My banana stop today.

A thread specially for 'persons of leisure' and independent means, or those with aspirations.
How do you while away those lazy days?
How do you cope financially?
When did you retire?
Is retirement what you expected?
How long did you take to adjust?
Etc.

Tell us what you are up to today or what plans you have.
Or just have a bit of silliness to while away those lazy hours.

I've been busy today. Hilly 15 mile ride in North Devon, took dog for a stroll along Saunton Sands, cut the front lawn..

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Review and score a film that you watched last night. It can be old or new. On TV, DVD/Blu Ray or cinema. Popular or obscure. Any film you like!

Last night I watched "Drag Me to Hell". Been wanting to see this for a while and watched it on DVD. A very good and pretty funny in parts horror flick from Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, Spiderman), it tells the story of a loan officer who rejects the pleads of an old gypsy women whose home is going to be repossessed. The gypsy women puts a curse on..

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I'm wondering if anyone here can help in identifying this Falcon frame?
I purchased it a couple of years ago for £80 just because I liked the look of it but I can't seem to id it.
All my searches point to late 70's but I cannot find this exact frame in any forum pictures or catalogue.
It looks like it takes a 26.4 seat post.
Although the frame looks well made and good quality it's doesn't seem particularly light.
The interesting thing (for me!) is the strengthening plate on the inside of the..

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It's been a long time since posting. Ive still got my 2018 roubaix 105 which im happy with (although not tried anything else). Ive had a bike fit while back changing stem, handlebars etc but its been a long time since changing anything else. Im considering a renewal and shop recommended instead of changing bike frame, as next upgrade to change my standard wheels which will make a huge difference. Roval rapide c38 or alpimist clx II. I have max 32mm. It's a big investment and wondering..

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Parcel delivery companies are rapidly gaining a bad reputation for eg a) one knock/ring on the bell and they're off or
b) not even knocking.....they just leave it and go.
OK, I assumed it was a growing problem but on the news it was saying that these thefts have now reached HALF A £BILLION per year which staggers me.
Even drivers have been filmed dropping a parcel, taking the required photo then stealing the parcel.
So....any victims on here ?

I have 2 questions
I have inadvertently around a 32 death chain ring and at the moment I have a 30 tooth.
1) if I changed it would the chain be suitable or would it need to be longer.
i am looking at changing the chain ring to an ovel chain ring what are the pros and cons
I have a hard tail and a road but that's a +2
any advice would be appreciated
TIA

Mine was so good. (I did go for that ride..glad i did)
Just over 20 miles, but since the rear ends a bit sore..
Suns been shining here all day, 13 or 14 degrees, 15 mph winds made it a bit slow on the outrun, but fast home (20 -25 mph for 6 miles ).
Very very glad i went...now i feel guilty about feeling good

How was yours...

Who has one?




If you have a BKool TT then the group is Cyclechat BKool on the BKool website.

Remcos upcoming schedule...bit disappointed that there's no Strade, San Remo or Flanders ☹️

Hi folks, I don’t know if it’s just me or others feel the same way. Just to give you the context the other day I was watching videos on YouTube about bike servicing and came across one which was specifically dedicated towards the types of greases to be used on different components! It was almost 45 minute duration video whereby the presenter explained the difference between greases and their application! It left me wondering why everything has become so complicated? What happened to the..

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Welcome to the Twelfth edition of the half century a month challenge

THIS THREAD IS FOR RIDE REPORTS ONLY - discussions should take place over in the 2025 chatzone

There were already challenge threads for monthly imperial centuries (100 mile rides) and metric centuries (100 km or 62.14 mile rides). So @ColinJ thought it would be a nice idea to come up with an easier challenge for those who don't have the time, energy or inclination to do the longer rides so he created the half..

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It's back again by popular demand ( at least 2 people asked for it )
Welcome to the twelfth edition of the half century a month challenge
This thread is just for chatting about the challenge ,The challenge thread will be up soon ready for Jan 1st and gives a run down of the rules
The challenge remains as popular as ever and gets us out riding perhaps when we need that bit of extra motivation , strangely addictive you've been warned
I once again will be acting as general taskmaster( some say..

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Hi all
Just seen an article in the Liverpool Echo saying this

Nick Bailey of BatteryIQ, which provides a system to monitor the safety of e-bike batteries, said the e-bikes and e-scooters involved in fires are “always cut-price products sold through online marketplaces with lax quality control”.


He said: “There’s also a growing black market in DIY and counterfeit batteries, particularly for delivery riders, built using battery cells reclaimed from used disposable vapes.


(whole article is..

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My brother has got into cycling over the last couple of years, and although he was generally very fit he's now cycling fit as well. He is 66 and cycles two or three times a week 40/50/60 km. On a Moulton! Here is what he said:


I suspect that there are probably multiple different types of trip, and he's definitely not up for a roadie trip on road bikes. He is not particularly experienced off road but I think he'd cope okay with that and it sounds like they're a gravel rides and..

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https://www.nytimes.com/games/digits

I earnt my 15 stars for today

Digits #86 (15/15⭐)
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I'll start.
I am from the Wirral. A nice place to live with lots of interesting places and history.
I had a good job at Cadburys.
I met my wife to be around 1965 when I was 18, she was 16 and from Warrington.
We married in 1968 and she moved to the Wirral (the company she worked for found a job for her in the Liverpool branch).
Now......my Dad was a miserable, extremely religious man and did not make her welcome at all, my Mum did what he dictated. My wife was close to her parents and I..

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The (t)rusty 2008 of awesome economyness goes in for its M.O.T. and service on Monday.

It's slightly irksome as my new Dacia Jogger HEV is on order and the 2008 has been agreed as a trade in. Nevertheless, I need to keep using the 2008 in the meantime so I have little choice but to MOT and service it.

Anyhoo, time for the traditional MOT wagers. Will it pass or fail? What advisories will it earn? How many fifties will I need to leave on a plain envelope on the drivers seat? Place your..

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Bent the front mudguard on my commuter bike recently so just fitted a new one using the fixings from the old one which had already been bent around to suit the disc brake.

This was achieved using:

Tool kitKitchen as workshopMug of teaRock and roll on the stereoMinimum swearing

No air comes out of the end where it used to. Pumping seems too easy, so I'm guessing the seal on the plunger is the chief suspect?

I attempted disassembly and failed at that stage! (So you can mock me .. but go easy, as it was 1am and my brain was 390km old.. )

Tell an idiot how to fix my old friend - he's helped me out on many dark nights, I don't want this relationship to end now

I'm fairly sure this has been done before (but not by me) so I thought I would ask here. I have sourced a new R-7000, 105 11-speed mechanical groupset for a really good price which should arrive in a couple of days. I have a couple of questions in the meantime:
1. There is no freehub included in the groupset. From what I can see, the correct freehub would be the FH-5800 but
a) am I right about that?
b) is it a direct replacement for the FH-2200?
2. I am moving from 3x9 to 2x11 so
a) do I..

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Who else checks there's'

[Part 3 of the thread originally started by Mondobongo - http://www.cyclechat..ciation-part-1/ + http://www.cyclechat..ciation.39458/ ]

If you listen to Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie of an evening then you will already know what this is all about. For those that don't you start with a song another song is then linked to the previous could be as simple as same/similar words artist in a different band or you could really go off on a tangent. All the songs..

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Hi people. I git this nice Sun Worksop and need help to ID the year and model plz. Any help truely grateful model no is 3279683