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    Quote Originally Posted by Llani Boy View Post
    Still not running and as the roads were a little icy around here first thing I decided to carefully drop down to Bakewell on the Arkose and give the Monsal Trail some hammer. The surface was a little sticky and twig strewn after the recent weather but the sun was shining brightly.

    Up and down the trail a few times got me 50.5 miles in 3hrs 2 minutes, in spite the following hazards;

    A group of women 5 abreast, two of whom looked over their shoulders at me when I rang my bell and took not one bit of notice and continued to block my path. I politely thanked them for bringing me to a halt.

    A large dog, off the lead, trotting towards me down the centre of the trail with a large stick, of about 5/6 foot, in its mouth. The owner, some distance behind finding it quite funny. I rode on the verge to avoid it and once back on the trail was pleased to see a large muddy puddle adjacent to the owner as I passed him and his nice white trainers.

    A number of dogs on those long retractable leads who happened to find themselves on the opposite side of the trail to their master. On three such occasions when I rang my bell the owners panicked and I could hear the whirring of the lead as the dog ran further away, the owner obviously pressing the wrong button.

    Two mountain bikers, on E bikes, cruising along side by side at 15 mph, oblivious to the fact that they were holding up a self propelled old codger who was going significantly faster. Again onto the verge.

    Dozens of dogs running around off the lead.

    Pushchairs 3 abreast.

    A group of 6 Chinese/Japanese teenagers, spread across the trail looking at their phones, again oblivious to other users.

    Some of the above I saw more than once, so I was ready for them, and I also saw a running pal twice, on the first occasion stopping for a quick chat.

    I shan't be going down there again in a hurry.
    It makes avoiding being cut up by HGVs on roundabouts on the Queen's Highway sound really dull.
    "...as dry as the Atacama desert".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Llani Boy View Post
    Still not running and as the roads were a little icy around here first thing I decided to carefully drop down to Bakewell on the Arkose and give the Monsal Trail some hammer. The surface was a little sticky and twig strewn after the recent weather but the sun was shining brightly.

    Up and down the trail a few times got me 50.5 miles in 3hrs 2 minutes, in spite the following hazards;

    A group of women 5 abreast, two of whom looked over their shoulders at me when I rang my bell and took not one bit of notice and continued to block my path. I politely thanked them for bringing me to a halt.

    A large dog, off the lead, trotting towards me down the centre of the trail with a large stick, of about 5/6 foot, in its mouth. The owner, some distance behind finding it quite funny. I rode on the verge to avoid it and once back on the trail was pleased to see a large muddy puddle adjacent to the owner as I passed him and his nice white trainers.

    A number of dogs on those long retractable leads who happened to find themselves on the opposite side of the trail to their master. On three such occasions when I rang my bell the owners panicked and I could hear the whirring of the lead as the dog ran further away, the owner obviously pressing the wrong button.

    Two mountain bikers, on E bikes, cruising along side by side at 15 mph, oblivious to the fact that they were holding up a self propelled old codger who was going significantly faster. Again onto the verge.

    Dozens of dogs running around off the lead.

    Pushchairs 3 abreast.

    A group of 6 Chinese/Japanese teenagers, spread across the trail looking at their phones, again oblivious to other users.

    Some of the above I saw more than once, so I was ready for them, and I also saw a running pal twice, on the first occasion stopping for a quick chat.

    I shan't be going down there again in a hurry.
    Sounds like Golden Acre Park in Leeds.
    Luke Appleyard (Wharfedale)- quick on the dissent

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    Quote Originally Posted by mr brightside View Post
    Sounds like Golden Acre Park in Leeds.
    Don't go there, it's crap, even the ducks are arseholes.
    Luke Appleyard (Wharfedale)- quick on the dissent

  4. #7774
    A tour round Harewood House and grounds but by road so, all in all, 33 miles (1400feet). So 65 miles so far this week!

    I came home past Wheelbase Ilkley - not a shop I patronise because they don't sell Bianchi - it's more for people who buy Pinarello.

    It appears that someone tried to drive a pick-up truck or something into the shop because half of the glass wall is missing and there are huge concrete blocks in front of where the door used to be.

    Talking of Pinarello, the shop has knocked £2500 off some epitome of overpriced mechanical pornography on display in the window. The retail price was £12,000 so although £2500 sounds a lot it is only a 20% discount.

    One would think, since Pinarello are in the fashion business, that a discount of 80% would be more in line with expectations. It's what I expect when I buy my new LBD during the sales.
    Last edited by Graham Breeze; 11-02-2022 at 08:54 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Graham Breeze View Post
    I came home past Wheelbase Ilkley - not a shop I patronise because they don't sell Bianchi - it's more for people who buy Pinarello.

    Talking of Pinarello, the shop has knocked £2500 off some epitome of overpriced mechanical pornography on display in the window. The retail price was £12,000 so although £2500 sounds a lot it is only a 20% discount.
    Following your mention, I looked at their website (which is s***). Even at a 20% reduction, no one in their right mind is going to spend £9500 on a 2021 bike kitted out with SRAM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Graham Breeze View Post
    One would think, since Pinarello are in the fashion business, that a discount of 80% would be more in line with expectations. It's what I expect when I buy my new LBD during the sales.
    Something you haven't told us Graham?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Following your mention, I looked at their website (which is s***). Even at a 20% reduction, no one in their right mind is going to spend £9500 on a 2021 bike kitted out with SRAM.

    PS



    Something you haven't told us Graham?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Following your mention, I looked at their website (which is s***). Even at a 20% reduction, no one in their right mind is going to spend £9500 on a 2021 bike kitted out with SRAM.

    Well that big green door - is no more.

    The building used to be a car showroom but around the time the Tour came to Yorkshire it was converted to a bike showroom by "Ilkley Cycles" which used to be a dump of a place hidden in a yard under an arch by terrace houses in a back street in Ilkley. You needed a compass to find it.

    One might have wondered if ambition had exceeded financial reality and yep! it went bust quite quickly.

    Otley has a big multi-branch shop, Chevin Cycles, which is only 7 miles away and has been established for decades but Wheelbase with its deep pockets obviously thought they could make the Ilkley business pay selling high end product.

    I live half a mile away and occasionally press my nose against the Wheelbase window and gasp "How much!"
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    Quote Originally Posted by Graham Breeze View Post
    Well that big green door - is no more.
    Well that might not be such a bad thing; it was flaming awful colour by the looks of the photo.

    Do you think the 'incident' may have been due to the buyer of an overpriced, SRAM equipped, Pinarello seeing the error of their ways and wishing to return the bike outside of opening hours?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Well that might not be such a bad thing; it was flaming awful colour by the looks of the photo.

    Do you think the 'incident' may have been due to the buyer of an overpriced, SRAM equipped, Pinarello seeing the error of their ways and wishing to return the bike outside of opening hours?
    Aaah! You saw me???
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    And talking of cars: there is a website the IMCDB which identifies the makes, models, years of cars used in films.

    I sometimes use it to clarify, say, the cars used in old Italian or French films (I mean say 1940/50s films - having once owned my share of Citroen and Fiat cars).

    It is as nurdy as cycling sites but, for example, to choose a film well known for its cars: Thelma and Louise includes 51 identifiable cars.
    "...as dry as the Atacama desert".

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