• Yay, it's cheery Friday.

Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2023 11:37 am**

my idea of a wedding

Marrying Northwind.....each to their own

Congrats to you both and a unique way to do it , may your years be blessed with joy [ so no kids then

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Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2023 11:54 am**

In other cheery news, BB200/300 entries open tomorrow - that's come around quick! Except I'll be riding my bike around the NYM...

Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:17 pm**

fatbikephil wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 11:54 am In other cheery news, BB200/300 entries open tomorrow - that's come around quick! Except I'll be riding my bike around the NYM...

2 entry dates now Phil. Apparently no chancw pf running out of tickets

Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2023 1:04 pm**

fatbikephil wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 11:54 am In other cheery news, BB200/300 entries open tomorrow - that's come around quick! Except I'll be riding my bike around the NYM...

I was planning on setting an alarm, stopping mid trail and attempting to book a spot. Just hope wherever I stop has enough phone signal...

Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2023 1:05 pm**

Congrats to you both Dave. Looks and sounds like you had a lovely time and that's all that matters

Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2023 1:07 pm**

Congratulations. There's nothing quite like a 20 mile fell race for a honeymoon

Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2023 1:13 pm**

redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:17 pm
fatbikephil wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 11:54 am In other cheery news, BB200/300 entries open tomorrow - that's come around quick! Except I'll be riding my bike around the NYM...
2 entry dates now Phil. Apparently no chancw pf running out of tickets

I can only do the first weekend... might have to follow Bobs plan

Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2023 3:01 pm**

Thanks you lot

BB200/300... yes I knew that was coming around, but hadn't twigged that it's tomorrow. Well, let's get one stupid thing out of the way first, and see.

It's also the start of the Tour de France tomorrow, which I realise may split the room, but I'm a bit partial, Eurosport having been a background to most of my childhood Julys (possibly by default as the only free satelite sports channel). I may also have a work trip to Lyon coinciding with the second week, so may even manage to see some in person for the first time, which would be pretty special.

Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2023 3:27 pm**

Congrats

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 10:41 am Congratulations Dave ... my idea of a wedding

Same here.

CF. 2 more minutes in the train, 10 min walk. The I pick up two bikes. My 6 year "old" big trail bike made ready for sale with some new parts and a new big trail bike with some parts from the old bike and some new.

Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2023 3:28 pm**

which I realise may split the room

Will be watching it as always.

Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2023 4:05 pm**

thenorthwind wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 3:01 pm Thanks you lot

BB200/300... yes I knew that was coming around, but hadn't twigged that it's tomorrow. Well, let's get one stupid thing out of the way first, and see.

It's also the start of the Tour de France tomorrow, which I realise may split the room, but I'm a bit partial, Eurosport having been a background to most of my childhood Julys (possibly by default as the only free satelite sports channel). I may also have a work trip to Lyon coinciding with the second week, so may even manage to see some in person for the first time, which would be pretty special.

Lot's of up and coming Brits to follow. Gonna miss the ITV4 highlights

Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2023 4:18 pm**

fatbikephil wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 1:13 pm
I can only do the first weekend... might have to follow Bobs plan

Eh? What plan?

Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2023 5:13 pm**

whitestone wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 4:18 pm
fatbikephil wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 1:13 pm
I can only do the first weekend... might have to follow Bobs plan
Eh? What plan?

Not you Bob, Boab!

Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2023 5:47 pm**

Dave Barter wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 4:05 pm
thenorthwind wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 3:01 pm Thanks you lot

BB200/300... yes I knew that was coming around, but hadn't twigged that it's tomorrow. Well, let's get one stupid thing out of the way first, and see.

It's also the start of the Tour de France tomorrow, which I realise may split the room, but I'm a bit partial, Eurosport having been a background to most of my childhood Julys (possibly by default as the only free satelite sports channel). I may also have a work trip to Lyon coinciding with the second week, so may even manage to see some in person for the first time, which would be pretty special.
Lot's of up and coming Brits to follow. Gonna miss the ITV4 highlights

Wait, no itv4 highlights this year?

Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2023 5:51 pm**

Ignore me. Looked at wrong day on schedule

Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2023 5:56 pm**

Phew, I've been watching Gary Imlach going greyer year by year for longer than I can remember.

Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2023 6:20 pm**

Oh, that's good news - I missed the ITV4 highlights for the Giro. It was either the 5 minute highlights on GCN which doesn't really give much of a feel for what's happening, or an hour's highlights in Welsh on S4C, which doesn't give me much more.

Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2023 6:36 pm**

Congrats Northwind - we did similar a few years ago. Civil partnership after 32 years together, and the only witnesses were our daughter and sons girlfriend. The only hats allowed were bobble hats. Went back to work in the afternoon!

Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2023 10:28 pm**

Cheers!

slarge wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 6:36 pm The only hats allowed were bobble hats.

This I like.

slarge wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 6:36 pm Went back to work in the afternoon!

This, less so!

Posted: **Sat Jul 01, 2023 11:41 am**

Dave Barter wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 5:51 pm Ignore me. Looked at wrong day on schedule

You almost spoilt my month saying that, praise the lord it’s on.

Yeah, it’s a shame ITV4 don’t do the Giro, have the GCN channel but kept forgetting to tune in (and their highlights aren’t as good as ITV…)

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That’s excellent news Northwind, congratulations (and what an vaguely exciting way to get married - we had 80? daytime guests which wasn’t my cup of tea)

Posted: **Sat Jul 01, 2023 6:47 pm**

Very cheery Saturday, in Bilbao cheering on the Yates twins to 1,2 in the TdF. Moving along to San Sebastian for tomorrow and Monday then the Tourmalet

Posted: **Sat Jul 01, 2023 10:55 pm**

Congratulations Northwind

Posted: **Thu Jul 06, 2023 9:24 pm**

Tomorrow I shall be heading to Santa Pod for the weekend and a celebration of all thing loud, fast and dangerous from the golden age of drag racing ... reet looking forward to it I am. Hopefully everyone else gets to do something nice too.

Posted: **Thu Jul 06, 2023 10:10 pm**

Sounds good Stu! I will in fact be exchanging my usual framebag between the knees for an engine and heading up to my pals place on Speyside, possibly to drown whilst sitting in a small rubber dingy...

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2023 11:50 am**

As well as looking forward to a weekend mostly spent on my bike, right cheery Friday when I heard that a young lad "we" (as in the work royal "we") have been working with, who crashed off his mountain bike and ended up paralysed in a wheelchair, has not only had his home adapted so he can live independently, but has also been able to get back to work, and is back riding bikes, using a hand bike - how totally cheery Friday is that???

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