CYCLOGS

[arallsopp]

I figure a trike like this loses a third of its value in the second hand market. Now, I'm very generously offering to take the loss making third off your hands, even putting £25 of my own money behind it, to leave you with a bike that's kept 100% of its value.

And this is how you repay me?

 

[GrasB]

Nice snow Just been out for a 22 mile ride in the lovely fluffy stuff It's the one time of year when I might be faster than other cyclists, y'see, and I'm certainly braver in the icy corners...

I keep eyeing up a Catrike Speed but price & space issues keep rearing their heads

 

[Auntie Helen]

Ah, so a Trice QNT could be just what you need!

You, too, can cycle as slowly as Auntie Helen

 

[GrasB]

With the other half getting a new scull boat a bit of fold-up trickery isn't going to help. It's more needing a garage extension or shed!

 

[Auntie Helen]

Well I've been out today. Didn't go very far though...

 

[arallsopp]

Good work AH!

I got back from an Xmas pootle with the boys late last night (maybe 0045ish) so can claim my 'went out in the snow' prize for both days. Went to see the Oxford Street lights, which was nice.

Quite cold though!

Me + Mista Preston at the top of Bromley Hill (we're in the road, NOT the pavement):

Me + Lupin at the top of Bromley High Street:

Left the kitchen in a bit of a state when all the meltwater came out of the rear cassette, brake calipers, and (particularly) mudguards.

 

[Keith Oates]

Well done you two, the photos are good and it looks nice but I'm glad the snow is not out here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[GrasB]

almost 13 miles on packed snow... I certainly like my Schwalbe Marathon Winter tyres

 

[arallsopp]

I think its the calming influence it has on cars that I most enjoy. MistaPreston clearly found the whole thing entertaining too, as he doesn't seem to stop smiling in the (admittedly brief) footage I caught.


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qbPgXPMdHg

 

[Bman]

My Maxxis Ignitors did quite well!



View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugt3hdfNtfI

 

[redflightuk]

Well done Aran on passing 12k. I'm just under 500 miles from that total at the moment, i'll give it a go as long as we don't get too much more of the white stuff.
Managed to get 33 yesterday after the main road started to clear and the cars had been dug out of the drifts along the lane from the stables. 3 feet deep in places where it had drifted off the fields. It didn't take long to clear with the forklifts bucket and the tractor with towing chain.
Red was more than happy to stay in his stable with a nice big haynet so i headed off and did a couple of laps of the whitwell loop. Don't know how far i'll go today, it's showing -4 at present. I'm off to see the steam train go through Knebworth at 7:30ish then i'll see what the ice situation is.

 

[aran20]

Well done Aran on passing 12k. I'm just under 500 miles from that total at the moment, i'll give it a go as long as we don't get too much more of the white stuff.
Managed to get 33 yesterday after the main road started to clear and the cars had been dug out of the drifts along the lane from the stables. 3 feet deep in places where it had drifted off the fields. It didn't take long to clear with the forklifts bucket and the tractor with towing chain.
Red was more than happy to stay in his stable with a nice big haynet so i headed off and did a couple of laps of the whitwell loop. Don't know how far i'll go today, it's showing -4 at present. I'm off to see the steam train go through Knebworth at 7:30ish then i'll see what the ice situation is.

Thanks. Do you know, I hadn't even realised my overall total for the year. It's the start of the Christmas 10's, as I said previously, I'm doing 3 this year starting tomorrow up at Farnham on the Bentley bypass. Thursday is my next one in the New Forest and finally Boxing Day is my final event for 2009.

Good on you all for getting out in the snow, We don't seem to have had half as much as all of you down here on the South coast, but it has been pretty icer's though.

Take care all on those cold icy roads.

 

[GrasB]

I'll probably not be reaching 1000 miles this month as I fear I've pushed my self too hard & I've got a background illness as I'm stiff, sore & can't have anything with dairy in it else ...

Anyway I've only got 40 miles to reach my given target of 750 miles/month (around +50% over my nominal monthly mileage for the past few years).

 

[aran20]

Thanks. Do you know, I hadn't even realised my overall total for the year. It's the start of the Christmas 10's, as I said previously, I'm doing 3 this year starting tomorrow up at Farnham on the Bentley bypass. Thursday is my next one in the New Forest and finally Boxing Day is my final event for 2009.

Good on you all for getting out in the snow, We don't seem to have had half as much as all of you down here on the South coast, but it has been pretty icer's though.

Take care all on those cold icy roads.

Belay the last... 2 races now, tomorrows race has been cancelled! doh!

 

[Auntie Helen]

That's disappointing

I have managed 31 miles today