The Retirement Thread

[classic33]

No thunder here it's down to 37.2c outside and 29.5 inside, I too tried to have a sleep, but I couldn't.

Try and stay awake and see what happens.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Well, ten minutes after I put the washing out it hammered it down, and its still raining at the moment, but its not cooled of any.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

And now we have thunder.

 

[Dave7]

I am sweating more than I do when thinking about Welshie in her bloomers.
We got the sun beds out but after 30 minutes had enough. Put them in the shade and had a kip.
Starting to cloud over now and its pleasant.
Too hot to eat.... a toastie me thinks.

 

[gavroche]

It has been thundering all afternoon but very little rain. On the other hand, 5 miles down the road, they had a proper downpour. I think we will get it later.

 

[gavroche]

Bimble outnfor a post lunch 8 miler.

The bike itself is nice. Heavy, but comfortable and rolls very well. Brakes are good and the Kenda tyres suit it well. Great fun descending, very flickable yet sure footed.

The electrical assistance is strange. Its torque sensitive, so the harder you stomp on the pedals the more torque it delivers. This makes pulling away very brisk. On the open road my average speed was 17-18mph, so most of the time the motor wasn't engaging. I left it off for several miles, and despite being weighty kept and easy speed to to the bikes rolling ability.

The real ace is hill climbing. Long gentle gradients are flattened, and flicked into max assist it positively leaped up a short steep hill about a mile from home.

I think I know what this bike does - it flattens the peaks on the effort curve. I suspect in NET terms the amount if effort it makes on my behalf is minor, but it makes the effort more consistent. Perhaps a little harder on the flat than any of my road bikes, but much easier on the hills.

I've put it back in charge - the manual states it should be charged for 12 hours before use so ive been naughty - but over the next few days I'm looking forward to getting to know it a bit better and determining what the useful powered range may be.

Are you going to ditch your other bikes now and go the easy way ?

 

[Drago]

Light rain and half hearted thunder here in Poshshire.

 

[Paulus]

Some thunder down this way but no rain.
It's hot and sweaty, currently 30 degrees.

 

[Drago]

I'm sweating like Claus Von Stauffenberg hanging from a cliff with an itchy arriss.

 

[PaulSB]

We have had the rumble of thunder here for about 20 minutes now. Dark but still really really hot. 29 deg Inside the house.

And I had 40 winks as my mother calls it.

Thunder has been rolling around for the last 90 minutes here. We have a few drops of rain which are pleasant to sit out in. It's 28⁰ but feels much, much hotter.

I had an hour's quiet time and am much refreshed. When the kids were unbearable we'd send them upstairs for a "quiet time." This has become the phrase in our house for disappearing for a while to snooze or relax alone.

 

[numbnuts]

It's still 35.2c here and I'm I had a cold shower that was nice, but it made me smaller

 

[PaulSB]

Well I've just had a cool shower........ should have stayed in it. Geeez it's hot.

 

[classic33]

Well I've just had a cool shower........ should have stayed in it. Geeez it's hot.

Have a cold bath.
See if it makes you smaller.

 

[welsh dragon]

We have a rainbow. Can't see it very well in the photo.

 

[classic33]

We have a rainbow. Can't see it very well in the photo.

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Did you get the pot of gold!!