philmayfield 6,145 Posted March 26, 2023 Report Share Posted March 26, 2023 ‘Cyclemaster’. What a memory I’ve got! Thanks Rog. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,159 Posted March 26, 2023 Report Share Posted March 26, 2023 Are they all your bikes Rog ? Or were you at an exhibition? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted March 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2023 Not mine mate , the first picture is at Ashby Magna vintage show, you can see my bikes at the back of the row, the other two pictures are at the Lineside vintage show near Boston, I was showing my bikes there but they aren't in the pictures Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MRS B 522 Posted March 26, 2023 Report Share Posted March 26, 2023 Beekay was my mentor with posting photos bless him. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,159 Posted March 26, 2023 Report Share Posted March 26, 2023 Gaw Bless ya Mrs.B. xx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted March 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 New semi slick tyres fitted today, a lot easier to pedal now, much better than the aggressive knobbly off road tyres not much point having mountain bike tyres out here, there's no mountains Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,145 Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 Navenby Hill? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,159 Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 Went into Lewes last Saturday to check out a slow puncture on my front o/s tyre. Finished up like you Rog., two new tyres and £320.00 lighter. Incidentally, you say 'no mountains in Lincs. I've got a mate who bought he and his wife posh mountain bikes,...and he lives in Norfolk fens. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted March 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 Came down there on my 1937 Hercules with drum brakes Phil, not one of my best ideas, put the brakes on halfway down and the bloody thing picked up speed, only just managed to get round the right hander at the bottom and I didn't have to pedal again till I got to where the old railway crossing was, phew Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted March 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 Cost a bit more than Mine Barrie, £320 wow, still best be safe than sorry mate Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldphil 331 Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 17 hours ago, plantfit said: New semi slick tyres fitted today, a lot easier to pedal now, Swapped the knobblies on the Trek for a pair of Continental double fighters - urban tread but small raised sections at the edge for the odd foray onto loose stuff. Combined with a smaller crank makes it easier for this arthritic old git to make reasonable progress! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted March 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 If your'e not riding through mud or loose material why would you want knobblies, good move to swap them for semi slicks Oldphil, keep on riding Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted April 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 On 3/29/2023 at 6:57 PM, philmayfield said: Navenby Hill? Sorry Phil I got mixed up with the hills, you mentioned Navenby hill and I replied about Harmston hill, I have been down Navenby hill many times on my trike and that was exciting to say the least, once again no pedalling down the hill until I got to that small hump back bridge near the old Navenby rail station a good half mile away if not a bit further Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,145 Posted April 1, 2023 Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 I bet you didn’t pedal up it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted April 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 Could hardly walk up it, had to keep stopping to get my breath back, I think it took five stops to get to the top of Harmston hill pushing the bike, bloody lungs Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,159 Posted April 1, 2023 Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 There you go Rog., now if you'd put one of your little Lister engines on your bike/trike you would have no trouble getting up hills. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,145 Posted April 1, 2023 Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 The old Leadenham hill on the A17, before the bypass was built and being the main road to the east coast, always used to be be a problem on a snowy winter’s morning. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted April 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 I have rode upto Leadenham but from Welbourn on my way to Grantham, I was on the trike then and it was a great ride, really enjoyed that one, also the trike ride to Southwell through Newark and Upton was nice Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted April 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 I thought I had been riding for a long time but never thought I'd gone this far Rog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,145 Posted April 1, 2023 Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 You probably took the back lanes through Stapleford woods to get to Newark but the ride from Newark to Southwell on a trike must have been a bit scary. It’s bad enough negotiating the cattle market roundabout in a car! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted April 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 just used the pedestrian refuges then the road through Kelham, I rode the path down there past the rugby club but the rest of the trip was on the roads, coming back was interesting riding up the A46 round the showground roundabout and straight on until Brough lane turn off then onto Stapleford wood and back home Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,145 Posted April 1, 2023 Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 Balls of steel Rog! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted April 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 Brains of putty Phil Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,470 Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 A bit blurry, but this is one of my bike rides. Me on a bike at Clifton in the late 1960s. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted April 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 Looks like you turned your handlebars upside down like a lot of us did back then, gave a more aerodynamic feel to the bike, great picture CT thanks for sharing Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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