Cycling North After Winter

[richardmorris]

I’ve been commuting this week on the bike. Studded scwalbes have earned their keep. But I’m annoyed, daily, by idiot drivers who think it’s perfectly good to drive behind me with their main beam on.

[mat_the_cat]

I seen your response, thought it couldn't be that bad, and opened the link. BLIMEY!

 

Oh well, good job the NHS is made of money.

[Snipes]

I’ve been commuting this week on the bike. Studded scwalbes have earned their keep. But I’m annoyed, daily, by idiot drivers who think it’s perfectly good to drive behind me with their main beam on.

Why is that bad? I use to like that as you can see better. Main beams coming toward me? Different story ofcourse.

[Guest Hooli]

Why is that bad? I use to like that as you can see better. Main beams coming toward me? Different story of course.

 

I wondered exactly the same thing tbh, unless richardmorris has mirrors on his pushbike?

[Bucketeer]

I'm guessing RM has a mirror or two on his bike and gets big glare.

 

Anyway, time to update the latest few spots from the locality.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[The Moog]

What's that last car?

[oldcars]

What's that last car?

Axiam i think.

[Six-cylinder]

What's that last car?

 

Microcar F8c

 

https://zoomcar.fr/microcar-f8c-dci-12374518.html

[Bucketeer]

Microcar F8c

 

https://zoomcar.fr/microcar-f8c-dci-12374518.html

Beat me to it.

For some reason that particular one had a Chatenet badge on the back. As far as I know Chatenet only make the half sized Cayenne lookalike as I spotted/posted a week or so ago.

[Sheefag]

https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?initiative_id=AS_20190126040050&site=glo&g=y&SearchText=panniers+bicycle&needQuery=n&page=1

[richardmorris]

I wondered exactly the same thing tbh, unless richardmorris has mirrors on his pushbike?

Yes, I do have zefal mirrors. It ruins night vision- you don’t come up behind a car with your main beam on, why do it to a bike?

 

https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Zefal-Spy-Mirror_42287.htm?mkwid=s_dt%7Cpcrid%7C294431953420%7Cpkw%7C%7Cpmt%7Cb%7Cslid%7C%7C&pgrid=53343878787&ptaid=dsa-307732464445&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyLT25daL4AIVzrXtCh3M-QnbEAAYASAAEgKT6fD_BwE

 

 

Even if you don’t have mirrors, it helps to look behind occasionally to see whether the car behind is acknowledging your existence.

 

One last night was so intent on keeping his main beams on that a car coming the other way also put theirs on, this dazzling from both directions!

[Mally]

Some of those are unbelievably cheap.

That's the panniers of course.

[The Moog]

Cool - learning new things.

 

Looks like it would be an ace autotest tool

[richardmorris]

They remind me of the sans permis- the ones the French drive when they’ve been banned for drink driving.

[Guest Hooli]

They remind me of the sans permis- the ones the French drive drunk when they’ve been banned for drink driving.

 

EFA

[richardmorris]

EFA

Very true. Always keep a wide berth when you spot one- they’re very unpredictable and never

Indicate.

[Luxxo Waftybarger]

You will go loads faster without the trailer. Every gram makes a huge difference on a hill. Decathlon stuff is good value and usually well made, get their waterproof panniers if you can. Otherwise line with a rubble sack. Most tourers can get away without a rear rack and make do with strapping their tent to the top of the rear rack with bungees and using a frame bag. Front panniers add weight and wind resistance which probably isn't worth the carrying capacity.

[castros_bro]

WARNING LEFTFIELD TANGENT does yo want a tatty UK reg Shitron C4 diesel sipper, currently getting metric version of 65mpg at 60mph, probably available in Feb in some random Iberian gaf und guaranteed to bimble Moroccan roads/tracks with Gallic elan, size to stuff bike in and occasional dossing?

[dollywobbler]

Have you reached Africa yet?

[Junkman]

He hasn't walked around the World yet either.

[richardmorris]

Presumably drinking his way through the courtesy wine cellar. Well I would!

 

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Not the clean, expensive Now that I think of it, there's stickers from Londis on them.

[Saabnut]

Presumably drinking his way through the courtesy wine cellar. Well I would!

 

 

Saabnut does NOT like this!

[SiC]

Been reading through this thread today - great work thus far. Looking forward to future updates.

You're back!

[jon928se]

Is Bucketeer still stuck in the wine cellar ?

[loserone]

I hope the bees are okay

[Mally]

No not the Beeees AAARRRGGH.

[DeeJay]

Is Bucketeer still stuck in the wine cellar ?

Will it just be a "Cellar" by now?

[Momentary Lapse Of Reason]

Will it just a "Cellar" by now?

Just as long that it's not the Pulp Fiction cellar...

[hairnet]

dont mantion fritzl and cellars

 

oh.

 

hope you dont lose any other stuff alex - why were sncf showing japanese levels of effciency???