Bike Talk

[beef]

Thanks SC - thought it was around that area! Spent the 90s cycling all around there, when I lived in Maidstone... seems like another lifetime now...

[Zenrider]

So, did you actually sell your bike?

I finally got the broken bolt out of mine. Now to find a replacement bolt.

[sc]

Yes ZR it's sold but not yet collected. Sold it to a chap in Malta, he and his friend are each buying a bike in the UK and then riding them home! We have agreed £6,500 which I am happy with and he has got a good deal too particularly as since BREXIT the £ has lost about 20% to the euro so effectively he is getting a €1,300 discount! (He has already taken the cash out in £'s in case the £ recovers . So they fly over on the 2nd Sept to collect Fingers crossed she starts

So that is a little bit of BREXIT good news

[Zenrider]

Sounds like quite a trip. Your bike not starting would be a terrible start to that guys trip. Something tells me that won't be a problem.

I suppose if you really feel the urge to ride you can always borrow your son's bike.

[sc]

Aug 19, 2017 16:23:20 GMT Zenrider said:

Sounds like quite a trip. Your bike not starting would be a terrible start to that guys trip. Something tells me that won't be a problem.

I suppose if you really feel the urge to ride you can always borrow your son's bike.

yes, I'll be taking her out for a couple of rides before then  just to make sure she starts  

[sc]

Aug 19, 2017 16:23:20 GMT Zenrider said:

I suppose if you really feel the urge to ride you can always borrow your son's bike.

Yes, he's got a lovely bike, really old school, where all you need is a hammer, a greasy rag and a spanner and you can fix anything   he went for a long weekend in Bruges on his bike a couple of weeks ago with his girlfriend  Loved it    it was great being young  all of life ahead of you  

[Zenrider]

And that is why the nicer of my beater vehicles is going to get traded in for a new commuter special The older one has enough computer to be annoying, but not enough to make it impossible to work on. Took the little bike for a short spin to see if I could get the headlights to work with a new relay. Yup, didn't work, so I'm going to take the hint that I don't have time for long projects and trade it in. Of course, what's left to be seen is what reply I get from the email I sent to the sales guy today. May make getting to work tomorrow interesting, not to mention the eclipse, which may be eclipsed by needing to get a car.

Was hoping to get to my vacation in a month, but, well, you know how that goes. Didn't make it to the ponies today, so will see whether I buy a new car, see an eclipse and buy a new car, or some variation of that tomorrow, which is almost many others today.