January 25, 201610 yr Sunshine and the first bike ride of the year. Just a four mile round trip to collect the newspapers and wait while a group of highly intelligent ladies admire the bike. Lucy (the bike) is delighted to hear herself rated as the Daimler Majestic of the cycling world. Her wicker basket and canvas panniers were especially mentioned. She's back in her stable now, sipping elegantly at her 36volt recharger and exchanging small talk with Phil the Flymo, her electric cousin. I should ...take more care of Lucy: give up the pretence of writing books which nobody buys or reads or reviews. I shall just laze around, waiting for warm sunny days and ride Lucy through the Cheshire lanes, smiling a silly smile as the Daimler of bikes hums gently along, attracting admiring glances as she goes! There's room in her panniers for wine/biscuits/cake. Should I need a small guide dog one could be accommodated in the basket ...
January 25, 201610 yr Sunshine and the first bike ride of the year. Just a four mile round trip to collect the newspapers and wait while a group of highly intelligent ladies admire the bike. Lucy (the bike) is delighted to hear herself rated as the Daimler Majestic of the cycling world. Her wicker basket and canvas panniers were especially mentioned. She's back in her stable now, sipping elegantly at her 36volt recharger and exchanging small talk with Phil the Flymo, her electric cousin. I should ...take more care of Lucy: give up the pretence of writing books which nobody buys or reads or reviews. I shall just laze around, waiting for warm sunny days and ride Lucy through the Cheshire lanes, smiling a silly smile as the Daimler of bikes hums gently along, attracting admiring glances as she goes! There's room in her panniers for wine/biscuits/cake. Should I need a small guide dog one could be accommodated in the basket ... Thank you Tom. I needed that!
January 25, 201610 yr Brilliant. I look forward to reading more about Lucy, her adventures and her stable companions along with her forthcoming book which I will happily read and review
January 25, 201610 yr If I said that we have been having, after our two week winter, balmy 26°C afternoons with short sleeve cycling on the menu would heavy blunt objects be thrown my way? Now we are like greedy Hobbits of course: that was only our first winter which may well be followed by a second and even a third with helpings of Spring and Summer sprinkled in between. Until April when things settle down to warm and warmer
January 25, 201610 yr Author If I said that we have been having, after our two week winter, balmy 26°C afternoons with short sleeve cycling on the menu would heavy blunt objects be thrown my way? And your blunt instrument of choice? Anyway, is human life possible at 26*C ?
January 25, 201610 yr Sunshine and the first bike ride of the year. Just a four mile round trip to collect the newspapers and wait while a group of highly intelligent ladies admire the bike. Lucy (the bike) is delighted to hear herself rated as the Daimler Majestic of the cycling world. . I don't know how to put this politely to you TT, but you simply can't call your bike Lucy. You see, mine's Lucy, not yours. Juicy Lucy to be precise. I'm sorry but I am sitting here spluttering with indignation and shock at your effrontery.
January 25, 201610 yr And your blunt instrument of choice? Anyway, is human life possible at 26*C ? Blunt instrument of choice would currently be HL battery or GSM mid-drive Is human life possible below 10°C?
January 25, 201610 yr If I said that we have been having, after our two week winter, balmy 26°C afternoons with short sleeve cycling on the menu would heavy blunt objects be thrown my way? YES!
January 25, 201610 yr Many thanks for the enjoyable read, and how very different that your riding experience is to my off road winter night riding, where mud and water seem to reign supreme, and any human contact is usually of the kind best avoided.
January 25, 201610 yr I don't know how to put this politely to you TT, but you simply can't call your bike Lucy. You see, mine's Lucy, not yours. Juicy Lucy to be precise. I'm sorry but I am sitting here spluttering with indignation and shock at your effrontery. I hate to break it to you both, but I know of several more... All lovely of course with uniquely happy owners.
January 25, 201610 yr What a disappointing read for me (about the weather not the bike), we finally got some nice weather and I've been suffering a bad back for 2 weeks so can't ride the bike, getting better but will still be probably be another week or so before I can get back in the saddle Look forward to reading more of Lucy's adventures (and Juicy Lucy's as well).
