I have an 8 year old Domane and can't get up a hill in my neighborhood without walking. I am 68 and stopping 3/4 up the hill is challenging. No falls yet. I have a 50/34 on my front cassette and an 11 gear cassette with a 32 low gear. Is this as good as I am going to do with this bike?

Remcos upcoming schedule...bit disappointed that there's no Strade, San Remo or Flanders ☹️

Two Glaswegians, Archie and Jimmy, are sitting in the pub discussing Jimmy's forthcoming wedding.

"Och, it's all goin' pure dead brilliant," says Jimmy.

"Av goat everythin organised awready, the fluers, the church, the caurs, the reception, the rings, the minister, even ma stag night".
Archie nods approvingly.
I've even bought a kilt to be married in!" continues Jimmy.

"A kilt?" exclaims Archie, "That's magic, you'll look pure smart in that. Whit's the tartan?"

"Och," says Jimmy..

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I just dug up this article ... with the current media hate on Lance Armstrong and the rest of us cyclists, I wonder, did anything actually come of this?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/aug/21/gary-neville-england-glenn-hoddle

Link is Gary Neville talking about the managements use of doping, handing out injections saying it would make them run faster!

At certain times in the summer we see a lot of horseflies about. Generally I don't get troubled by them. The one time I got bitten it was sore for a couple of hours and then just a bit red.
My wife has been bitten many times and always has a nasty reaction lasting days.
When we're out walking or cycling she gets bitten and I don't.
I wonder why they prefer some people to bite and not others?

I've read it's the females that do the biting, they need blood to breed.
Maybe she has more blood.

Not had one for well over a decade, myself.

A thread specially for 'persons of leisure' and independent means, or those with aspirations.
How do you while away those lazy days?
How do you cope financially?
When did you retire?
Is retirement what you expected?
How long did you take to adjust?
Etc.

Tell us what you are up to today or what plans you have.
Or just have a bit of silliness to while away those lazy hours.

I've been busy today. Hilly 15 mile ride in North Devon, took dog for a stroll along Saunton Sands, cut the front lawn..

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And monkeys fly out of its butt and they suck.

Here are a few photos from the route it tried to take me out of Shrewsbury this morning.








On 25mm road tyres.

I saw a rather large vehicle today in Tesco car park. I am not sure if it was a SUV or not. Anyway, I could not see the brand except three dots, front and back. Maybe it was a case of " Previously known as ***`. Does anyone know which brand dot dot dot is ?

Mine was so good. (I did go for that ride..glad i did)
Just over 20 miles, but since the rear ends a bit sore..
Suns been shining here all day, 13 or 14 degrees, 15 mph winds made it a bit slow on the outrun, but fast home (20 -25 mph for 6 miles ).
Very very glad i went...now i feel guilty about feeling good

How was yours...

Not certain how it'd stand up to everyday use, much less off-road.

Elliotts UK Auctioneerson the 24th of this month.

I'm currently at some indeterminate point through an enormous mid-life crisis and as such have a new-found interest in dressing "well"; having been exclusively a "T-shirt and combats" kind of bloke for as long as I can remember.

As such (and being one four-pack of Kronies deep currently) I'm intrigued to hear of what all you blokes like to wear - and of course what the ladies like to see us in

I'm currently flying high having sourced a couple of pretty nice charity shop suits and..

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Hill Wimp said:

Seasonal depression has hit.

Click to expand..

Sending you and

Bent the front mudguard on my commuter bike recently so just fitted a new one using the fixings from the old one which had already been bent around to suit the disc brake.

This was achieved using:

Tool kitKitchen as workshopMug of teaRock and roll on the stereoMinimum swearing

Apparently in England alone the average number of prescriptions for drugs per head of population each year is 20, and 40+ for the over-60’s. Half the English population have taken one prescription drug in the past week, and a quarter have taken three or more

Do the cycling population buck this trend? Are you over or under the average? Perverse curiosity demands an answer.

I have thought of buying a Ebike but I want to keep the bike I already own which are the best ones I have looked at swytch but they only do fromt hub motor but I know they are working on a rear motor I have also looked at boost
recommendationsTIA

Anybody else following Amy and Kyle Hudson's around the world challenge. Amy,s not my favourite person, however you can't fault her raising money for charity.

We are approaching the time of year when I start to plan a winter project, and I have a few ideas and questions for you.

I'm on a tight budget - which means I will probably spend a lot, but in small purchases on ebay, so the pain is spread across months.

I already have a lovely Tange steel frame and fork from my 1994 Marin hybrid with 700c wheels, which I had resprayed a dark metallic red in 2018. Unfortunately the paint flaked from day one, so it's tatty now.

I love the look of..

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Apologies if mine is a somewhat high falutin example, but:

Liv Ullmann isn't Swedish.

She's Norwegian.

Entry code 88276799
An invitation for anyone who wants to play all season to join a mini league. The warm up champioship begins tomorrow at TDU and has a 10 race programme.

On FleaBay now. This looks very like a 48/49 Rudge Clubman with the frame in good original paint. It also has the right stem, but the wrong bars, and cyclo 3 speed. wheels may also be original (dunlop SS ?). Standing at £30 at the time of writing, with 2 days to go. Might be a bargain for someone..

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Here's a list of not-for-profit bicycle repair and recycling organisations.

New charities and chat can be made on the other thread, so this remains a simple, easy reference.

Replies to this thread will be deleted.

Link to map





South West


Bridgwater - On Your Bike
https://www.on-your-bike.co.uk/
Cheltenham -
https://cyclistsfc.org.uk/
Cirencester - https://thebikedrop.co.uk
Devonport - Bikespace..

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[Part 3 of the thread originally started by Mondobongo - http://www.cyclechat..ciation-part-1/ + http://www.cyclechat..ciation.39458/ ]

If you listen to Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie of an evening then you will already know what this is all about. For those that don't you start with a song another song is then linked to the previous could be as simple as same/similar words artist in a different band or you could really go off on a tangent. All the songs..

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Amongst 200* other foolhardy souls, I attempted this ride 8 days ago. Probably 30 Brits (TBC)? Mostly Belgians, Nuno from Portugal, some Oirish, Spanish etc etc ..

MUCHHHHH harder than the slightly different edition 10-ish years ago. Yes I know I'm older, but we didn't have 40'c in the hilly Ardennes bit last time! Great route, marred only by the sleep stops being way too far for full-value riders. And the awful Wallonia canal-paths on day 3, where we'd expected to gain back time after the..

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We're embarking on more camping trips this year after letting our static go due to site license and 'age' - i.e. been there too long - you have to but new or go. TTFN then we said.

We're also going to go to B&B's etc more too, so no 'stay in a hotel' answers. please

Current plans are initial weekend in April with the new tent near Prestatyn where we had the caravan - we know the area well and my wife wild swims with a group there. Then we plan 5 days or so by the side of Bala Lake..

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