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Bicycle mechanic and specialist.... Bespoke bike service and repairs
I'll catch up with posts on here next week....been really run off my feet with work plus moving elderly in laws too....
March 14, 2024 at 6:16 PM
I'll catch up with posts on here next week....been really run off my feet with work plus moving elderly in laws too....
Nice little park up off grid next to the canal in Deinze Belgium
March 3, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Nice little park up off grid next to the canal in Deinze Belgium
Checked the Motorhome solar contoller this morning, the leisure battery was full power by 08:30 .... 2 days in Belgium off grid, raining & overcast, using satellite, tv, chargers and lights....and we only went down to 80%... the solar kit is the business for off grid living
March 3, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Checked the Motorhome solar contoller this morning, the leisure battery was full power by 08:30 .... 2 days in Belgium off grid, raining & overcast, using satellite, tv, chargers and lights....and we only went down to 80%... the solar kit is the business for off grid living
Been a busy two weeks...with a trip to Belgium for the start of the Classic season, back to a full diary, Mum in Law in Hospital too. Now booked for 3 Bike tours in the EU this week....2 in France and 1 in Spain with a larger calendar on the Tour agenda for 2025
March 3, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Been a busy two weeks...with a trip to Belgium for the start of the Classic season, back to a full diary, Mum in Law in Hospital too. Now booked for 3 Bike tours in the EU this week....2 in France and 1 in Spain with a larger calendar on the Tour agenda for 2025
Little bit of Saturday action
February 26, 2024 at 12:15 PM
Little bit of Saturday action
Right.... I'm off to Belgium tomorrow in the Motorhome for the start of the Classic season.... Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and KBK.... plus a few cheeky days away and buying some "gifts" in the shape of bike parts.... I'll post updates on my travels
February 19, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Right.... I'm off to Belgium tomorrow in the Motorhome for the start of the Classic season.... Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and KBK.... plus a few cheeky days away and buying some "gifts" in the shape of bike parts.... I'll post updates on my travels
Off out with only 2 of "the boy's" today for the weekend ride... the others are busy ... Working tomorrow as I'm away in Belgium next week...m
February 17, 2024 at 8:18 AM
Off out with only 2 of "the boy's" today for the weekend ride... the others are busy ... Working tomorrow as I'm away in Belgium next week...m
Miss R just messaged.... she's bagged herself a new Teaching job in a smallish sought after Village school and lead of maths too....
February 14, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Miss R just messaged.... she's bagged herself a new Teaching job in a smallish sought after Village school and lead of maths too....
He said the cassette had a wobble.....
February 13, 2024 at 5:52 PM
He said the cassette had a wobble.....
it's Seven bookings Sunday....... seems folks are really getting Spring ready..... busy week as I am off to Belgium on the 20th for 6 days....
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February 11, 2024 at 4:31 PM
it's Seven bookings Sunday....... seems folks are really getting Spring ready..... busy week as I am off to Belgium on the 20th for 6 days....
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Cycleway 12.... Flooded.....
February 11, 2024 at 8:50 AM
Cycleway 12.... Flooded.....
Virtually.....I am here..... actually....I'm in Mid Cambridgeshire
February 9, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Virtually.....I am here..... actually....I'm in Mid Cambridgeshire
Not long now...... off to the Flanders Classics ..... well the First one OHN then KBK the next day.....
February 8, 2024 at 7:41 AM
Not long now...... off to the Flanders Classics ..... well the First one OHN then KBK the next day.....
Some "quality" components to work on this morning..... ugh.... the shifter was goosed (and you should see the inside of it) and the derailleur (an Altus lookalike) was terrible.... never mind, challenge taken and new Shifter/Cable and tune up...and it works....
February 7, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Some "quality" components to work on this morning..... ugh.... the shifter was goosed (and you should see the inside of it) and the derailleur (an Altus lookalike) was terrible.... never mind, challenge taken and new Shifter/Cable and tune up...and it works....
Busy bike week again..... mostly little bits of fettling like cables and tuning (it's that time of year) as people doing the minimum to get by until the end of winter..... 2 kids bikes to sort today....damaged at School... yep you read that right... lovely these secondary school kids
February 7, 2024 at 8:29 AM
Busy bike week again..... mostly little bits of fettling like cables and tuning (it's that time of year) as people doing the minimum to get by until the end of winter..... 2 kids bikes to sort today....damaged at School... yep you read that right... lovely these secondary school kids
Mrs R's car passed it's MOT okay as usual..... and.... 1474 miles between the MOT's
January 23, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Mrs R's car passed it's MOT okay as usual..... and.... 1474 miles between the MOT's
Looks like a decent read going by the headline
January 18, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Looks like a decent read going by the headline
Nice fiddly job day today, early start tomorrow..... Tubeless Tyre set up to do and 2 road bike services as well, the bikes are coming out...
January 17, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Nice fiddly job day today, early start tomorrow..... Tubeless Tyre set up to do and 2 road bike services as well, the bikes are coming out...
Nice sunny, dry but cold 50 mile January ride today.....and then there were these kinds of stupid drivers...... I have more than these to submit to plod
January 13, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Nice sunny, dry but cold 50 mile January ride today.....and then there were these kinds of stupid drivers...... I have more than these to submit to plod
Off out on an E-bike puncture....then a tubeless tyre reset/refit/sealant followed by an out call for cables....
Hopefully the deliveries will actually arrive today
Hopefully the deliveries will actually arrive today
January 10, 2024 at 10:35 AM
Off out on an E-bike puncture....then a tubeless tyre reset/refit/sealant followed by an out call for cables....
Hopefully the deliveries will actually arrive today
Hopefully the deliveries will actually arrive today
Back already from Halifax.... nice easy run up, Lorry fire Southbound nr the A57 junction...well alight when I drove past.... A1 was closed on the way back there and the M1 nr Sheffield so a convoluted route back via Scunny and Retford to Newark & A1 south
January 8, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Back already from Halifax.... nice easy run up, Lorry fire Southbound nr the A57 junction...well alight when I drove past.... A1 was closed on the way back there and the M1 nr Sheffield so a convoluted route back via Scunny and Retford to Newark & A1 south
Bike repair/service bookings coming in thick and fast.... itś getting the parts for some that is the pressing issue.... got a 14 day lead on some parts which were once on a peg in a shop on display..... Brexit was not you friend
January 5, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Bike repair/service bookings coming in thick and fast.... itś getting the parts for some that is the pressing issue.... got a 14 day lead on some parts which were once on a peg in a shop on display..... Brexit was not you friend