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[HobbesOnTour]

Sometimes it's hard to look on the bright side....... Especially if the view suggests I may need to lay off some of the fantastic Spanish food 😊
But at least I have another wear & tear photo for @CharlesF

 

[HobbesOnTour]

More broken things for @CharlesF

Second thermarest to go bubbly and unusable.

And I've never managed this before.....
One of the cogs (fourth from smallest) got bent and was unusable.

 

[CharlesF]

Shows plenty of use. I wonder how one bent? Maybe a stone was flicked up, we will never know.

 

[netman]

Shows plenty of use. I wonder how one bent? Maybe a stone was flicked up, we will never know.

It's the sheer pure power @HobbesOnTour puts down that did it...

 

[Alex321]

More broken things for @CharlesF

Second thermarest to go bubbly and unusable.
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And I've never managed this before.....
One of the cogs (fourth from smallest) got bent and was unusable.
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That's two of the cogs effectively unusable, as the chain won't sit on either of them with that small a gap.

I wonder what caused it?

 

[HobbesOnTour]

@netman that might be how some cycle in Spain..... But it sure as hell ain't my style!

The heat has been incredible and conservation of energy and effort is vital.

These were the "roads" I was travelling when it happened....

Tough on the bike, tough on me but great fun!!

 

[netman]

@netman that might be how some cycle in Spain..... But it sure as hell ain't my style!

Not even when coffee is calling?! ☕

How's the cortado's over there?

 

[cwskas]

Not even when coffee is calling?! ☕

How do they say 'tinto' in Spain?

 

[HobbesOnTour]

Not even when coffee is calling?! ☕

How's the cortado's over there?

Cortado? As in coffee?
My go to is a café con leche - simple, delicious and normally cheap.
Believe it or not, it has been so hot for so long that my coffee consumption has dropped significantly!

 

[HobbesOnTour]

How do they say 'tinto' in Spain?

Oh, we still say "Tinto" .......... but these days it refers to wine.
It's a killer though. I was so looking forward to hitting Rioja & Navarra and sipping my way around - but it was too darn hot!!! I mean record breaking hot.

 

[cwskas]

I was so looking forward to hitting Rioja & Navarra and sipping my way around

Filed in the 'For another time' section of your brain, I suspect.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Believe it or not, it has been so hot for so long that my coffee consumption has dropped significantly!

Try iced coffee, it's lovely!

 

[Shadow]

I was so looking forward to hitting Rioja & Navarra and sipping my way around

Rioja does come in white, that will be 'blanco', and very tasty it is too. And there is Albarino, Txacoli (sp?!), manzanilla and many others. In fact, españa produces an array of very delicious white wines - less well known and underrated in the UK and US.

 

[HobbesOnTour]

Try iced coffee, it's lovely!

I may have to!

 

[HobbesOnTour]

Rioja does come in white, that will be 'blanco', and very tasty it is too. And there is Albarino, Txacoli (sp?!), manzanilla and many others. In fact, españa produces an array of very delicious white wines - less well known and underrated in the UK and US.

About a third of Rioja is white..... But it doesn't sit well with me. I tried one and found it far too sweet, which for sweet tooth me is saying something!