January 25, 201610 yr ...I've been suffering a bad back for 2 weeks so can't ride the bike, getting better but will still be probably be another week or so before I can get back in the saddle That's rough Andy. A week's no time though...
January 25, 201610 yr Cheers Tom. I miss this type of thread that we used to get regularly on the forum. Always cheers me up reading others bike adventures, especially at this time of year when the weather curtails my own cycling.
January 25, 201610 yr Author I don't know how to put this politely to you TT, but you simply can't call your bike Lucy. You see, mine's Lucy, not yours. Juicy Lucy to be precise. I'm sorry but I am sitting here spluttering with indignation and shock at your effrontery. My Lucy was born four years ago. How old is your Lucy? We may need Bob to settle this! :-)
January 25, 201610 yr My bike is called "bike", I said "hey bike come here" last week but it didn't move. Mustn't be its real name... Or it didn't recognise me...
January 25, 201610 yr Cheers Tom. I miss this type of thread that we used to get regularly on the forum. Always cheers me up reading others bike adventures, especially at this time of year when the weather curtails my own cycling. If you haven't already seen it, this thread is a very good source for riding adventures. http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/how-many-people-are-using-there-e-bike-off-road.15780/page-70#post-291198 .
January 25, 201610 yr My Lucy was born four years ago. How old is your Lucy? We may need Bob to settle this! TIME OUT FOLKS:rolleyes: MINES CALLED SLACK ALICE a few thinks are a bit loose on her;) UPss wrong BOB!!!
January 26, 201610 yr This is all getting way off topic! We should be talking about sunshine and sheds. Sister Lucys are doing it for themselves, whilst others are trying to blame it on the sunshine. All we need is love and a street to dance in... or ride along, humming tunes. Edited January 26, 201610 yr by JuicyBike
January 26, 201610 yr My Lucy was born four years ago. How old is your Lucy? We may need Bob to settle this! That's a bit below the belt - you know that my Lucy is just a bairn! However, my girl has been OFFICIALLY named, so there: Sorry Bob, look what I've done to your bike!!!
January 26, 201610 yr What a disappointing read for me (about the weather not the bike), we finally got some nice weather and I've been suffering a bad back for 2 weeks so can't ride the bike, getting better but will still be probably be another week or so before I can get back in the saddle Look forward to reading more of Lucy's adventures (and Juicy Lucy's as well). Bad backs are frustrating Andy. Hope the Big Bear didn't bite you? Get back on the saddle soonest.
January 26, 201610 yr My Lucy was born four years ago. How old is your Lucy? We may need Bob to settle this! Since Bob Wales says there are several with this name, maybe a good idea to say it was a typo and your bike is actually named Lucky? .
January 26, 201610 yr Author My bike is called "bike", I said "hey bike come here" last week but it didn't move. Mustn't be its real name... Or it didn't recognise me... I hate to suggest this? If it's a well brought up bike its parents probably taught it never to respond to such a rough command? Perhaps, "Good morning, beautiful bike: perhaps you might care to join me in a little light exercise? Followed by some delicious Antipodean voltage?" Just a thought ...
January 26, 201610 yr My bike is called "bike", I said "hey bike come here" last week but it didn't move. Mustn't be its real name... Or it didn't recognise me... How romantic. You must go down a wow with the women.
January 26, 201610 yr Since Bob Wales says there are several with this name, maybe a good idea to say it was a typo and your bike is actually named Lucky? . Mmm, takes a bit of imagination to make it rhyme with Juicy!
January 26, 201610 yr How romantic. You must go down a wow with the women. I actually haven't had too bad a run. I only talk to inanimate machines like that, I am all flowers and honey with my boats too... Back to the topic, I just got back from S. Sebastian (European Capital of Culture 2016) where the sun was absolutely blazing. Rode back down the coast road into a head wind - that would be North Easterly - and experienced some very bad battery sagging. Wind chill meant I kept my jumper on but I am definitely getting a tan, I have sun glasses marks
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