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Post by WDB on May 5, 2020 17:20:10 GMT
Humph, if you want a pigging Pashley that much, buy yer pigging own! Don’t just hope one of us will get one and save you the trouble.
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Post by Humph on May 5, 2020 17:28:57 GMT
I'd love to ride that up Llandegla or somewhere equally extreme on a Sunday morning in chinos, a polo shirt, a straw hat and tan brogues !
"Morning chaps, fancy a snifter? Got a fairly decent red in the old pouch y'know...!"
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Post by WDB on May 5, 2020 17:47:32 GMT
Might want to get yourself a haircut first. 🙈
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Post by Humph on May 5, 2020 17:55:38 GMT
Yes, that has been the subject of some discussion...
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Post by WDB on May 6, 2020 10:55:39 GMT
...and that’s assuming anyone would want to drink anything that had been in a Scotsman’s pouch. 🙊
I found a site yesterday — a dealer, not a review site — that listed various Pashley models along with their respective weights. The lightest was 17kg, and they went up above 20. And these were the ladybikes. Those English rose types must have powerful thighs!
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Post by WDB on May 18, 2020 16:24:32 GMT
I took the brown bike to the woods today, partly to see if cleaning out the front disc mechanism had stopped it from squealing in a way you really don’t want in a hilly town with a lot of downhill junctions to stop at. And, to my surprise, it had, so I carried on out of town to give it its first proper run on the rough stuff.
It’s really rather good. It’s not a mountain bike in today’s sense, but it’s at least the equal of my old Cannondale on a flinty, tractor-rutted lane. And I’m impressed by how well it climbs on those tracks, which must, in part, be due to the big, soft, grippy tyres. It managed to average 20km/h along the 2km section of restricted byway I often use on the way home, which I’ve not managed on the blue bike because I more careful over the ruts and flints (and because there are often dog-walkers about, which there weren’t today.) All in all, not bad for a bike I ride to the shops — and might even, one day, get to ride to work.
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Post by Humph on May 18, 2020 17:58:59 GMT
Disc brakes can tend to squeal when the pads are new, more especially if it's damp or humid. Once they're bedded in they should be silent. ( unless they've been wet and not used for a while ) It was my legs that were squealing yesterday for the first few miles !
Still not old enough for a leccy one though... 😉
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