Mundane News

[marknotgeorge]

It's a cat, they are all dicks one way or another, every last Cat Jack of them.

Even female ones. Elderly Tuppence, who is over 100 in human years apparently, has taken to sleeping overnight at the top of the stairs. These being steep, Edwardian house stairs, with a right-angle bend at the top. Of course, she's lying in the wide bit.

 

[marknotgeorge]

In other news, I have done half the soldering for the second try of my dynohub to usb converter. The first go I failed to take into account the size of the capacitors and the waterproof switch and connectors. I think I've worked out how to integrate a LiPo charging circuit and cache battery (Adafruit have some great little circuits), but they won't fit unless I can shrink the rectifier and regulator circuit down.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

[QUOTE 4687778, member: 21629"]Explanation please.[/QUOTE]
Ian rides with baby wipes so that he can arrive anywhere with a spotless bike.

 

[StuAff]

Ian rides with baby wipes so that he can arrive anywhere with a spotless bike.

That. Have a look next time you ride with him. Bikes are always immaculate...

 

[StuAff]

[QUOTE 4687792, member: 21629"][/QUOTE]
Yup, the only time mine are that clean is when they come back from the LBS.....

 

[classic33]

[QUOTE 4686966, member: 21629"]Finally made myself to clean the bike left by one of tenants and used my myself. Few discoveries have been made during cleaning process:

• frame colour is yellow
• cassette is not black
• chainset is not black

Hunting for cheap/free BMX stem now because current one is too long and frame is too large for me (size L, I need S).

View attachment 338297 [/QUOTE]
You're missing dust caps, and it looks like the tyres could do with a bit more air in them, whilst you're at it.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Yup, the only time mine are that clean is when they come back from the LBS.....

I treated a bike to an LBS service a couple of months ago; came back so clean it's only just beginning to feel like my bike again.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Crap bikes need love, too. Actually, GT is a pretty fine machine. Much better than most.

 

[Maverick Goose]

I'd two before three.

2 out of 3 ain't bad

 

[classic33]

[QUOTE 4687820, member: 21629"]Dust caps aren't necessary because I'm not going to ride in deep puddles.
Max pressure of tyres is 3 bars only.

I'm also missing normal view of fork and clipless pedals and proper saddle and ... hang on, it's crap bike only.[/QUOTE]
It's a bike! And I'm with @Gravity Aided on this.

Dustcaps keep the dirt out, not just water.

 

[Reynard]

That is very neighbourly of you both, and lovely to hear. What nuts does he grow? I guess he likes being able to reciprocate.

One of the (many) things that I like about living here, is the lovely neighbours that I have. We are not in the habit of popping into each others' houses, but they are friendly and helpful.

Cyril has two large walnut trees. He's not that keen on nuts, so he gives them to me.

I have some good neighbours here too. We're very rural here, so it's nice to know I can always ask for a hand and vice versa. When my lawnmower threw the toys out of the pram a while back, Cyril came round with his and cut my grass. When his strimmer went *fzzzzt*, I went over with mine and did the bits along his hedge that were getting a bit overgrown.

 

[Reynard]

Right, I'd better get to bed. It's been a ridiculously long day.

Will need to split logs for the heating tomorrow, but I'll see if I can squeeze a nice ride in as other than wanging some potatoes in the oven for jackets I don't need to cook. Have some pulled pork in the fridge (was a Tesco's Finest one that I snagged for £1.50 on YS) and there's still some veg left from the lot I batch cooked the other day.

 

[Illaveago]

He does live that way and still works a GP Practice in the area.

How does he manage to have the time to do all those things plus write books and appear on Countdown?
He is good though.

 

[Hill Wimp]

Bit foggy here.

Cycling into town in a moment whilst others snooze. Though I am sure they will manage to arrive in town fresh faced for beer o'clock.

 

[HertzvanRental]

Off to Hampshire to see my ex sister in law.
When family members marriages go belly up, I seem to have a penchant for keeping contact with the ex and p.....g off the family member!! Hey ho!