Irn-Bru? Scottish Blethering Thread

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Looks nice, as you say something solid bolted/cemented into the ground to lock the bikes to would add peace of mind ... depending on how safe your back garden/neighbourhood is in general.

I am really enjoying not just having one bike, means I don't have to take out the nicer one in the corroding winter conditions unless there's something wrong with the 'tank', and have a spare if something does go wrong with either ... Apart from that, I am quite attached to my bikes , with lots of memories of great days/long weekends out, so would find it hard to get rid of one, unless I absolutely have to, or it's broken (only ever had 1 frame break, fingers crossed) ...

T

 

[Louch]

neighborhood and garden are both good, have lived here 9 years with no issues. ( touch wood!)

I was prepared to sell, until I rode the bike again, and all the memories of last year flooded back. Last year, cycling excluded, was a year I wont miss in any way. Work was hard going with lots of travel, split up with someone , lost a relative, and a few kids we fostered that I was close to moved away. All that look a lot out of me, and I really struggled at times. the only good thing I had was being on the bike, and meeting the people from on here, who I now talk to more than most of my " real life" friends. Al those memories came back when on the bike last week, and then taking on a hill that I never ever seen me cycling. that feeling and those memories all came back, and I knew I couldnt sell the bike that helped me out.

So instead I have fallen out with my mum for 3 days after an argument on storage, and had to spend about £200 to store and run both bikes as +1 was already on its way.

 

[Telemark]

Good to hear that the cycling helps/helped you last year, here's to 2014 ... hopefully it can only get better (and that you and your mum have made peace again )

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[tug benson]

@Louch

 

[tug benson]

@jazloc

 

[Fubar]

Some of us will already know but @ShooglyDougie wee package arrived earlier today - mum et al doing great by all accounts. Not much detail and hope he won't mind me sharing his happy news!

 

[Scoosh]

No sleep for SD then !

 

[edindave]

And I thought yesterday's ride was grim. This weekend has been er... good conditioning for something I hope!

 

[Telemark]

And I thought yesterday's ride was grim. This weekend has been er... good conditioning for something I hope!

Did you go on the morning club ride today and head east perchance?
I waited until after lunch and had a lovely ~50k ride out west, a wee loop via Hopetoun in the sunshine (intermittent, but still a fair bit), +8C, no wind, lots of happy smiley cyclists about

T

 

[Fubar]

And I thought yesterday's ride was grim. This weekend has been er... good conditioning for something I hope!

Today was much better than yesterday, another soaking - character building!

 

[tug benson]

I really hate cycling in the wet, i don`t mind the cold, you get wrapped up warm and you don`t really feel the cold...

 

[edindave]

Did you go on the morning club ride today and head east perchance?
I waited until after lunch and had a lovely ~50k ride out west, a wee loop via Hopetoun in the sunshine (intermittent, but still a fair bit), +8C, no wind, lots of happy smiley cyclists about

T

No, it was a wee Audax Ecosse burl up to Sutra and then East Linton. The sun broke through as I got back to Edinburgh.

Glad some folks waited and got a fair ride later on.

 

[ShooglyDougie]

Some of us will already know but @ShooglyDougie wee package arrived earlier today - mum et al doing great by all accounts. Not much detail and hope he won't mind me sharing his happy news!

Thanks Mark!!! just been really busy. then then then then then then then sums it up for me. Shoogly Jr (aka Wee Davey) is doing great, Mrs Shoogly needs to stay in for observations so i'm home alone tonight so am keeping myself distracted till 9ish tomorrow so am on here,

he's just amazing .

 

[Louch]

Congrats to you both . Beautiful wee boy there , guessing his mum dressed him since he isn't in all black

 

[Telemark]

Awww, congratulations to all three of you! Very cute, he doesn't look like's just been born today...
Sleeping very peacefully in the photo, just wait until he discovers his lungs ...
Apparently there are wee cot type thingies you can attach to the bike for surprisingly young babies (a few months old)... I can ask a keen cyclist colleague (daddy rather than mum) for the details if you don't have them already (and if Mrs @ShooglyDougie doesn't veto such things!)

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