The Retirement Thread

[ColinJ]

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Doggie enjoyed her beach walk this morning.

Looks fab!

My sister should have completed her move to Devon in the next week or so. I won't be visiting her until we have been able to get Covid-19 vaccinations I but am looking forward to regular trips down there in the future. She will be taking her Border Terrier to the nearest beaches as often as possible.

I'm also looking forward to organising some Devon forum rides!

 

[numbnuts]

Someone never got the memo

 

[gavroche]

Looks fab!

My sister should have completed her move to Devon in the next week or so. I won't be visiting her until we have been able to get Covid-19 vaccinations I but am looking forward to regular trips down there in the future. She will be taking her Border Terrier to the nearest beaches as often as possible.

I'm also looking forward to organising some Devon forum rides!

Just bear in mind that there are no flat roads in Devon, it is all up and down and many of the road surfaces are truly awful. I am talking about the Bideford area anyway.

 

[ColinJ]

Just bear in mind that there are no flat roads in Devon, it is all up and down and many of the road surfaces are truly awful. I am talking about the Bideford area anyway.

Yes, and absolutely what I am used to up here!

I had a cycling holiday down there a couple of years ago and decided that I wanted more...

 

[Dirk]

I had a cycling holiday down there a couple of years ago and decided that I wanted more...

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That's Somerset, not Devon.

 

[ColinJ]

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That's Somerset, not Devon.

So it is... I didn't notice at the time, when plotting my route on my digital map!

Funny, I always thought Devon = hilly, Somerset = flattish, but obviously that doesn't apply to West Somerset!

(In case anybody wonders where the picture was taken... I had done a loop round to Minehead and was coming back over Dunkery Hill on Exmoor.)

 

[Dirk]

So it is... I didn't notice at the time, when plotting my route on my digital map!

Funny, I always thought Devon = hilly, Somerset = flattish, but obviously that doesn't apply to West Somerset!

(In case anybody wonders where the picture was taken... I had done a loop round to Minehead and was coming back over Dunkery Hill on Exmoor.)

I was over there about 3 weeks ago - I know the area well.
Drove along that same road.
It's looking back towards Porlock Weir with Bossington and Selworthy Beacon in the background.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I have a new short cut (saves about nothing) on my normal ride
I an using it because
a) it misses out a very muddy section of canal path
b) it includes a VERY steep uphill section of about 100 miles (OK - maybe nearly 1 mile) - and then later a steep wide(ish) downhill where I scare myself witless

On my way up the uphill section I passed a couple walking down the hill
As I passed she said "Wow - you're doing really well getting up that hill"

I'll take that!!!

(OK OK OK - it is an ebike so not all me - but it was in second lowest assist and the road is wet and covered in leaves - and it is a damn steep hill!!!)

 

[classic33]

On my trike trip out this morning the traffic levels were not too bad but about half were tourists by the looks of them and there were cars parked in some usual tourist spots. None that I recognised as being local particularly mid morning on a Friday.
I did mention that I only managed to get one pack of local bacon. It was posted yesterday morning that the fridge was restocked and you really have to get up there fast to get any although the person in front of me with very clear handwriting had taken 4 packs but did not look at previous pages to see what else had gone fast.
I gave a heavy duty tyre compressor to a pal and am getting meat in exchange so should be stocked up for a long time I hope.

A relative exchanged a box of welding rods for some milk.

He'd another 100 boxes to hand at the time. Given, knowing there's a bit of trading done on/with such item's.

 

[classic33]

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They were letting them off at three this morning.

 

[12boy]

Went for a short ride against some fairly stout headwinds on the Brompton after scoring a bunch of books from the library. In my bodged up canvas and plywood bag they went along with a cable lock, my tool roll and 8 lbs of books. Counting the bag this probably took the bike up to 40 lbs, which wasn't much of a difference on tbe flat. Going uphill for the last 3 miles in a headwind had me geared down and head bent over so I did not notice the utility trailer right in front of me until I was 3 ft away. Twisting to the left, I struck it with the bike bag and the plywood thingy which holds the bag on to the luggage mount on the headtube split off, not between the plywod pieces I'd glued together but actually tearing the plywood asunder. Some old guy, meaning 80+, not a spritely 71 like myself, asked me if l was injured. Nah, says I, just my pride, thanks, though. Of course, just before the trailer, I'd been congratulating myself on my studly climb up the hill in the 25 mph headwind. Be well and don't ride like me. Here's a pic of my broken bodge.

 

[classic33]

Went for a short ride against some fairly stout headwinds on the Brompton after scoring a bunch of books from the library. In my bodged up canvas and plywood bag they went along with a cable lock, my tool roll and 8 lbs of books. Counting the bag this probably took the bike up to 40 lbs, which wasn't much of a difference on tbe flat. Going uphill for the last 3 miles in a headwind had me geared down and head bent over so I did not notice the utility trailer right in front of me until I was 3 ft away. Twisting to the left, I struck it with the bike bag and the plywood thingy which holds the bag on to the luggage mount on the headtube split off, not between the plywod pieces I'd glued together but actually tearing the plywood asunder. Some old guy, meaning 80+, not a spritely 71 like myself, asked me if l was injured. Nah, says I, just my pride, thanks, though. Of course, just before the trailer, I'd been congratulating myself on my studly climb up the hill in the 25 mph headwind. Be well and don't ride like me. Here's a pic of my broken bodge. View attachment 556793

What was pulling the utility trailer?

Are the books okay!

 

[Drago]

I have risen!

 

[screenman]

Morning all.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning folks