The Pianoman

Yes I am correct. The two pictures above are taken from Radford Road pointing towards Gregory Boulevard. The tramline turns left BEFORE it gets to the Scoop shop. If you look at the Scoop shop from directly in front, the tram will pass to the left of the shop and the car is parked up what I must assume is/was an access road to the back of the shop(s). My dates may be wrong but Scoop was certainly AFTER it was Fred Harley. I still have the Armstrong trolley jack that my father bought from their in the late 60's/early 70's. Fred Hartley also had a huge warehouse at Hasland, (?) Chesterfield at t

It was Fred Hartley early to mid 70's. I'll have another look later to make sure I am correct. Public Eye is on the telly!

I remember that as a Scoop shop. Before that it was Fred Hartley, a trade price motor spares shop. My father had his own business (motor engineer) at the time and he was a very regular shopper for parts.

HMV's saviour (can't remember his name) is supposedly buying lots of stores but is not taking on the distribution centre etc. at Worksop. Edit: This just appeared on Facebook. Treat it like it was on Facebook. https://www.hucknalldispatch.co.uk/read-this/wilko-more-than-8000-jobs-could-be-saved-as-hmv-owner-nears-rescue-deal-for-majority-of-stores-4276778?fbclid=IwAR2lyhYNkOXr0fv3zvsJY3qFfkPzGT6tj8iDqWeqr8sNlhYhdhEYC50HbvA

Neuman I think Edit: No. His father was Arthur Sigmund Newman so he has always been a Newman.

I remember Majors on Aspley Lane. It was always a must when visiting granny on Minver Crescent. It was in the block of the shops to the left of The Beacon. One of few shops I do remember there.

https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/wilko-redundancies-store-closures-likely-8699843?fbclid=IwAR3WChF2n_xTzbtUgD9aa1wWlVfNj8_CtPTj1sh9cMV2cGtiUp2jq5fCVmE

T E Lawrence had a number of Broughs apparently.

Those notices are now on the windows in Long Eaton Wilko and Parliament Street. Went in both but didn't see one price reduction let alone 1000's.

There wasn't anything like that on Kimberley Wilko this morning. I deliberately had a look.

I remember Allan Downes used to write articles in Railway Modeller on a monthly basis many years ago.

I have been led to believe that they have sound generators on them, hybrids too, but I have never heard one. Had a lift in a new Kia electric thing the other week. It was noisier than my Rover 75!

Ours were sectional concrete. Built a bit like a concrete fence. ie posts with grooves down either side with imitation stone panels dropped inbetween the posts to form walls. stick a roof on and seal it all up.

That has just made me remember that we had Horsa huts at school for metalwork, woodwork and cookery. Had to find out what that was about. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HORSA

I have to admit that I am only a good weather cyclist. I haven't had the chance to test them yet. there won't be an instant answer anyway as it will take a couple of weeks cycling if the problem is to return. I will keep you posted.

I think hanging is too good for them. Should keep them alive and make them suffer.

Well I got my grips today. Time will tell whether or not they solve or even help the problem but in any event they are a VAST improvement on the grips that were on. Tried a lot of these all of which were cheaper and I have to say that this is definitely one of those instances where you get what you pay for. Will be carrying an Allen key around with me for a while in case I need to adjust their rotation while I am out.

That's what I through at the time.

Right, well today I went into Long Eaton Cycles. Proper bike shop that sells good quality stuff and the staff know what they are talking about. Spoke to the man in there and told him what the problems were and his response was that there are two ways to deal with this. I jumped in and told him I had already fitted an adjustable stem - that turned out to be his number one recommendation. He went on to his no 2 and started showing me ergonomic handlebar grips. I didn't think much to this until he handed me these at £40 per pair. They were something else. They supported the palms of my hands perf

Thanks for that. https://www.cycleking.co.uk/handlebar-forks-stems-seat-posts/pgr/raleigh-comfort-trekking-handlebars-254mm__9291

I'll put them back up to 70psi then. I have heard that one before about punctures.

Just been testing lower tyre pressures. I have put them at 40psi today but I soon slow down even on the flat if in too high a gear.

I don't particularly like the handlebars that point backwards. I am not sure about how upright I want to be. Whilst I don't want to be on a racing bike neither do I just want to be poodling around.

Halfords and Decathlon. I usually play one against the other.

Yes thanks that is what I shall do. I want to have the riser bars in my hands before I spend money on them. Just don't get the right impression looking at a picture online.