The Retirement Thread

[PaulSB]

Good day to all.
Busy busy busy this morning.
Bedding to strip and put in washer.
10.00 is a long overdue haircut.
10.00 my cleaner arrives. She can let herself in.
Overdue shave to be had.
Then a chill afternoon

Oh, that reminds me. I need to get a haircut while I'm in town.

Idle bugger, open the door for the poor woman.

 

[Drago]

Got a friend visiting pm, shopping this evening

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning, Mrs Tkk made the coffee this morning, apparently I had " hogged the duvet " and she had woken feeling cold😮
Off to London with a big shopping bag filled with presents 🎁 shortly.

 

[PaulSB]

There is something exciting to do. I have to unravel the mysteries of electronic gearing and the app. On yesterday's ride the shifting was wonderful. I have to admit I now wonder why I've been so resistant to it for so long.

On the other hand the LBS told me to connect the app. So, this was last night:

1. Download app
2. Register user. Success
3. Register bike. Can't be that difficult.
4. Hmmmmmm.........
5. Choose "Help"
6. First instruction "Ensure Bluetooth LE is enabled on phone"
7. Google Bluetooth LE
8. I don't have Bluetooth LE
9. Help says "press button on rear derailleur"
10. Hmmmmm........
11. Find torch
12. Kneel/Lay on floor
13. Scrutinise said derailleur
14. Run fingers over derailleur surface searching for anything pressable
15. Fail
16. Start again
17. Fail
18. Curse. Hard. Long
19. Decide not to start a CC thread for fear of ridicule
20. Decide to ring LBS in morning
21. Go to bed holding the opinion the Shimano app and hardware is on a par with Garmin for crappiness *

*I know, I know. There a tens of thousands of happy Garmin users. One of my best cycling buddies is one. Just my experience was poor, very poor, extremely poor. Sorry. I'll bugger off for a bit.

 

[Drago]

Is it not easier just to flick a lever with your fingers?

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Yay! Fish Friday.
Off to Wetherspoons later, dropping in to Dunster on the way for MrsD to pick up some Christmas presents for our friends.
Parts arrived for the MTB yesterday and I've now got the crank, pedals and new seat post fitted. Just waiting on a new chain and then they can have the bike back.

 

[Paulus]

Good morning, Mrs Tkk made the coffee this morning, apparently I had " hogged the duvet " and she had woken feeling cold😮
Off to London with a big shopping bag filled with presents 🎁 shortly.

Are you off to that there London on the train?
Looks like another computer problem across the network, this time with communications.

BBC News - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv2g2rrjywqt
Trains delayed across Britain due to 'nationwide fault' on communication system - BBC News

 

[PaulSB]

Is it not easier just to flick a lever with your fingers?

You know I held that opinion for many, many years. I've seen other riders struggling on rides with failed electronic gearing. I was always going to be a manual guy.

Then I had the crash. Three broken fingers on right hand. Shifting is difficult on my manual Cervelo. The fingers ache and stiffen in the cold. My consultant was a cyclist, he advised I should seriously consider di2 as on longer rides my fingers would tire.

 

[Dave7]

Well,, bedding is now in the washing machine.
Does that make me a good boy

 

[gavroche]

I’m here but nothing exciting to say.

I suggest you go on Mondane news and see if you can answer my question. That will keep you going for a bit.

 

[welsh dragon]

Coooeeee. 4 deg and dry here. We had a lot of rain and wind last night batten down the hatches for storm Daragh sometime today, maybe.

Another pottering day for me once the houseworky stuff is done.

Stay safe peeps

 

[Chief Broom]

There is something exciting to do. I have to unravel the mysteries of electronic gearing and the app. On yesterday's ride the shifting was wonderful. I have to admit I now wonder why I've been so resistant to it for so long.

On the other hand the LBS told me to connect the app. So, this was last night:

1. Download app
2. Register user. Success
3. Register bike. Can't be that difficult.
4. Hmmmmmm.........
5. Choose "Help"
6. First instruction "Ensure Bluetooth LE is enabled on phone"
7. Google Bluetooth LE
8. I don't have Bluetooth LE
9. Help says "press button on rear derailleur"
10. Hmmmmm........
11. Find torch
12. Kneel/Lay on floor
13. Scrutinise said derailleur
14. Run fingers over derailleur surface searching for anything pressable
15. Fail
16. Start again
17. Fail
18. Curse. Hard. Long
19. Decide not to start a CC thread for fear of ridicule
20. Decide to ring LBS in morning
21. Go to bed holding the opinion the Shimano app and hardware is on a par with Garmin for crappiness *

*I know, I know. There a tens of thousands of happy Garmin users. One of my best cycling buddies is one. Just my experience was poor, very poor, extremely poor. Sorry. I'll bugger off for a bit.

I shall resist till i drop dead My worse nightmare would be this scenario being tech averse and probably thick Manufacturers must say how can we take something beautifully simple and make it fiendishly complicated for our profit. In days of yore when i bought a vehicle [car/motorcycle] it felt like it was mine, nowadays its like theyve sold the cow but are still milking it Im happy in my luddite neaderthalism and will never be converted unless strapped down and lobotomised in which case i hope Randell P Mcmurphy puts a pillow over my head *
* Re- One flew over the cuckoo's nest

 

[Mo1959]

A chilly, hilly willy walk done.

I thought a fleece jacket would be warm enough but the temperature really dropped as daylight came in and I got a tad chilled on the descent. Clutching my bowl of porridge now.

 

[classic33]

A chilly, hilly willy walk done.

I thought a fleece jacket would be warm enough but the temperature really dropped as daylight came in and I got a tad chilled on the descent. Clutching my bowl of porridge now.

Make the most of yer porridge at breakfast.
Porridge Ban!

 

[Mo1959]

I suggest you go on Mondane news and see if you can answer my question. That will keep you going for a bit.

Normally 1 to 2 years and 25 metres.