bike! and ill

[juliet]

Bad news: I am Ill. (I have a sniffly cold/sore throat, bah). I am taking NHS & Dept of Health advice & staying home on the sofa in order a) to recuperate faster & b) not to spread my nasty germs around the place. Am feeling better than yesterday, mind, so plan to return to the grindstone tomorrow.

Good news: my lovely new bike arrived last week!





Isn't it lovely & shiny & blue? It was made specially for me (it's semi-custom build, i.e. the frame wasn't a custom job but the bike was built up from the frame, including paint-job, to my specs & size) & I love it very much indeed. It goes fast! First couple of miles were a bit scary (the weight distribution is v different from the Trek, which is a hybrid & has a much more upright position; and the steering is rather lighter) but I have pootled round the park & along the river numerous times now & am feeling fine on it now.

I do also still love the Trek, as well, mind :-)

(bah, I want to go cycling now but Illness prevents. [sulk] )

Comments

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

Ooh, shiny!

[mzdt.livejournal.com]

I do also still love the Trek, as well, mind :-)

I'm polycyclous too, you know...

AND IT'S GOT PROPER HANDLEBARS! ;-)

I can see the front headlamp - dynamo or battery?

[juliet]

dynamo - Schmidt hub. I'd *like* a Solidlights to attach to it but cannot as yet afford it (so it's just a B&M Lumi-whatsit one. With a standlight.)

[mzdt.livejournal.com]

I'm way behind on current products, but I'm assuming I know what you mean...

my current lighting is quite cunning - for a tenner Homebase (or the others too, I dare say) will sell you a '1,000,000 candlepower rechargeable spotlight'. Having bought one for legitmate purposes, I bought a second, threw away the torchy bit (keeping the bulb as a spare) but keeping the 6v 4Ah battery, and the mains & car chargers. Reboxing the battery gives you nice bright lights that stay on at junctions, with a nice easy recharging system... I'm assuming that could be recharged from a hub dynamo too, with a little more ingenuity.

[juliet]

btw: what sort of bikes do you have, then?

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Aw, get well soon! Bike looks lovely, I resumed my commute via a smaller-roads route today.

[aca.livejournal.com]

Woo, teh shiny! :)

[beingjdc.livejournal.com]

Phwoar. Though, of course, I imagine I saw it on Sunday!

[juliet]

Indeed you did (& that was my Trek that Marna was riding - we're off to get her her own bike this evening!). It is *lovely*, isn't it?

[beingjdc.livejournal.com]

Yes I thought that was your old bike. It looks rather nice, if a littley racy for me. I'm just getting over the fact that my new flat has no better safe bike parking than this one so I'll continue to make do without - the four cats make up for it, I think! We'll see how long they hang around.

[marnameow.livejournal.com]

Bike shopping later! I am all excited.

[catsgomiaow.livejournal.com]

(me no coming bike shopping, sorry - I cook dinner for bec and ben and watch DARKPLACE with them! LET ME KNOW HOW IT WENT tho :))

[skibbley.livejournal.com]

Excellent!
Good to see you Saturday, best T-shirt by far!
Get well soon and happy pedalling.

[ludy]

wow! that is indeed shiney and blue. get well soon

[lnr]

It's lovely!

[tla]

Bike! I'm envious.

I want to do a long ride this weekend (in Portsmouth), but am still not convinced I'll have time. I will definitely make time in November though. You are as ever welcome to join.

[juliet]

let me know what/when you're planning? I do need to take the Cheviot out on a proper ride sometime soon!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Boo to sniffles!

But yay for shiny bikeness! Also it means I get to use this icon which has been gathering cobwebs this year. BadKat.