Mundane News

[Jenkins]

Decision time - breakfast or a shower first?

 

[oldwheels]

Out early again on a nice sunny morning with a brisk northerly wind. Virtually no traffic.
Tried a slight variation on my usual route which I remembered had a short but nasty steep hill. Bad on a bike but worse on trike so I will give that a miss in future I think.
One Sportif rider passed about an hour after the official start. Cannot possibly be doing the official route so must have gone round a shorter way but still impressive as it is about 23 miles with a nasty long steep hill plus another shorter but still steep one. I passed him later and he was obviously going round a second time as he was past the finish and still going.

 

[biggs682]

Second cuppa went down well

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Decision time - breakfast or a shower first?

I'd have a coffee while you decide, if I were you.

 

[biggs682]

Washing up awaits

 

[oldwheels]

This one any good?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/40365027...55-0&campid=5338722076&customid=&toolid=10050

Talking of model cars. Sempe again

 

[classic33]

Decision time - breakfast or a shower first?

If you're not a messy eater, shower then breakfast. If you are, breakfast then shower.

 

[Jenkins]

I'd have a coffee while you decide, if I were you.

I'd just finished the first coffee of the day which meant that it was time to actually do something this morning.

If anyone is interested, I had a shower.

 

[DCLane]

I've washed out the sand, road dirt, sweat and dead bugs from yesterday's 400km audax.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Out early again on a nice sunny morning with a brisk northerly wind. Virtually no traffic.
Tried a slight variation on my usual route which I remembered had a short but nasty steep hill. Bad on a bike but worse on trike so I will give that a miss in future I think.
One Sportif rider passed about an hour after the official start. Cannot possibly be doing the official route so must have gone round a shorter way but still impressive as it is about 23 miles with a nasty long steep hill plus another shorter but still steep one. I passed him later and he was obviously going round a second time as he was past the finish and still going.

Lap of Honour?...

 

[rockyroller]

I've washed out the sand, road dirt, sweat and dead bugs from yesterday's 400km audax.

from what? your ears? the bike?

 

[rockyroller]

mission completed yesterday. 12' section of Brother's roof gutter cleaned

pulled out a small tree along w/ half a shop vac of wet debris. very satisfying. would have done more but it started raining more
oops ignore the GoPro extra batteries & card reader that I dropped

 

[DCLane]

from what? your ears? the bike?

Me. The bike worked as always.

 

[oldwheels]

Lap of Honour?...

The finish was not manned as they clearly did not expect anybody back for a few hours. Timing is electronic so he may have registered. It is more like a race now and I was involved in the early ones where all sorts of bikes took part and not just the lycra brigade.

 

[oldwheels]

As well as the cycling event there is an aeroplane rally at the small airstrip at Glenforsa so small planes are buzzing around. There used to be a scheduled service from here but with only one runway take off and landing could be "interesting" with side winds and the operator eventually gave up.
A few years ago a small plane took off after dark and vanished. The pilot was eventually found dead on land having sat on a log and toppled over backwards. My wildlife pal searched that area with his dogs and found nothing at that spot so how he got there later remains a mystery. Bits of the plane were later found in the sea but the pilot had no trace of salt on his clothing and he had no parachute so it all remains a bit of a mystery.