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Now that’s decadent!
2 days agoOh the ‘closed Monday’ … or whatever day you happen to be there …. stories! We’ve all had them, but they’re far funnier when you’re reading someone else’s. Looks like you’ve got good wet weather gear, essential for Ireland.
3 days agoMirrors - I have not seen a spectacles mounted mirror for many years.
My mirror is glued to the side of my helmet but it would cause problems when you moved from riding on the right ofthe road to the British/Irish left of the road.
Two things. We put our hoods under our helmets. It works just fine if we loosen the adjustment of the helmet and the helmet keeps the hood snug to our head which is warmer and drier than being held out to the sides. Thing two-why not invest in bar end mirrors instead of clip on to glasses ones? Don't think the clip ons would work for either of us either. Mirrycle from the US makes a really good bar end mirror. It is easy to install on either side so could be positioned for EU or British riding.
4 days agoI adore Ann’s sweater! It sure looks like she bought it in Ireland!
1 week agoThis is a very satisfying result for the toilet dunk! Glad Dave can hear the cars coming again ( for you, when windy, Jill) ! I, personally was pleased to read about the hearing aid brand, as I will be getting them myself when I return home, later in June.
1 week agoYou gotta do it, and then enjoy it!
1 week agoWelcome to my bike ride “normal”, Jill and Dave (in the Netherlands) 😬
1 week agoYou have many beautiful and handsome friends.
We really liked Donostia and Bibao. Bilbao presented as a city that had its act together with beautiful parks filled with locals, clean streets and sidewalks, families enjoying the Old Town, and the worship of wine (Txakolina).
Hope the knee is getting better.
About the Guggenheim: I have to agree. Despite the magnificent exterior and all the good it has done for redevelopment of Bilbao. . . the inside. . . .? A huge room filled with metal work that is neither as impressive as the metal exterior nor a corn maze in Central Illinois? A huge room with about 5 big works of art, which we've kinda seen before (another Warhol Marilyn). I would nominate the Guggenheim Bilbao for the title of worst museum in Europe.
The adventure continues for you two. . . .
Looking forward to following you through Ireland because that’s a place I want to visit someday.
1 week agoGreat shot of one of my favourite bridges!
1 week agoWe never put our Lycra in a dryer. It lasts so much longer in line dried and we are both aficionados of expensive bib shorts, even for touring. I carry two pairs because I hate putting on damp ones. Lately, Al’s been bringing only one set of riding kit.
1 week agoBungies can be so useful and so dangerous. I carry an extra polyurethane strap now instead.
1 week agoThere’s a reason I don’t trust any of the algorithms. They seem to want you to avoid roads they think are busy (but often aren’t) whenever possible. I like to have my day’s planned route as a line on the map on my Garmin, for me to follow or not, while being able to see where I am with respect to the course.
1 week ago
I was going to say what Steve said. Hood under helmet! My Showers Pass jacket has an attachable hood which I never bother with anymore as it just doesn’t fit me. I go with a light wool toque under my helmet and carry a rain hat to wear with my jacket for off the bike.
2 days ago