The Retirement Thread

[classic33]

We use white wine for spag bol - oak smoked chardonnay to be exact as prescribed by Blooming Hestenthal in his book, 'In Search of Perfection'. Takes about four days plus you need unicorn horn and hen's teeth* for a simple spag bol using his recipe but it's worth it.

*mebbe a slight exaggeration

For one ingredient, just follow

 

[PaulSB]

Crikeyl why do American cake recipes have to be so difficult to understand. I have a recipe that has cups, grams ml and sticks. What the hell is a stick and before some smart ass says anything, yes i know a stick is a boomerang that won't come back. Luckily the great god google came to my rescue.

We have a measuring jug marked in metric, imperial and American units - a small but very useful investment.

 

[welsh dragon]

We have a measuring jug marked in metric, imperial and American units - a small but very useful investment.

I have a cups gauge, measuring jug in fluid ounces and ml, and scales in ounces and grams. What a pain this is. Maybe i should invest in something better.

 

[classic33]

I have a cups gauge, measuring jug in fluid ounces and ml, and scales in ounces and grams. What a pain this is. Maybe i should invest in something better.

Another recipe?

 

[welsh dragon]

Another recipe?

Good idea.

 

[Dirk]

Back at my local waiting for me dinna!

 

[Dave7]

Well I got my 9 holes of golf in. I played OKish. A bit of lunch (poached eggs on toast) then got my 10 mile ride in. Warm but the wind was surprisingly strong at times and swirled around a lot. You know when you are against the wind on the way out but think "well it will be with me on the way back", only to find it isnt .

 

[classic33]

Back at my local waiting for me dinna!

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You're supposed to wait until the brewing process is finished, before drinking it.

 

[Dirk]

You're supposed to wait until the brewing process is finished, before drinking it.

It was a bit crap.........but what do you expect from a Yorkshire brewery?

 

[jongooligan]

I've recently been faffing with my bike set up to be more comfortable on long rides. The last add on, tri bars, left me with nowhere to fix any lights so this afternoon I've cobbled a solution.

Found a piece of tubing the same diameter as the tri bars, cut it to length and then ground a rough saddle joint to give a snug fit. Drilled the ends to thread a zip tie through and used them to fix the bridge in place. Tidied it up with a bit of electrician's tape and the jobs a good 'un. Not perfect but good enough anyway.

 

[Dave7]

I've recently been faffing with my bike set up to be more comfortable on long rides. The last add on, tri bars, left me with nowhere to fix any lights so this afternoon I've cobbled a solution.

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Found a piece of tubing the same diameter as the tri bars, cut it to length and then ground a rough saddle joint to give a snug fit. Drilled the ends to thread a zip tie through and used them to fix the bridge in place. Tidied it up with a bit of electrician's tape and the jobs a good 'un. Not perfect but good enough anyway.

My hat is off to you sir. I am absolutely u.s at that sort of thing.
I must be good at something but I'm not sure what.
Ohh hang on, Mrs D has just poured me a whisky.......so I was good at picking a wife . (Not sure if she would reciprocate though)

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I've recently been faffing with my bike set up to be more comfortable on long rides. The last add on, tri bars, left me with nowhere to fix any lights so this afternoon I've cobbled a solution.

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Found a piece of tubing the same diameter as the tri bars, cut it to length and then ground a rough saddle joint to give a snug fit. Drilled the ends to thread a zip tie through and used them to fix the bridge in place. Tidied it up with a bit of electrician's tape and the jobs a good 'un. Not perfect but good enough anyway.

Very good, these are very good for mounting lights, if you can find room

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/accessories/topeak-bar-x-tender/

 

[classic33]

It was a bit crap.........but what do you expect from a Yorkshire brewery?

They'd demand a clean glass at least.

 

[jongooligan]

Very good, these are very good for mounting lights, if you can find room

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/accessories/topeak-bar-x-tender/

Thanks @dave r. I like that - a very neat solution.

 

[172traindriver]

I have a cups gauge, measuring jug in fluid ounces and ml, and scales in ounces and grams. What a pain this is. Maybe i should invest in something better.

Something to buy the next time you visit the great metropolis