Fubar
Legendary Member
I'm a bit shocked by that statement - you have a clue about bikes?!?
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I'm a bit shocked by that statement - you have a clue about bikes?!?
Harry_Palmer79
Guru
- Location
- Wet coast of Scotland
Well, after the hassle I had last weekend with my chain jumping clean off the biggest and smallest rear cogs (when Decathlon had supposedly just given my bike a full service) I just re-indexed my gears myself and they're now shifting perfectly... and stopping at the last gears without jumping off the end! 
(Thanks for the advice @mr messy @Rasmus)
(Thanks for the advice @mr messy @Rasmus)
Well, after the hassle I had last weekend with my chain jumping clean off the biggest and smallest rear cogs (when Decathlon had supposedly just given my bike a full service) I just re-indexed my gears myself and they're now shifting perfectly... and stopping at the last gears without jumping off the end!
You were indexing gears until after 2AM? 
That's dedication ...
T
Harry_Palmer79
Guru
- Location
- Wet coast of Scotland
I may have finished slightly before then... but I did just get the notion to do it about midnight!
T
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Louch
105% knowledge on 105
- Location
- Kingdom of Kinnard
for those on Twitter, I have a friend who is trying to self fund her way into the Scottish cycling team for next years Commonwealth games. She is chasing a sponsor, and the sponsorship will go up the more followers she has on social media to promote them. Link to her Twitter below, she doesnt post a lot, and would really help her out . was seeing her cycling posts that got me into it, but dont blame her for that!
https://twitter.com/Ishbelodrome
https://twitter.com/Ishbelodrome
Just back from a wee outing for lunch at South Queensferry with HJ, the rain 
only caught up with us as we were back in central Edinburgh. We managed to time our return along the Roseburn Path to be under the path of the flypast & hear a bit of music from the floodlit Murrayfield Stadium - HJ is now watching Scotland v South Africa on the TV, not going too well for Scotland, I am afraid.
Apart from a wee incident with wet leaves (no real harm done, but well worth watching out for at this time of year
), it was a gorgeous day for being out on the bike, and lunch was good, too 
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We saw this wee boat floating past ... sadly now cargo only, otherwise it would be the perfect transport for a cycle trip on the continent ...
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only caught up with us as we were back in central Edinburgh. We managed to time our return along the Roseburn Path to be under the path of the flypast & hear a bit of music from the floodlit Murrayfield Stadium - HJ is now watching Scotland v South Africa on the TV, not going too well for Scotland, I am afraid.Apart from a wee incident with wet leaves (no real harm done, but well worth watching out for at this time of year
), it was a gorgeous day for being out on the bike, and lunch was good, too .We saw this wee boat floating past ... sadly now cargo only, otherwise it would be the perfect transport for a cycle trip on the continent ...
T
Harry_Palmer79
Guru
- Location
- Wet coast of Scotland
Gah, need to get back out on the bike soon... only 44km to go to hit my target for the year. I would be there already but for three weeks off the bike in July while I recovered physically (and mentally a little bit too) from my Arran acrobatics (my wallet took a little longer to recover!)
Hope to get lots more miles in next year, so a bigger target will be required!
(my wallet took a little longer to recover!) Hope to get lots more miles in next year, so a bigger target will be required!
Fubar
Legendary Member
Gah, need to get back out on the bike soon... only 44km to go to hit my target for the year. I would be there already but for three weeks off the bike in July while I recovered physically (and mentally a little bit too) from my Arran acrobatics
Hope to get lots more miles in next year, so a bigger target will be required!
A nice wee trip to Dollar would see you right for the year...
Fubar
Legendary Member
Just back from a wee outing for lunch at South Queensferry with HJ, the rain
Apart from a wee incident with wet leaves (no real harm done, but well worth watching out for at this time of year
We saw this wee boat floating past ... sadly now cargo only, otherwise it would be the perfect transport for a cycle trip on the continent ...
T
Arran = continent, surely?!?
- Location
- Glasgow
Anybody knows what was up this morning in the Kings Park area, at the junction across the hotel?
I was riding towards the Green, there were 2 buses stopped at an angle in the middle of the junction, a group of cyclists between them.
I recognized the Glasgow Green Racing Club's kit, along with some other riders on hybrids.
By the time I reached them, everybody had moved off.
I was riding towards the Green, there were 2 buses stopped at an angle in the middle of the junction, a group of cyclists between them.
I recognized the Glasgow Green Racing Club's kit, along with some other riders on hybrids.
By the time I reached them, everybody had moved off.
... from the east coast?
It would take a ferry quite a while to go over to Arran from Rosyth 
... T
Harry_Palmer79
Guru
- Location
- Wet coast of Scotland
A nice wee trip to Dollar would see you right for the year...
Unfortunately I've already put my name down for a walk that day, but if I can make it I'll be there for sure!
though to be fair that's more cake for the rest of us! 
