Matt's old bird

[jags]

seen it Dan great job ,this was Julians idea so don't go blameing me 

wow that was a hell of a spin fair play to you, its been quiet a while since i did those kinda miles ,emm now that i recall it was when i did my so called Irish tour, we did 85 miles one of the days only because the clown i was with wanted to make the ferry in Dolin but as i discover later on it was for a very different reason ,i shall say no more 

ooops sorry Dan..

jags

[Matt2matt2002]

Thinking about a new set of tires.

Not sure theses will fit...?

[Danneaux]

Thinking about a new set of tires.

Not sure theses will fit...?

I think it will come down to a choice of tires /or/ mudguards, Matt. I have my doubts about both at once.

Best,

Dan. (...who ponders all questions nearly equally)

[Matt2matt2002]

A 3 Ton limit on this bridge.
Had me worried a few times - due to the gaps in the planks, more than my weight!





I must call in on the land owner and register a complaint.
I know where he lives.



 

[Matt2matt2002]

Hands up who knew this when they woke up today?

A sign on the outside of Oldmeldrum Town Hall told me all about Forsythia.

I had stopped off for a coffee break 15 miles from home.



Irrefutable proof that this is the best forum for learning something new every day.
The secret of happiness and long life.

Talking of long life.
Are these signs common outside UK?



Here's the Town Hall



1877 if I decoded the Roman numerals above the door correctly

Whats the idea behind that? The Romans had long by then, I think? 
Don't see it done on modern buildings nowadays.
Maybe they wanted to show off a bit?

How do you think MMIX
would look on the cross bar of my Raven?
 

[Andre Jute]

How do you think MMIX

Like you're a bicycling rapper pronounced Emm-Mix?

[Matt2matt2002]

Like you're a bicycling rapper pronounced Emm-Mix?

Class.
 

[jags]

say matt i'll have you speaking with a drogheda accent before long   Class photos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUgNG3MFHa4

[Matt2matt2002]

Thanks my friend. I'll take that as a component. I think.

 

[jags]

 

[Matt2matt2002]

Thinking about a new set of tires.

Not sure theses will fit...?

I really was planning a new set and after following a few threads here decided upon the 26x1.75 Marathon Plus Schwalbe in readiness for my summer tour to the four corners of Scotland.
I was replacing the same type that came with the bike 13 months ago from Andy.
In that time I have done 5,500 miles / 9,000 Km approx.
One puncture on the rear - and it was the rear that needed replacing ahead of the front.

Managed to buy x2 via ebay for £46.

Decided to replace just the rear today - since the front looks OK.

Here's the old and new next to each other before I removed the wheel.


And here is the new one alone.


With the real wheel off I had the chance to clean up all those little areas around the rear axle that are hard to reach during a normal clean.

And here it is fitted.


Here is the front one that I am letting run for a couple of months until just before my tour.


I took the Old Bird for a spin after fitting the rear tire and could have sworn I was sitting higher than before.
A couple of cm perhaps - but it felt like more.
Anyone else had that sensation after fitting new tires?

Matt

(and a big thanks to everyone for their direct and indirect contribution to making it all go smoothly)

[jags]

hah at least you covered the floor up.i only chance doing work on the bike in the kitchen when the govener is fast aslep in bed.
do you pump the tyres to max pressure matt.

[Matt2matt2002]

Tires at 35 Insh.
Normal for me.

[jags]

35psi  :oor are you windng anto up.

[Matt2matt2002]

30 psi...?
Pretty sure it was that.
Around 2 bar?
Someone correct me please.

After finishing the tire change it looked like rain so I gave the tire a quick pump. Checked it with my guage and hoped on for a spin. Tire was fine to touch.