Monthly Archives: May 2004

What a farce

Posted on Saturday May 29, 2004 by rich

For the second season running, the team that dominated the rugby premiership league all season goes home with nothing. Last season Gloucester won the league by miles, yet lost in the final. This year Bath won the league almost as … Continue reading →

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Goodbye shins, hello blood

Posted on Friday May 28, 2004 by rich

I’ve just fitted some long DMR Terror Pins to my 24Seven Slack pedals. They look lethal, and a slipped pedal will no doubt be extremely painful, but hopefully they’ll improve the grip.

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A typical start to the bank holiday

Posted on Friday May 28, 2004 by rich

It’s been raining on and off this afternoon. Good to see that the weather is still as predictable as ever. Today was mostly spent trying to get rid of a hangover, it’s not yet fully gone so I’m resorting to … Continue reading →

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Bank holiday weather

Posted on Wednesday May 26, 2004 by rich

The weather is bound to take a turn for the worse now. After a couple of hot weeks, we’ve finally managed to get the heating in the office turned off, so it’s bound to get colder again now. Apologies for … Continue reading →

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Full return

Posted on Monday May 24, 2004 by rich

The roadbike is now finished with the addition of a 100mm stem. Time to give it a good long test ride. Actually it’ll probably be the usual 12-15 mile test ride, but such is life.

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Return of the Fastback

Posted on Saturday May 22, 2004 by rich

Thanks to a timely refund from BT, I decided to resurrect the road bike today. A quick trip to the LBS provided a set of 9spd Tiagra levers, an Ultegra cassette, a 9spd chain, and a selection of cables. The … Continue reading →

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The working week is over

Posted on Friday May 21, 2004 by rich

The working week is over, the bikes are back in the lean-to safely locked up, and Chainreaction still don’t appear to have processed my order from two days ago. Hopefully a nice relaxing weekend ahead of me, the main excitement … Continue reading →

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Daft animals

Posted on Thursday May 20, 2004 by rich

Hobbes just lost a fight with a shoe. It chased him round the house as far as the kitchen, then finally cornered him underneath my bed. He is now cowering beside the sofa, afraid to come out again. Trying to … Continue reading →

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They think it’s all over

Posted on Thursday May 20, 2004 by rich

The last coat of paint has been applied to the floor of the lean-to, I just have to leave it to dry for 24 hours or so, then I can start reclaiming my dining room which currently has 5 bikes … Continue reading →

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Time to relax

Posted on Tuesday May 18, 2004 by rich

Got home from work just after 4pm, spent 20 minutes painting the floor of the lean-to, then lounged in the garden enjoying the sun and reading a book ’til 6pm, then decided it was time to go for a ride. … Continue reading →

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Paint as a Fragrance pt2

Posted on Monday May 17, 2004 by rich

Dull day at work today, but I did managed to get the first coat of paint on part of the floor of the lean-to. The only problem is that the house now stinks of paint. Hopefully only another 3 nights … Continue reading →

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Comedy tan time

Posted on Sunday May 16, 2004 by rich

It’s the time of year to pick up the comedy cyclist tan again. Nice brown forearms and white hands. Did a nice 31.5 mile spin on the road bike without stopping today. A few short steep hills, but nothing too … Continue reading →

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Paint as a fragrance

Posted on Saturday May 15, 2004 by rich

Billy the builder returned this morning to panel part of the wall and clear up the rubbish. I ambled around feeding him mugs of coffee and sat in the garden and trued the back wheel on the cross bike. 4 … Continue reading →

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Woo

Posted on Friday May 14, 2004 by rich

Details are up about the new Pixar movie, The Incredibles. Looks good, lets hope it’s as good as their previous releases.

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Roof replacement – Day 2

Posted on Thursday May 13, 2004 by rich

Well the roof is complete now, all that remains is to replace the plastic cladding on one wall with some aesthetically pleasing plaster board, which should hopefully be done Saturday morning. Job’s a good ‘un, as they say.

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Roof replacement – Day 1

Posted on Wednesday May 12, 2004 by rich

The old roof has gone, well it’s in the garden actually, and the support beams are in place for the new roof along with the grooves for the lead flashing. Tomorrow should see the new roof panels fitted in place … Continue reading →

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Handy hints for an early morning

Posted on Wednesday May 12, 2004 by rich

When making toast, it’s generally a good idea to put some bread in the toaster before you turn it on. Otherwise you hear the toaster pop up and end up wandering round the kitchen trying to work out whats happened … Continue reading →

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Dullness

Posted on Tuesday May 11, 2004 by rich

Well that was quite probably one of the dullest AGM’s I’ve ever been to, it might have been better if more than 6 people knew it was taking place. At least I fitted a nice 15.5 mile ride in by … Continue reading →

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Catch up

Posted on Sunday May 9, 2004 by rich

Congratulations to Rich and Jude who had a baby girl last Thursday morning. Congratulations also to Bath who gave Gloucester a good thrashing on Saturday and beat them 41-7, meaning that we came top of the league. All thats left … Continue reading →

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Skittles Dinner

Posted on Thursday May 6, 2004 by rich

After a few years in the wilderness, we finally manage a skittles team dinner. Off we trundled to the Bathwick Boatman for dinner washed down with plenty of wine. The entire evening cost me about £8 for 3.5 pints of … Continue reading →

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Speedy service

Posted on Wednesday May 5, 2004 by rich

I posted my shock off last night for it’s service, and despite warnings that it might not be ready for the weekend, I had a call at 4:30 today to say it was ready. It’s been revalved, fully services, and … Continue reading →

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Spring bike service

Posted on Tuesday May 4, 2004 by rich

There should be a new rear disk brake for the Inbred on the way from Marcshop, and the Vanilla RC shock on the Craftworks is off to see Tim Flooks for some TLC and revalving.

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Change of plan

Posted on Monday May 3, 2004 by rich

Given the weather forecast for the coming week, I took the opportunity offered by some evening sunshine and went out for a ride on the Stiffee. It feels much better for the fork fettling, and could probably benefit from another … Continue reading →

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Shorter Stiffee

Posted on Monday May 3, 2004 by rich

Given the inclement bank holiday weather, I decided to fettle the bikes instead of ride them. At long last the Stiffee has forks of a slightly more sensible length. The Z1 Drop Offs have been reduced from 130mm to around … Continue reading →

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Typical Bank Holiday

Posted on Monday May 3, 2004 by rich

I finally decided the weather has cleared up enough to risk going outside, so I get changed only to find that it starts raining again. I think I should have just stayed in bed today.

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Death of an Inbred

Posted on Sunday May 2, 2004 by rich

Matt Booth‘s Inbred passed away this morning due to a terminal case of snapped chainstay. Funeral details to be confirmed later.

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