DL writ:
Quoted message said:catch up as, like many a motorcyclist, he had omitted to remove the
padlock from one of his brake discs until progress was rudely
arrested after some three inches of forward motion.
[censored]; I'm supposed to be feeble minded *after* the event...
Quoted message said:an attack of the Dozies, thus it was Pat who copped the lot,
coming out of the encounter having had his pannier pulled off, >his
rear mudguard damaged and his parrot mascot half-inched.
He'll have a sore instep; kicking a 120psi tyre edge-on is like
playing football with a brick. Mates or no mates, Mr Tetchy would
have made him the world's first Chav eunuch had he tried again.
Quoted message said:his gears into the big-big combination. As he runs a
[censored] etc. I think it was the sotto-voce "Right, trade in for a
Speedy coming up" that freed it...
Quoted message said:"[censored]" (this being Pat's description of All Things Irksome)
[censored] (oh, see what you mean) /(whistles nonchalantly)/
Quoted message said:was on comparatively skinny Stelvios. With the left one
having been displaying an alarming wobble in the casing
ever since the start, I though that, when said wheel /did/
become enmeshed in the tram tracks,it would be curtains...
'sOK - had loadsa gaffa tape in the bag, and the spare 355 was still
alright (only the 559 got trashed). But was due in Cornwall
mon/tue/wed, so dropped in & picked up some Racers with the new
'guard.
Quoted message said:pair of shocking pink arm-warmers.
Hmm; they're the (well) faded ones. I'll remind you to don shades
for the unfaded ones.
Quoted message said:control, it was away to assault Blackstone Edge.
Where, natch, it started to rain.
Teach ya to turn into a mountain goat; I thought of you while
sheltering under the eaves until it passed over.
Quoted message said:607 km. My first SR, and a National Series one to boot. I was
Many congratulations; now all we have to do is big youze up for next
year.
Quoted message said:Pat, for towing me round half the distance.
No problem; a pleasure to have your company & help.
Quoted message said:1 - if Thee Panel knows of a computer which:
Echo series (www.mikedyason.com); OK over the distances (though as I
recall it bombed the average on PBP after 1000Km trip, but still
tracked OK on ride time), but not long wire - run it along the
cruciform and the sensor mounts on inside of the mudguard support.
Perhaps we should agitate for a audax version; base units of a
minute rather than seconds would be more than adequate for what we
do...
P.