The post man's been ...

[ScotRoutes]

I got the cheaper of the new Pixel 6's

[TheBrownDog]

Ah, I was looking at that last week. Looks a great phone.

But here's a thing. Having had iPhones since The Beginning I'm genuinely afraid of getting anything else. I was given a Samsung object a few years ago on one of my contracts and I simply couldn't deal with it. Total mess.

[PaulB2]

...and dropped off some lego advent calendars, an Imperial Armoured Marauder and just for some cycling content, a wolftooth b-rad base.

[TheBrownDog]

I've gone back in time and am now having my milk, eggs and a few other bits delivered by a genuine milko. Or milky, as he seems to want to be known. He's been plying the streets of the Chalfonts in his electric open-side van forever, and I finally stopped him on an early dog walk a few weeks ago to get onto his delivery list. Been good so far. The milk and eggs are from very local farms (one of which is less than 2 miles from mine)

And this morning I got this with the delivery: how cute?

[macinblack]

I've gone back in time and am now having my milk, eggs and a few other bits delivered by a genuine milko. Or milky, as he seems to want to be known. He's been plying the streets of the Chalfonts in his electric open-side van forever, and I finally stopped him on an early dog walk a few weeks ago to get onto his delivery list. Been good so far. The milk and eggs are from very local farms (one of which is less than 2 miles from mine)

And this morning I got this with the delivery: how cute?

Seems like a perfect opportunity to introduce this fine ode to our early morning warriors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0yxx4_WcGE

[voodoo_simon]

Fück cancer socks arrived

[L2R24]

...and dropped off:
Roll of Lizard Skins DSP 3.2 bartape for the new Beacon bars I put on the gravel bike on Monday. Looking forward to some bar-wrapping action tonight ready for trying the new bars out tomorrow.

Pearson Adventure long sleeve jersey from Sigma. Outer material does seem more bramble-resistant than most (as advertised), but fit a little snugger than I'd like right now. As they seem to have sold out of larger sizes, I'll need to finally work off the beer gut instead. Nice jersey/jacket, but surprised to see absolutely zero reflective tabs or highlights on it. Always tend to use "be seen" lights on road sections, so probably not a worry.

[Bearbonesnorm]

10 litres of expensive 'storage' fuel for Dee's bike. It's magic stuff as it contains no ethanol or other rubbish and can happily sit in a tank or carbs for 3 years without going off or eating / dissolving anything. It's also 99RON and contains no oxygen which means the bike's never sounded so well.

[RIP]

Some nice stickers in an envelope that must have been perched on Stu's mantelpiece for well over a year. I've run out of space on my bike so I guess I'll have to stick 'em all over my body instead. What's uncanny is the meter is showing exactly the correct reading averaged over a year of my riding.

[ledburner]

Some nice stickers in an envelope that must have been perched on Stu's mantelpiece for well over a year. I've run out of space on my bike so I guess I'll have to stick 'em all over my body instead. What's uncanny is the meter is showing exactly the correct reading averaged over a year of my riding.

I guess it a Funometer,
from a Funicular?

[RIP]

from a Funicular?

Or possibly from "fundament", meaning "that BaM was a sh1t idea in retrospect". Or maybe from "funky"?

On another forum someone is claiming that the 1-2-3 classification is incorrect. They propose that there are FOUR:

1 - fun at the time, fun upon reflection later
2 - fun at the time, but regrettable upon reflection later
3 - regrettable at the time, but fun upon reflection later
4 - not fun at the time, nor upon reflection later.

"This numbering scheme forms a simple 4-cell matrix, with now/later on the vertical axis and fun/no-fun on the horizontal axis".

In reply someone else had said "Are you a management consultant?"

[Bearbonesnorm]

Number 2 of that list ^ is wrong. Nothing that's fun at the time should be regretted later.

[RIP]

Sometimes post-fun regret is forced upon you by your ageing body whether you like it or not, such as the curry and ten pints of Guinness situation mentioned elsewhere .

Actually you're right. Having thought more clearly about it, the fun itself shouldn't be regretted but the after-effects might be regretted, as above.

[psling]

Number 2 of that list ^ is wrong. Nothing that's fun at the time should be regretted later.

Mmm... difficult one that. I can think of the odd occasion(s)....
Still, moving on, they had absolutely nothing to do with bike packing. Or even bike riding. [wonders off in a dream-like state]Or possibly even regrets really [/wonders off in a dream-like state]

[Bearbonesnorm]

The funny thing about regret is that at some point, the thing you regret was actually the thing you most wanted ... life's too short

[RIP]

"Nobody ever wished they'd spent more time in the office". Weee-e-e-ll, there was one reason if I remember rightly.....

[middleagedmadness]

I think Reg no 2 should be , it’s f@£cking sh1t at the time ( wind and torrential rain in borth comes to mind)but in a few hours you look back saying that was a mad craic wasn’t it

[RIP]

[Ian]

Number 2 of that list ^ is wrong. Nothing that's fun at the time should be regretted later.

Do you remember that lap dancing joint in Dolgellau?

[RIP]

photo please....

on second thoughts....

[Verena]

O.... I was going to say "proviz lobster gloves for the winter", but I now feel like I'm interrupting the flow of a beautiful, entirely different conversation.

As you were.

[Swede]

On a recent trip I needed to do some road side repairs and found that I was missing a key piece of equipment – a pair of reading glasses! I’d spent so much time miniaturising my tool-kit I’d forgotten that without my specs I’d be completely screwed... I squinted my way through the repair but made a note to remedy this asap.

There were a couple of options but the flat case, size and flexible frames did it for me.

[GregMay]

Wizard Works Wiz Viz Lil Presto Barrel Bag

Waiting for one for a few months. Perfect for the new winter commute I have where I've few chances of being hit from the side, but a lot from the front!

[Cheeky Monkey]

Some PVA sponges at a good price for next time l get the Neris wet.

[lune ranger]

My first dropper post. A PNW Components Coast dropper and Loam lever.
Beautiful.
As a suspension post addict I’ve never had the joy of a dropper but PNW have made an air sprung suspension/dropper. Genius.
Now I can have my cake and eat it.