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From Blob to Enduring Love of Velo: August 2014
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From Blob to Enduring Love of Velo. Monday, August 18, 2014. JRA – Just Resting Along. Anyway, I am not here to dwell on the past, but to share with any of you who might still be interested after all this time that I’m back on my bikes and I love them so much. However this being back on the bikes a very very recent thing and getting back into writing about it is part of my plan for ensuring the addiction takes hold again. 8220;Oh my god I’m riding, up a hill! 8220;Wow, it is beautiful today”. Thanks to t...
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From Blob to Enduring Love of Velo: Further down the Rabbit Hole
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From Blob to Enduring Love of Velo. Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Further down the Rabbit Hole. I shall name her Emmeline. Having little in the way of electrical knowledge I suspect it is unlikely that I shall be able to get this working again. The narrow, high bars make for an "interesting" ride. Original pin striping is still clearly visible. This is the head tube badge on a mean's frame. As you can see Em has no rivet holes, but plenty of pin striping. Moeraki boulders on a stunning day. And, of course, here ...
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From Blob to Enduring Love of Velo: August 2010
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From Blob to Enduring Love of Velo. Tuesday, August 3, 2010. Tragedy – unexpected breakages. There was only one thing for it. Time to sell my possessions! Used my gift for silliness I whipped up an ad for my spare couch and threw it on trademe. In no time I had hundreds of page views and loads of watchers. Unfortunately that didn’t turn into loads of bidders, but I got enough money to cover the cost of a new seat and some race entry fees. Yay. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I love my GE clothes!
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From Blob to Enduring Love of Velo: The L’Esprit – Complete
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From Blob to Enduring Love of Velo. Monday, May 14, 2012. The L’Esprit – Complete. Sometimes fettling with old bikes is not all bread and roses. Sometimes it’s bruised and skinned knuckles, stripped threads and damaged, hard to replace parts. The L’Esprit has been all of these things. On Thursday morning (day off work) I began what I hoped was the final assembly process, but at lunchtime was called into the office. Being a diligent employee I downed tools and headed in. And now like new after. I love my ...
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From Blob to Enduring Love of Velo: May 2012
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From Blob to Enduring Love of Velo. Monday, May 14, 2012. The L’Esprit – Complete. Sometimes fettling with old bikes is not all bread and roses. Sometimes it’s bruised and skinned knuckles, stripped threads and damaged, hard to replace parts. The L’Esprit has been all of these things. On Thursday morning (day off work) I began what I hoped was the final assembly process, but at lunchtime was called into the office. Being a diligent employee I downed tools and headed in. And now like new after. I love my ...
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From Blob to Enduring Love of Velo: I’m turning into Nancy Drew
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From Blob to Enduring Love of Velo. Thursday, June 7, 2012. I’m turning into Nancy Drew. This is what 60 year old grease and bearings look like, yummy! This meant a trip to see Keith at Cycle Traders and the purchase of a new tool, very similar to the cheese one, but made of actual metal. I also meant to buy some bearings for the headset and one of the pedals but I forgot them. Duh! A present was waiting for me when I got home on Tuesday. Carefully draw pin striping plans. Mandatory snowy tree shot.
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From Blob to Enduring Love of Velo: October 2011
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From Blob to Enduring Love of Velo. Monday, October 31, 2011. 18 months is too long to be away from Hanmer. Snowing hilltops from Red Rocks. Ahhh, the view from the top of the road is lovely. Swamp Track has some lovely corners. And some amazing drainage. Seen in full action here. Back on the road I saw a sign pointing to a track I'd never seen before, Western Link. Yay! My favourite Hanmer track. A little bit of water in this stream on YZ. I love my bikes. Wednesday, October 19, 2011. Under the stern fa...
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From Blob to Enduring Love of Velo: November 2011
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From Blob to Enduring Love of Velo. Monday, November 28, 2011. The Wharfdale ride – Brilliant! This time I was feeling quietly confident that both my skills and fitness had improved enough to make the ride a fun challenge. Things seemed to be in our favour when we got to the second ford and it was low enough to drive the little car through. Yay! I love my bikes. Tuesday, November 1, 2011. No, 4wd track madness! I didn't fall off once, even when the line I chose narrowed down to little wider than my wheel...
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From Blob to Enduring Love of Velo: March 2012
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From Blob to Enduring Love of Velo. Thursday, March 29, 2012. Crossmarks – Not the Ideal Wet Riding Tyre. The rest of Rollercoast was a slippy slidey mess, but I found the little pinches way easier, which pleased me greatly. And here is the view of my monster getting a little snuggly on our return. I love my bikes. My cat is cute. Saturday, March 24, 2012. PS - That night we had the most epic pizza eva, so delicious and vast that we couldn't even eat the whole thing. If you're staying at the Rotorua ...
