Varun's Bikes, Stayer, Cotic, that singlespeed Rockhopper....

I've had 3 or 4 seculas, and I really like them.

PSA: autumn riding fucking rocks.

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It’s half term and the first week off I’ve had in ages, so time to rest and recoup. So of course I went out on the Cotic and the chain wasn’t tight in the tensioner, it popped off when I hopped a kerb and I went OTB within the first 3km.
The C17 is scraped badly on the right and of course I dented my newly acquired King Cages too, but apart from that the only injuries are to my riding confidence.

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looks like a lovely slice of cake, glad you're getting a break!

It’s been such a thoroughly excellent few days, almost like working flat out 45+ hour weeks for a half term is bad for my health…
Added to the half term is great bingo sheet:

• Outdoors every day
  
• Helped a friend move house
  
• Long deep chats about work, life and the state of management in schools
  
• Met someone on bumble, attractive af, super intelligent, totally imposter-syndromeing about her but it’s great.
  

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Winning.

Trying!

Glad to hear life (or at least these days) is treating you well! Lovely bike as always

5 days!! 5.5 if you count that the Friday evening is when things officially kick off haha
Yeah I’m trying to narrate the positive, maybe that way I’ll manifest some more!

Nice V, good to hear you're doing well.

Thanks C, it’s a nice change anyway 😅

It’s official: half term’s over, kids.

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Jan Heine salivating rn:

(But seriously, that sucks — hope you are alright!)

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I legitimately felt faster during the remaining 1.8km back home. Or maybe that’s adrenaline.

All excellent, went over a bump and it must’ve been the last straw, poor thing as it folded up like a forbidden letter.

Here’s the question, though - silver or black guards next?

Phew, as long as you didn’t have the sudden desire to use the terms “all road”, “supple” and “low trail” you’re good.

Silver gets my vote, à la @Pish.

😂😂😂 lol, no that started when I got into PLP
@Pish x @Hulsroy are absolutely my high water mark right now!
For a brief period I considered just leaving the guards off altogether and running the bike with 2.1”s…..but I couldn’t do it to the poor thing, not with the British winter due.
It also looks a lot like a cartoon character with its lower jaw missing.

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Silver+black/dark metal mood board goes strong

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These Honjos look great, a fiver more than VO wavies:

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Oooooooh. Though I must admit the plain VO silvers from Woods Cyclery are £70 and sorely tempting…..

That’s hard to beat. Though in stereotypical Gujarati fashion (and something that could form a weird alt Goodness Gracious Me skit featuring the two grandmas boasting about their grandsons), I see your £70 VOs and raise you £62 Berthouds from Velo Duo…

Oooooh, you had me at £62, hook and line by Berthouds and sinker at Velo Duo!
Investigating those now.

Susan sto helit is, as far as I am concerned, an elite reference

It’s time to read the hogfather

Thief of time is excellent too!! I could go on, all of Terry’s work is sublime anyway.

Berthouds ordered ( @Browndonneur my grandmother is ready to boast about the savings as we speak). I was having a routine look around before this morning’s social ride and found a bulge in the rear tire, most likely where the guard caught it. So no riding and new tires too!!

It may be a week or so before I can ride the Stayer, but the piggies don’t mind, super excited about my date on Tuesday and I’m trying to embody this William Stafford poem in the process.

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