Spring time is on the way...

[Biker's Nemesis]

Jazoli said:

Spring my arse, we had an inch of snow this morning

Bah, that's bad Dave, we had -3 overnight and it's barely got over 2 degrees today, it'll not be long before we're all siting on the wall at devils bridge wondering who's turn it is for the tea/coffee. ( I got them in at Hartside so it's not my turn for a while)

[twizellb]

I had to scrape the ice off my windscreen this morning

[Biker's Nemesis]

twizellb said:

I had to scrape the ice off my windscreen this morning

Heated windscreen here William

[Jazoli]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Bah, that's bad Dave, we had -3 overnight and it's barely got over 2 degrees today, it'll not be long before we're all siting on the wall at devils bridge wondering who's turn it is for the tea/coffee. ( I got them in at Hartside so it's not my turn for a while)

Its right what they say about you, I'm not buying them as I bought them last time at Trough of Bowland, I know you weren't there but still......

[Biker's Nemesis]

I'm tighter than 2 coats of paint but I am a poor old northern type with not a pot to piss in unlike that rock and roll playboy R1 loon.

[SAS Tom]

I'm itching to get on my bike but the weather has been pants. Hopefully it warms up soon so I can get out a few times before Oulton in a few weeks time. In the meantime, I'm going here http://www.philprice.co.uk this weekend which I'm looking forward to!

[Biker 1]

You're all a bunch of poofters!!!!!!!
I commute every day, all year, rain or shine. As for you lot: 'ooooohhh, my poncy bike might get a speck of salt/st on it!!!!!'. How hard can it be to apply a bit of ACF50/grease & give the bike a decent clean once a week? Even when Gary Gritter's vomited up a tonne of salt, all you need to do is rinse your brake calipers with cold water. Humbug.

[twizellb]

Biker's Nemesis said:

twizellb said:

I had to scrape the ice off my windscreen this morning

Heated windscreen here William

Flash git with your fancy Dan focus

[curlie467]

Biker 1 said:

You're all a bunch of poofters!!!!!!!
I commute every day, all year, rain or shine. As for you lot: 'ooooohhh, my poncy bike might get a speck of salt/st on it!!!!!'. How hard can it be to apply a bit of ACF50/grease & give the bike a decent clean once a week? Even when Gary Gritter's vomited up a tonne of salt, all you need to do is rinse your brake calipers with cold water. Humbug.

We've all been there and done it, it's ste.

[Jazoli]

Biker 1 said:

You're all a bunch of poofters!!!!!!!
I commute every day, all year, rain or shine. As for you lot: 'ooooohhh, my poncy bike might get a speck of salt/st on it!!!!!'. How hard can it be to apply a bit of ACF50/grease & give the bike a decent clean once a week? Even when Gary Gritter's vomited up a tonne of salt, all you need to do is rinse your brake calipers with cold water. Humbug.

No thanks, only poor people commute all year round on their bikes, I like a nice clean rust free bike thanks, heated windscreen and seats for the win, winter biking is for raging queers.

[Gavia]

I'm off getting wet and muddy again this weekend at Ashdown Farm MX track. There is no way I'll be riding on road until it warms up, stops raining and all the salt is washed away.

[Fleegle]

Having ridden through the whole of winter, I parked the bike up last week due to my relocation on a new project. I don't mind commuting through the streets of London in the crap weather, but knackers to doing it in the filthy smelly countryside

[Biker's Nemesis]

SAS Tom said:

I'm itching to get on my bike but the weather has been pants. Hopefully it warms up soon so I can get out a few times before Oulton in a few weeks time. In the meantime, I'm going here http://www.philprice.co.uk this weekend which I'm looking forward to!

Rally school, nice one, take your Go Pro Tom.

[curlie467]

Biker's Nemesis said:

SAS Tom said:

I'm itching to get on my bike but the weather has been pants. Hopefully it warms up soon so I can get out a few times before Oulton in a few weeks time. In the meantime, I'm going here http://www.philprice.co.uk this weekend which I'm looking forward to!

Rally school, nice one, take your Go Pro Tom.

Ace! The high speed ride will open your eyes to what's possible!!

[Biker 1]

Jazoli said:

No thanks, only poor people commute all year round on their bikes, I like a nice clean rust free bike thanks, heated windscreen and seats for the win, winter biking is for raging queers.

Snappy answer! I suppose I should've mentioned that my commute is about 6 miles, so hands don't get a chance to really freeze; I only have a single allotted parking space for Mrs B1, so no real choice other than the bike.
Even so, I clock up 8k miles pa, & no signs of rust - other PH'ers must have bikes made out of cheese, iron, & monkey metal......

[SAS Tom]

Jazoli said:

Biker 1 said:

You're all a bunch of poofters!!!!!!!
I commute every day, all year, rain or shine. As for you lot: 'ooooohhh, my poncy bike might get a speck of salt/st on it!!!!!'. How hard can it be to apply a bit of ACF50/grease & give the bike a decent clean once a week? Even when Gary Gritter's vomited up a tonne of salt, all you need to do is rinse your brake calipers with cold water. Humbug.

No thanks, only poor people commute all year round on their bikes, I like a nice clean rust free bike thanks, heated windscreen and seats for the win, winter biking is for raging queers.

This is about right. Having ridden everyday for 7 years I absolutely do not miss it one bit. Now I've got the choice I'd much rather be warm and dry in the car.

[sprinter1050]

Right now my main priority is to sort out my small damp patch....re-pointing probably as opposed to under crackers problem.
Also looking forward to watching first lot of racing on the box as TV was out of action due to work on above.
Then...get bike in for first MoT then demo ride on next one & see about selling mine.

[Shadow R1]

Shadow R1 said:

I have a week off from the 20th, so going to grease\check the head bearing's, ktec spring to go in the shock,
bleed the brakes through, clean the calipers.

The pr3's are already on, so it's set then.

Done.

[SAS Tom]

curlie467 said:

Biker's Nemesis said:

SAS Tom said:

I'm itching to get on my bike but the weather has been pants. Hopefully it warms up soon so I can get out a few times before Oulton in a few weeks time. In the meantime, I'm going here http://www.philprice.co.uk this weekend which I'm looking forward to!

Rally school, nice one, take your Go Pro Tom.

Ace! The high speed ride will open your eyes to what's possible!!

I've just bought another go pro as I broke my other one crashing!

The high speed passenger ride will be awesome. I've arranged for my girlfriend to have a passenger ride too so it should stop her complaining about my driving!

[SAS Tom]

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