My picture of the day-Where's yours?

[Pumpkin the robot]

Why is it you can go for miles trouble free and then get 2 punctures in 15 miles! Do you repair them or just put tubes in?

As we were trying to travel light, I only took one tube, so I had to take somone elses spare as well as my own. The second was a pinch flat, the pump I was using wasn't great and so I could not get much air into it. I took it into a bike shop when we got to Skipton, to borrow his track pump and get the correct pressure.

 

[Bucket]

Thanks first ride out today it handles really well and nothing fell off which is always good. Always a bit worried when I have been tinkering with the bike that something will fly off when speeding down hill

Good going there is usually something not tightend, mine was handlebar clamp not tight enough, I found out on a downhill speed bump loads a fun.
but somehow stayed on and managed to stop

 

[Road ride]

Good going there is usually something not tightend, mine was handlebar clamp not tight enough, I found out on a downhill speed bump loads a fun.
but somehow stayed on and managed to stop

Ha ha sound like a comedy sketch down hill loose bars lol, well thankfully I have had no problems so far.

 

[Road ride]

As we were trying to travel light, I only took one tube, so I had to take somone elses spare as well as my own. The second was a pinch flat, the pump I was using wasn't great and so I could not get much air into it. I took it into a bike shop when we got to Skipton, to borrow his track pump and get the correct pressure.

The reason I asked was I currently carry stick on patches and a co2 inflator and have had great success with them but I see loads of people carrying tubes and wondered if that was a better approach. Or maybe even both the stick on patches take up no room at all.

 

[Pumpkin the robot]

I carry a tube because it is easier to just throw it straight onto the bike and not have to faff around fixing the puncture, although I do fix them when I get home with the sticky patches.

 

[Road ride]

I carry a tube because it is easier to just throw it straight onto the bike and not have to faff around fixing the puncture, although I do fix them when I get home with the sticky patches.

I see your point I think a tube is the way to go, I will add one to my kit, it's aways a hard decision what to carry its not so bad in a group as you can share the load, have you tried the co2 inflators ? I got one after two pinch flats using a small pump and not been able to get the pressure high enough not had any trouble since only down side you have to buy the cartridges

 

[Bucket]

Good going there is usually something not tightend, mine was handlebar clamp not tight enough, I found out on a downhill speed bump loads a fun.
but somehow stayed on and managed to stop

Actually it sounded like this ***£$% ^&***(^^^%% HELL!!!

 

[Road ride]

Actually it sounded like this ***£$% ^&***(^^^%% HELL!!!

Ha ha new shorts required lol

 

[Finnjävel]

I poked my phone with my fingers until I found a panorama function, inspired by Gravity Aided. Had to go out and play with it:

I'm getting to the point where taking pictures is a pretty big part of the motivation to ride.

 

[Finnjävel]

Oh, and I met this fellow.

 

[inkd]

Taken last week at my local beach. Southampton docks to the left, Cowes IoW on the right.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Took the Giant Nutra on a ride today, good thing I had 700x35's on there, as the township had just graveled the road.

 

[Roadrider48]

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My LBS with owner and chief mechanic Joe, great guy. Never charges more than ten cedis ( about £3.50 ) for anything although I always give him more including donating my Gary Fisher Mtb.

Now that IS a bike shop!

 

[Roadrider48]

How would you like to pick a bike from this lot? One of the local bike suppliers has just had a shipment. Most are cheap MTB's but there may be some gold in that there hill somewhere! Most come from the US or Europe. View attachment 19983

I might move to Accra. I would be in my element amongst that lot.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Taken earlier today.
Not the best pic as it was taken on my phone.

Cutty Sark - Greenwich.
The pic really doesn't show how majestic this ship is in the real world.

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The Cutty Sark seems to carry a lot of freeboard these days