/Westerley-CC-Spring-Crits And the ever...

If I have visitors or go out to someone's house I always try to take something home baked. Rather than buying a cake or biiscuits in a shop. I'm not the world's best cook & there's nothing fancy about what I bake but I've a few reliable recipes. A recent conversation with a friend (I usually...

We have just had a thread 'Person of Colour" closed after four days. We have 25 pages of live threads in the N&CA sub-forum, many of which have not been replied to in more than 2 years so presumably their legs could be said to be gone. Who decides if a thread, other than one which descends...

Like most other people, I suspect, I stopped using my land line phone many years ago. I only kept my land line so that I have broadband internet access and used my laptop for accessing the internet. I am now finding that I use the laptop less and less, as most of the functions that I used it for...

I think it's time to pop a new chainring on this but I am having trouble making sure I obtain the correct one. My chain's slipping again despite being within 0.5 and 0.75 on the wear detector, and on a new cassette too. A new chain is on order. It's an 8-speed Claris transmission with an FSA...

I'm not really into group racing but looking for a few time trials to train for in the next few months - is there a website where such things are listed in one place? I've tried searching for local events but it's really hit and miss and most results seem to be things in the past or private club...