oldwheels
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- Location
- Isle of Mull
Every time I go out on the trike now I think it must be the last one for the summer since traffic is getting so bad on my usual single track road. Today I may have indeed reached the end. Nothing too dangerous but just wearing dodging the incompetents and watching traffic coming towards me from in front and also behind. The camera which is very visible possibly keeps the ones in front in check a bit but when two or three vehicles appear from both directions at once it is not easy keeping any kind of flow. No pleasure in it
My near neighbour has started cutting my front grass as he says he prefers to see it done properly rather than the grass butchers I told him I was going to get. If done badly he is frightened anyone thinks it is his work.
Got rid of most of my useful bike spares which I will never use and put out the word I have a repair stand and a Tern folder for sale as well as a 1980's mountain bike going free. The guy I gave them to does a lot of repairs for local kids bikes so he reckons most of them can be used.I still have an assortment of chainrings and other bits and pieces which sadly are destined for the tip.
There are also a couple of oldish SA 3 speed hubs which I may advertise purely for the postage. I hate to see good useable stuff go to the dump. They are built into wheelchair rims by some charity place but I doubt the rims would stand much braking so will just cut them out.
The bike spares guy was in Oban yesterday on a hospital run and said the Calmac office [where he used to work] told him that every boat on to the island this week is fully booked. There are always "no shows" so having influence he was first on the standby list to get back.
My near neighbour has started cutting my front grass as he says he prefers to see it done properly rather than the grass butchers I told him I was going to get. If done badly he is frightened anyone thinks it is his work.
Got rid of most of my useful bike spares which I will never use and put out the word I have a repair stand and a Tern folder for sale as well as a 1980's mountain bike going free. The guy I gave them to does a lot of repairs for local kids bikes so he reckons most of them can be used.I still have an assortment of chainrings and other bits and pieces which sadly are destined for the tip.
There are also a couple of oldish SA 3 speed hubs which I may advertise purely for the postage. I hate to see good useable stuff go to the dump. They are built into wheelchair rims by some charity place but I doubt the rims would stand much braking so will just cut them out.
The bike spares guy was in Oban yesterday on a hospital run and said the Calmac office [where he used to work] told him that every boat on to the island this week is fully booked. There are always "no shows" so having influence he was first on the standby list to get back.
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