Something nice happened

Given all the negative stuff in life that's happening right now. I thought i'd share a positive story.
Whilst out in Warrington with a group of friends i got talking to some mutual acquaintances in an Indian restaurant after a few scoops. I was lamenting the theft of my Boardman daily (RIP) bike that had my favourite Brooks saddle of twenty years service attached, probably being punted around Sheffield now as a lance Armstrong special drug delivery mule. :-((.
A lovely Warrington lady said she had an old bike in her cellar i could have as a new smoker. I wasn't expecting much but it turned out to be a 1990's Dawes Ultra Galaxy with Titanium Brooks saddle and nice patina ( matt black rattle can). Blew the tyres up and it rides like a dream and best of all it doesn't attract attention. Its made my Christmas, i was heartbroken over the last bike as i had worked my way up through lots of wrecks to finally have a half decent commute. Genuinely this Dawes rides and changes gear better than my stolen one.

That's lovely.

I hope your locking technique improves for this one!

Let’s get a pic

love to. how do i post a pic on here ?.

Think I got it

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took the titanium off and added my new 20 year project

Very nice!

Can see why you’re pumped on it

great story! Whilst I'd be confident locking that up, that brooks is easy to pinch and sell. I put my front wheel cable through my brooks, but I used to run a length of chain from the frame to the rails in an old inner tube on a previous bike like this

yeah the baskets for my new full set of scrooged xmas chains. i must have done a lot of bad things to be saddled with 200 metres of reinforced high tensile steel cables and mediaeval Chastity belts. They got through three locks last time so lets see how they do with 6.
Arms race against cordless 18v DeWalt angle grinders.

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I like this thread! Merry Christmas, ho ho ho!