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I took a low speed tumble on damp grass and cracked my specialised helmet in two.
I replaced it with a woolly hat which has survived numerous spills, and is warmer in winter.
I haven’t added to the plastic mountain, which makes me a bit happier and I also ride a bit more conservatively these days.

It actually gets worse. I visited the dealer (in my van, as I hadn’t been able to get the back wheel refitted!) and had a look at the options. I have kind of settled on a Ducati monster but they want a lot of money to swap. The sales guy said he’d try and get me a better deal over the weekend.
I put the back wheel back on the bike (a royal pain in the arse trying to get the wheel, brake caliper and mudguard support in place at the same time as you push the axle through) but really struggled with the chain, the spring link just would not go back on. I popped to the bike spares shop down the road to see if they had a decent one that I could use. He looked at it and laughed. He reckons it was probably the cheapest nastiest chain CCM could have chosen. I eventually managed to refit it with the help of a screw clamp. This afternoon I thought I’d take the bike out as I had a little errand to run.
Bastard thing wouldn’t start.
I jumped on the 16 year old BMW and did the job without the slightest fuss.
I don’t think I’ve ever hated a bike as much as I hate this thing.

Post harvest? I thought they sprayed the crops with glyphosate before they harvested. They add insecticide after the harvest too?

Well, the CCM ownership is coming to an end.
It’s been quite a disappointment. It is too loud. The original owner has removed the baffles. CCM can only supply complete silencers (£750, special order)
It only came with one RFID tag so I ordered two more. £80 delivered. I then bought one for £1.99 inc postage from eBay.
First ride down lanes at night showed me how bad the lights are. My exposure bike lights are better.
It rained and the water filled the air filter to the point the bike was only just able to limp home.
It’s really difficult to start in the cold and has to be run at quite high revs to prevent stalling If it stalls starting it again is a pain as you need to press a button on the dash with the left hand while tweaking the throttle with the right.
It doesn’t have heated grips so I tried to resurrect my old heated gloves but ended up buying new ones. Then I took the bike for a ride mostly to test them in sub zero temperatures and got a rear wheel puncture, 10 miles from home. After managing to get air into to the tyre I rode home but had to stick my dirty hands into my new gloves.
Took the rear wheel off and discovered it had an inner tube. A 19inch moped tube that was overstretched in the bigger tyre.
I’m so sick of it I phoned the dealer and he’s agreed to take it back and I’ll get something else. It’s not what I expected.

How did I not get that! I have so many versions of it.

Am looking forward to using it to open my coleslaw tub tonight.

That’s your average Daily Mail reader isn’t it?

Just got it playing in the kitchen this morning, very welcome. Thanks.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/09/2023-record-world-hottest-climate-fossil-fuel?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

And one in Reading (that I saw hopping around my feet!) in January 2021. I forgot that was January!

A yellow browed in January? Remarkable

Not only is it still there but it repeats itself as you scroll down and sits as a pop up banner at the bottom as you scroll.
It seems to repeat itself more than when I first looked.

Can any dub aficionados let me know where the dub on this comes from?
It’s so familiar but I can’t place it and I’ve listened to all the likely contenders in the last couple of weeks and not found it
Was it used on Roddigan’s show or somewhere like that?
https://youtu.be/zc_sNgqIdgk?si=ehZiJTXRQbG0y53L

Too easy.

Where are they?
I have a few ponds in my grounds. I could send someone to collect them.

I’ve trained a couple of dogs to sit in a basket and a couple of bigger dogs to sit in the front of a bakfiets. However I’ve completely failed with some other dogs. I would suggest giving it a go but as you have a lurcher I’d recommend a harness and a means of making absolutely sure she can’t jump out. One thing I noticed was that as soon as you start to move the dogs tend to either sit still or jump out. The latter are the ones I had to give up on. There was no way they were going to stay sitting once underway. I trained the smaller dogs by putting them in the basket and carrying them about before putting the basket on the bike.

My lovely little Husqvarna got nicked from my front garden three weeks ago. I was gutted but the insurance paid up so I set about looking for something else.
I wasn’t expecting to bump into one of these in a local showroom. But I did and it’s mine. 4 years old with 400 miles on the clock.

I have been a fan of Zojirushi stainless mugs for ages. Very efficient at keeping hot things hot.

Nicely done

My special order arrived super quick and they are amazing. Thank you so much.

Should be dandy on the Christmas table

Laughing stock on a Birkenstock?

I’m not sure I understand this. If you run outer cable housing all the way through the frame to the mech how is it exerting force on the frame?
If you cut the outer you’ll need somewhere for the outer to stop against. There will be force there. If the frame wasn’t designed with a stop there I wouldn’t do it.