Archive for October, 2006
Thursday, October 12th, 2006
College… there was blood everywhere
Brake blood as far as the eye could see… we were dripping in brake fluid as we finally got our hands dirty and stripped callipers, replaced brake pads, and used compressors to blow pistons out – and when that failed we hit them with hammers. It was so much fun to just mess around and [...]
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Wednesday, October 11th, 2006
This blogging lark is fun
You may be able to tell I’m on leave…! But just quickly it’s nice to see that Robin has the measure of me http://www.cybersoc.com/2006/10/two_big_guys_on.html
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Wednesday, October 11th, 2006
Mobile phones
This could be a traditional rant from a biker about how people using mobile phones are a danger to themselves and everyone else on the road. And it is. I know from personal experience that when I’m in the car and I’ve used a mobile I think it’s fine… no problem I’ve got control… but [...]
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Monday, October 9th, 2006
Bloody manhole covers!
Why oh why oh why do they insist on putting them in the middle of bends? Does anyone at the council know what they do to bikers!? On the way to my new house I counted 12 manhole covers in places where they can cause me to lose grip as I’m going around a corner…12… [...]
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Friday, October 6th, 2006
Schuberth S1 Helmet – Review
I apparently own the best helmet money can buy, it’s nice to know that my £350 has gone some-way to giving me the quietest, safest lid on the market. If you enjoy this review – I’ve written a few others you may like. Whilst this image doesn’t do the lid any favours design wise, I [...]
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Thursday, October 5th, 2006
TomTom Rider Review
I’ve lived with the Rider for a little under six months now. I’ve gone through using it in rain, hail, snow, wind… for short rides, for France, for get out a jail free card when I want to go ‘off route’… and I love it… I’ll say now it has one serious short-coming, but I’ll [...]
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Thursday, October 5th, 2006
All stop, brakes on.
Turns out I was right, Brakes are quite exciting. The disks that glow are made from Carbon Fibre and are REALLY expensive, the braided hoses are cheep but make a huge difference and it turns out my brakes are really bad and need replacing before I start scoring the disk The course at Merton is [...]
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Wednesday, October 4th, 2006
Excited about brakes
Yes it’s true… I’ve got all excited about brakes. Tonight at my Motorbike Mechanics couse at Merton College we’re learning how to deal with brakes and it’s got me all turned on… there’s all kind of geeky things I didn’t know… like special kinds of lines that improve the performance, you can buy disks that [...]
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Wednesday, October 4th, 2006
The Barge Inn Review
I love this place, I really do. The beer was outstanding (Brains SA don’t ‘ya know) the people where friendly, the sun was out and I managed to pinch a plot right in the middle of an Ariel bike club meet.. couldn’t be much more perfect. The field is small, but will easily accommodate up [...]
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Wednesday, October 4th, 2006
The Angel Inn Review
Okay, I must admit I didn’t like this place much… but that’s not to say that it’s a bad place… just ‘clinical’. The day didn’t start well… I’d just ridden through the only place in England as beautiful as Wales (Wiltshire from the Barge Inn) into the most boring place on earth – Nofolk. The [...]