The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

What about the actual bikes?

I am currently "researching" E-Bikes. The Ribble looks interesting in that it is relatively light for an E-Bike (typically E-Bikes weigh in at about 23kg, so, two of them (ie typical e-Bikes) in the garage of our motorhome will be 56kg of our payload gone). But, they are hub drive, and, the general consensus of what I have read so far is that crank drive (or, mid drive, is, I think the correct term), is preferable.

IMO it depends what expert you read.
The Boardman is mid drive but apparently gets lots of BB problems as the motor is inside that.
The Ribble looks good with a lovely finish.
The rear hub drive is well done but (as a new concept) looks odd.
It has "through axles" which I have never had but he he demo'd it and it looked simple.

 

[Dave7]

We have only got a communal garden and I'm not too sure if the rest of the tenant would appreciate seeing me in the nude

You will never know if you don't try it.

 

[Dave7]

20mg once a day......I'm taller than you

The Doc started me on 20 mg then dropped it down.
If I behave with my alcohol diet I can get by on one every other day.

 

[classic33]

You will never know if you don't try it.

We may never know if he were to try.

 

[Dave7]

We may never know if he were to try.

You would if you watch the national news.
Imagine the headlines...... Mr Nuts says "the 3 year sentence seems harsh.....that equals one year for every inch".

 

[classic33]

You would if you watch the national news.
Imagine the headlines...... Mr Nuts says "the 3 year sentence seems harsh.....that equals one year for every inch".

Before or after the shout whilst using the shears?

 

[numbnuts]

You would if you watch the national news.
Imagine the headlines...... Mr Nuts says "the 3 year sentence seems harsh.....that equals one year for every inch".

The letter of the law for being naked in a public place “you must not shock anybody”.......
well I've only got a small one so it's hardly going to shock anyone

 

[Dave7]

The letter of the law for being naked in a public place “you must not shock anybody”.......
well I've only got a small one so it's hardly going to shock anyone

It would if if they were Mo or Welshie, they are both shy girls.
I recall the time me and Welshie......
no, sorry, I promised not to tell.

 

[Paulus]

Oooo....look what’s happened to Colin the Caterpillar!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-56955873

Why not add extra fat to an already calorific monster.

 

[numbnuts]

It would if if they were Mo or Welshie, they are both shy girls.
I recall the time me and Welshie......
no, sorry, I promised not to tell.

I once had a girlfriend who said “ I thought all Blacksmiths had big ones”
Hammers love …... hammers

 

[oldwheels]

Phoned around......FW was the nearest I found .
You know what OWs..... I am loathe to jump to conclusions but I am getting the impression that you are not terribly keen on tourists.
Feel free to correct me

In moderate numbers I have no objection to well behaved tourists.
When I came to work here 50 years ago Mull was a nice place to live albeit often hard work but it was a real community. We had a moderate number of tourists.
We are now suffering from overtourism as are a lot of other places and they do not provide reasonably paid full time employment.
I am from now on virtually forced off the roads on my trike by sheer volume of traffic and the bad manners of many.
Somebody just posted on FB a photo of soiled underwear and wet wipes thrown from a car. One comment which will probably get the person banned is 'This is only the beginning." Last year parts of Mull were virtually an open sewer.
While many are perfectly reasonable multiply that by many thousands and you have a problem.
If I have to attend a hospital or optical appointment in Oban it is often impossible to make a one day trip and I have had last year to make a160 mile return journey and 1 night stay in Oban rather than a 12 mile ferry return. Pure luck I did not have to sleep in my car.
All this has been inflicted by outsiders who are turning the place into a playground for their own gratification. The introduction of Sea Eagles was the beginning of the end and the place is now just a theme park.
Rather a long winded reply but you can I hope see my reasons and if I could afford it I would spend the summers somewhere else.

 

[oldwheels]

You would if you watch the national news.
Imagine the headlines...... Mr Nuts says "the 3 year sentence seems harsh.....that equals one year for every inch".

Remember the Naked Rambler who had a rucksac and a pair of boots, nothing else?
He got taken to court regularly but nobody seemed able to do anything to stop him tho' I have not heard of him for some time now.

 

[numbnuts]

Remember the Naked Rambler who had a rucksac and a pair of boots, nothing else?
He got taken to court regularly but nobody seemed able to do anything to stop him tho' I have not heard of him for some time now.

He lives not far from me, his mother has dementia so he looks after her 24/7
he was jailed a few times for contempt of court, the last stint was at Winchester.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

OK - bit of a moan/rant

but I'm just catching up with the F1 qualifying

and I watch a lot of cycle racing

If anyone starts a GoFundMe page to make those Peleton ads illegal then I would be tempted to contribute

They are seriously p*****g me off now

and don;t even mention bringing bleedin' thunder - what the f*** does THAT mean

It's probably a good job I don;t live in the USA - I probably would have shot the telly by now

 

[BoldonLad]

IMO it depends what expert you read.
The Boardman is mid drive but apparently gets lots of BB problems as the motor is inside that.
The Ribble looks good with a lovely finish.
The rear hub drive is well done but (as a new concept) looks odd.
It has "through axles" which I have never had but he he demo'd it and it looked simple.

Thanks for response. The Bosch mid-drive is highly recommended, in reviews, but....

Difficult decision, at £2,000+ it is not, for me, a “whim” decision, don’t really want to get it wrong. Then, there is the challenge of choosing an e-bike for Mrs @BoldonLad, getting that wrong could have REALLY serious consequences!