Accy cyclist
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- Location
- The hills of Accrington
You're in!
(What would do if you got a puncture on your local 26 mile rides though? )
Walk home or ask a passing cyclist if he'd do me a favour.
You're in!
(What would do if you got a puncture on your local 26 mile rides though? )
I'm about to sign up with these peopleMy main worry about long rides is if i have a puncture. My close up vision is poor therefore i need someone to change tubes for me. If someone could do it for me(i'll have my own tubes and mini pump) i'd be happy to come along!
I found a few years back that I can sometimes struggle to fix a puncture without wearing glasses so I now carry a cheap pair in my bag for emergencies. Is your eyesight so bad that glasses don't help?Walk home or ask a passing cyclist if he'd do me a favour.
I not very mechanical I always wondered what the swivelly bit was calledUsual 30 mile pootle with our lass, first time for a few weeks we've been out. At one point she says there is something wrong with her front brake. I have a look and the cable guide has popped out of that swivelly bit that it clips into. I couldn't work out if the cable guide was worn or the swivelly bit had widened. Luckily I had my multi tool with me and a quick squeeze on it closed the gap for the cable guide to snuggly fit. Felt like a proper fettler.
Oooh! At last a decent photo of a mudhugger on a hardtail! From the looks of that it would fit under the rack for my tour. I shall order a setPhoto by the River Caldew...
Glad to be of serviceOooh! At last a decent photo of a mudhugger on a hardtail! From the looks of that it would fit under the rack for my tour. I shall order a set
60 miles the journey, Wistow the destination, my first proper ride on my new Flyer.
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Very much a ride of two halves. Out of Coventry this morning through Bell Green and Woodend to Shilton and on through Withybrook Monks Kirby and Pailton to Lutterworth then on through Kimcote, Saddington and Fleckney to Wistow. A cool grey morning with a strong cold wind and the odd bright intervals, A lot of the ride out I was having a lot of fun hammering along with a tail wind. When I left the Cafe the rain had started, light drizzle at first but the closer I got to home the heavier the rain got, I was a tad damp when I got in. As I turned for home I turned into the wind and spent most of the ride home slogging into a strong head wind. When I left the cafe I turned through Kilby then crossed the A5199 and picked up the gated road to Peatling Magna and on though Peatling Parva to Gilmorton, instead of taking the first turn to Lutterworth I took the second turn and rode through to Ullesthorpe, then it was on to Claybroook Magna and Monks Kirby then I retraced my wheel tracks though Withybrook and Shilton to home. So far I'm impressed with my new flyer, it goes very well.
Unusual Farm sign, I didn't know you could dispense Eggs through a Vending Machine.
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I go passed that vending machine sign on my morning commute.