welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
I have never had clipless. Never wanted them.
The Retirement Thread
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Mo1959
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Can't say I missed them today and didn't feel any slower. Pedals have little pins and wearing rubber soles so felt perfectly connected but still able to move my feet around if I wanted. Always the advantage of being able to walk a decent distance when off the bike too.
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I stayed on clips and straps for a long time, only moved to clipless in the last few years, I wouldn't want to ride my fixed without being clipped or strapped in.
This has just reminded me of an annual occurrence. There's a small business estate nearby, it has the usual Makro, Screwfix and a range of other businesses. The road that passes the entrance to the estate joins up with another main road a few hundred metres further on. To prevent it being used as a "Rat Run" by large delivery vehicles there's a large brick build obstruction in the middle of the road, with just enough room for a transit van sized vehicle to squeeze through on either side ( I've seen a panel van misjudge the gap and rip one side off )
Just before the obstruction there's a road that takes traffic to a small industrial estate on the other side of the road, so there's always a fair bit of traffic coming and going.
Every year there'll be someone towing a caravan who doesn't know the area and sees on the map a handy shortcut. They get as far as the obstruction and realise that they can't get through with the Caravan. They then have to reverse back and try to turn the caravan at the busy road into the industrial estate. Depending on the amount of traffic that was following the caravan and the reversing skills of the Caravan owner this can take quite a while and cause major traffic disruption.
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A small engineering company I worked for had the Goods In down the side of the factory, room to turn a van but no room to turn an artic, the regular drivers knew this and always reversed in, the fun and games started with drivers who hadn't been there before and drove down and then had to reverse out, it was surprising how many struggled to reverse the 200 yards out of the factory, we had one driver who couldn't do it and we had to get half the factory out to move their cars to make room in the car park so he could turn round in the car park.
Mo1959
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- Perthshire,Scotland
Will anyone be watching the funeral on telly? I will pass I think.
classic33
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More important matter than life or death.???
classic33
Leg End Member
Just think, 26 years ago you'd have been complaining that it was already too warm.Well, I went a little bimble. Jeez it was chilly!Just took the winter hybrid. I had stuck flat pedals back on yesterday and wanted to try it again. Have to say it felt quite liberating not having my feet stuck in stiff shoes and held in one position. Comfy trainers and grippy pedals and able to move your feet forward and back, out and in, toe out and in, etc just felt good. I think I might just revert back on all the bikes.
That nearly made sense until the 2nd wordMorning. It's a bit but here, but the sun is shining so should warm up later.I have
Stay safe folks.
I am recording it so I can watch it over and over again
oldwheels
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It was not uncommon when artics began to get more used that drivers who had been on rigid lorries were unable to reverse. We has a similar set up for inward loads of malting barley and they had to reverse up to the discharge point. I was well used to reversing trailers as I had experience of farm tractors and caravans and I sometimes had to take over to save time and possible damage.
Strange that their employers did not bother training them but just chucked them in at the deep end.
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Todays now tinged with sadness, I've sold my old Verenti Kilmeston, it had spent the last few years on the turbo but since I stopped training it had just stood in the shed, so now its gone to a new home and some fresh adventures.
oldwheels
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- Isle of Mull
What funeral is this? In any case I no longer have a telly.
Not me.
BoldonLad
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- South Tyneside
Yes, you do see them, or something similar (ie a demountable) in UK, but, they are rare.
