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[summerdays]

[QUOTE 4650919, member: 21629"]Icy streets in town in the morning. I saw a guy who slipped and fell on his bottom with his face going into a clear "wtf". I giggled.
A minute later my bike slipped on icy street and ... no, I didn't get on my ass. But it was near miss.
Karma. [/QUOTE]
Last year I tried to warn a cyclist about black ice.... the lady took out a headphone to ask what I'd said.... in doing so obviously slightly shifted her centre of gravity and went down like a ton of bricks

 

[tyred]

In Skibbereen now after possibly the slowest 15km bike ride in history but I did detour down every side road and laneway that I seen along the wày.

I've really fallen in love with my Brompton

 

[Fab Foodie]

I have just made Celeriac soup with potato and leeks (Mary Berry).
Tomorrows supper sorted with artisan bread and salad.

 

[Fab Foodie]

In Skibbereen now after possibly the slowest 15km bike ride in history but I did detour down every side road and laneway that I seen along the wày.

I've really fallen in love with my Brompton

Not just me then! Joint the London Brompton Club fb page...many like-minded nutters :-)

 

[Salty seadog]

Well this'll be why the taps stopped running and the washing machine threw a hissy.

The last one is the whole carriageway has been lifted and split where it joins the kerb, you can see the double yellow lines under water. Two whole areas of town without water at the mo. Got my bottled water half hour ago. I imagine there's none left in town now.

 

[raleighnut]

Last year I tried to warn a cyclist about black ice.... the lady took out a headphone to ask what I'd said.... in doing so obviously slightly shifted her centre of gravity and went down like a ton of bricks

 

[GM]

Some fecker has just stolen Gravel's front wheel. Not a nice birthday present.

That's really horrible, hope they get comeuppance

 

[GM]

Not just me then! Joint the London Brompton Club fb page...many like-minded nutters :-)

I'm in

 

[TVC]

I have just made Celeriac soup with potato and leeks (Mary Berry).
Tomorrows supper sorted with artisan bread and salad.

You're spoiling that woman.

 

[tyred]

Not just me then! Joint the London Brompton Club fb page...many like-minded nutters :-)

It's so much more usable than I could ever have imagined and is genuinely good fun to ride. I completed a route described as "very hard" by Cycle Ireland yesterday and only had to get off and walk about 3 times and one of those hills would have challenged anything that didn't have full on touring gearset.

The only problem is that I really need to invest in some suitable luggage accessories for it as I've found riding with a heavy rucksack is not for me.

You also meet more people like this as everyone comments on it and I've demonstrated the fold to several strangers in the past few days. I usually tour on a Viscount Aerospace and nobody pays it any attention unless I occasionally meet someone who has/had one.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Well this'll be why the taps stopped running and the washing machine threw a hissy.

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The last one is the whole carriageway has been lifted and split where it joins the kerb, you can see the double yellow lines under water. Two whole areas of town without water at the mo. Got my bottled water half hour ago. I imagine there's none left in town now.

Blimey!
What caused that?

 

[Fab Foodie]

It's so much more usable than I could ever have imagined and is genuinely good fun to ride. I completed a route described as "very hard" by Cycle Ireland yesterday and only had to get off and walk about 3 times and one of those hills would have challenged anything that didn't have full on touring gearset.

The only problem is that I really need to invest in some suitable luggage accessories for it as I've found riding with a heavy rucksack is not for me.

You also meet more people like this as everyone comments on it and I've demonstrated the fold to several strangers in the past few days. I usually tour on a Viscount Aerospace and nobody pays it any attention unless I occasionally meet someone who has/had one.

That's my experience too. It's a great tool and a great conversation piece. The brompton T bag is a worthy investment and caradice saddlebags work well too.
If you have a rack there's a neat way of carrying a big dry bag or large rucksack. It's a very versatile beast!

Google 'Brompton touring' and look at images...there are many options!

 

[TVC]

Looks like I'm in for the evening.

 

[Reynard]

Awh There's nothing more relaxing than a relaxed cat. Unless they're dreaming about what naughtiness they're going to get into next. I have a tortie, I know all about that...

 

[Salty seadog]

Blimey!
What caused that?

Main supply pipe gone bang by the look of it. The network team hadn't got there at the time just a guy on a watching brief. It's spewing out of about a dozen holes in the road and pavement and like I said the last picture is about 5 foot of the carriageway split and lifted up. The whole street is now a fast flowing river. That is gonna be more than a 5 minute job. I should think they will be bringing water to residents at some point. "several streets in two areas of town are affected going by the talk in Aldi while they were getting cleaned out of bottled water. Got my 20 liters for about £2.50.

I'll be going to my mates for a personal clear out tomorrow if it's not sorted, please excuse the imagery.