Cycling Photo Challenge - Entries and Chat

[grhm]

Um.. I may be being a little naieve here, but why did you need to get the wheels off to fix a puncture? the joy of one sided wheels is, you just take the tube out to one side....

I realise this is of no help now....

In retrospect, it should have been a simple job, not involving any wheel removal (as you suggest).

I couldn't get the tyres off due to the tight fitting mudguards, and on my bike I just pop the wheel out ... how hard can it be I thought ... then I kinda lost sight of the fact I was fixing the punctures and ended up working out how the trike fitted together.

I started late on a Saturday afternoon with toddler assistance - in was bound to go badly.

Might not be too bad as I have a number of options for fixing it (see http://www.cyclechat.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=29162 if you're interested)

 

[Cubist]

And the winner is, (cute though the dog looks, and no matter how much the mind boggles at the thought of any bloke in red ronhills) grhm's wife's trike. Over to you grhm!

By the way, have you thought of applying for patent protection for those axle stands?

 

[snakehips]

Yay . a worthy winner !

 

[grhm]

By the way, have you thought of applying for patent protection for those axle stands?

That's one of the reasons I posted the picture, to have an independant dating when the patent challenge/prior art isuue raises it's head.

I hadn't thought as far ahead as picking a challenge if I won.

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Ok. This morning, I took a 7 mile detour round the back of the Malvern Hills (adding to my 3 mile commute). I struggled up several 12% climbs and a strong gusty headwind to do so - but at points the view over miles of Herefordshire was more than worth the slog, as was bombing down a 10% grade towards work.

So bring on your pictures of places/views that make the bike there worth it.

 

[Cubist]

Not so much a view, as a lucky hit on a sunset at Wholestone Moor, West Yorks.

 

[ianrauk]

Cycling is seeing weird things such as this...

 

[snakehips]

Whenever I see a watery scene I can't resist the urge to lean my bike against something and photograph both bike and water ....

Now if only a swan or something had sailed in to view at that moment.

But hey , is it not a requirement that all entries to the competition had to be new photos , or have I misunderstood ?

 

[Amanda P]

Do these count?

This one is the view back towards Paarl from near the top of the Dutoitskloof Pass. You can see Paarl Rock, and if you squint a bit, just make out the Afrikaans Taalmonument. One of the mountains in the far distance is Table Mountain.

This is from later on, coming down the Franschhoek Pass towards, well, Franschhoek. You can see Franschhoek (the linear town in the valley bottom), lots of vineyards, and some more mountains. It was hot.

 

[Amanda P]

But hey , is it not a requirement that all entries to the competition had to be new photos , or have I misunderstood ?

It was, once, but that hasn't stopped anyone posting old ones just for fun!

Now mine weren't taken specifically for the competition, but they are new in the senses that no-one on the forum has seen them before (yours looks eerily familiar, Snakey), and that they were only taken a few weeks ago.

 

[summerdays]

But hey , is it not a requirement that all entries to the competition had to be new photos , or have I misunderstood ?

If so it will have to be the view from within 0.1 mile of my house ... that's as far as I have cycled recently managed about 2 miles in a loop but my arm kills and I'm very nervy.

See your bales and here are mine though not as good:

 

[grhm]

Woah, loads of good entries already! All seem like good examples of things you'd just drive past and not see/appreciate - but will spot and/or stop for if on a bike.

Keep em coming. I was going to I'd pick a winner next Monday, but if they keep coming this thick and fast, I may have to pick before to stop me drowning in options

 

[Amanda P]

Where did this tradition for decorating silage bales come from?

 

[Kirstie]

This counts as one of my all time favourite cycling moments. We'd ridden into a headwind all day - and this is us 1 mile from stopping on the west coast of scotland. The view was of the summer isles and in the distance you could see the skye cullins. It was a fitting reward to the end of a brilliant day's cycling. I'm on the far right, FM is on the far left, and the two middle people are Dr_Smut (stop lurking - where are ya?!?) and our friend The Lovely Steve. The pic was taken by my mate MrsC, who I also rode LEJOG with last year.

http://michael-wright.fotopic.net/p44909381.html

 

[Cubist]

This counts as one of my all time favourite cycling moments. We'd ridden into a headwind all day - and this is us 1 mile from stopping on the west coast of scotland. The view was of the summer isles and in the distance you could see the skye cullins. It was a fitting reward to the end of a brilliant day's cycling. I'm on the far right, FM is on the far left, and the two middle people are Dr_Smut (stop lurking - where are ya?!?) and our friend The Lovely Steve. The pic was taken by my mate MrsC, who I also rode LEJOG with last year.

http://michael-wright.fotopic.net/p44909381.html

Krisitie, you have just caused me a lump in the throat moment. I spent several summers in Achiltibuie, a real favourite of my father's, and now yearn to go back. Absolutely breathtaking.

 

[Kirstie]

Krisitie, you have just caused me a lump in the throat moment. I spent several summers in Achiltibuie, a real favourite of my father's, and now yearn to go back. Absolutely breathtaking.

I had tears in my eyes too when I saw that view. I just love that part of the world. Off there again in April I have another version of that view - without four idiots ruining it, basically - on my office wall.

got some other pics of sutherland here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrmichaelwright/sets/72157607132178245/