Irn-Bru? Scottish Blethering Thread

[Edwardoka]

@Louch Are we still on for an Arran pootle next week? If so, which day suits you? I can do any except Wednesday or Thursday as I have to be fresh for an interview on Thursday and going by my last Arran trip I'll be gubbed on the following day.
Monday or Tuesday look to be the best options weather-wise.

 

[Louch]

Yes ed, was going to Facebook message you re that. Think wind looked better on Tuesday

 

[tug benson]

Took my TCR back to the bike shop today said i wasn`t happy with the wheels, they said the will upgrade the wheels for me..That was the good news for our day..

We also had one of our Bullmastiffs at the vet as she has a lump above her eye and it`s really starting to annoy her, she was taken in first thing this morning, knocked out and she had a x-ray...Came back that she has a tumour in her head, they can`t do anything to help all they can do is give her pills to help the pain, she will end up losing the sight in her eye and there is only one small bit of bone stopping the tumour going in to her brain..so it`s not looking good for my girl seeing out the year

 

[tug benson]

No idea tbh, cheap as possible with good rolling and puncture protection

The daddy of puncture proof tyres...These things are bomb proof, I have them on my Spec bike, never had a puncture at all with them on the bike

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/specialized/all-condition-armadillo-700c-road-tyre-ec001821

 

[Louch]

Took my TCR back to the bike shop today said i wasn`t happy with the wheels, they said the will upgrade the wheels for me..That was the good news for our day..

We also had one of our Bullmastiffs at the vet as she has a lump above her eye and it`s really starting to annoy her, she was taken in first thing this morning, knocked out and she had a x-ray...Came back that she has a tumour in her head, they can`t do anything to help all they can do is give her pills to help the pain, she will end up losing the sight in her eye and there is only one small bit of bone stopping the tumour going in to her brain..so it`s not looking good for my girl seeing out the year

Sorry to hear that re the dog jamie, we had similar with a dog of ours before, eye complaint led to one eye out, then a few weeks later it was second eye and his balls in one fell swoop. Poor guy woke up blind and struggling to remember why he humped his teddy......but if you opened fridge door he found his way into kitchen and sat "looking" up.

 

[mr messy]

No idea tbh, cheap as possible with good rolling and puncture protection

Just fit some Conti GP4000s and enjoy or
go here http://www.puncture-proof-tyres.co.uk/cycle/index.html

 

[Scoosh]

I have a track pump and it gets used once a fortnight at least.

That infrequently ???
I reckon you should be checking tyre pressures every couple of days. Try it - and see if you need to pump ...

 

[Telemark]

Pfft, a small hole, young people today don't even know they're born. Stick a folded up fiver inside the tyre over the hole, job done.

Why waste a fiver, young lad, when I were young, we had 1 pound notes in Ecosseland ...

 

[Edwardoka]

Why waste a fiver, young lad, when I were young, we had 1 pound notes in Ecosseland ...

Inflation!

 

[Col5632]

The daddy of puncture proof tyres...These things are bomb proof, I have them on my Spec bike, never had a puncture at all with them on the bike

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/specialized/all-condition-armadillo-700c-road-tyre-ec001821

Shame they are 30 each, sound good though

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Shame they are 30 each, sound good though

Marathons and check pressure every couple of days

 

[edindave]

Well 600+km done this week, just thrown out of hotel bar, I guess it's no surprise ending up in a German bar - better think about packing bags for the flight back to sunny Scotland!

 

[GBC]

Went out for a short ride today after four or five weeks off with a dose of the seasonal lurgie and, notwithstanding a fairly stiff headwind on the outward leg, God it was good to get out again!! Scary how quickly you can lose form though, as the 20 odd miles was really quite enough today, although, having said that, I did find myself sniffing around the 3 Ferries ride in a couple of weeks.............

 

[Brandane]

Went out for a short ride today after four or five weeks off with a dose of the seasonal lurgie and, notwithstanding a fairly stiff headwind on the outward leg, God it was good to get out again!! Scary how quickly you can lose form though, as the 20 odd miles was really quite enough today, although, having said that, I did find myself sniffing around the 3 Ferries ride in a couple of weeks.............

Three ferries, you called? You know it makes sense .

 

[Telemark]

I've just returned from a very windy EdFoC admin ride across town ... the tank bike and I nearly got picked up by the wind at some point, proper wobble... The final big pieces of the night ride falling into place very nicely

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