Jem
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Post by Jem on Dec 29, 2015 16:57:00 GMT
I'm just posting a few pics ups of my old trusty Viscount, for no particular reason. It is the smoothest ride of any of my bikes, due in no small part to a bottom bracket overhaul using original spindle and new 6002 (I think, but memory may be fading on that..could be 6003?) sealed bearings. It was done by Bustsaste a few years back and it's very smooth. It's a great pleasure to ride it and today was perfect weather for it. I could have just kept going, had I not had to return home for an existing commitment. All Photos-1757 by Sooper 8, on Flickr All Photos-1760 by Sooper 8, on Flickr All Photos-1761 by Sooper 8, on Flickr
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Post by triitout on Dec 29, 2015 20:22:26 GMT
Jem,no need for a reason. We all love photo's. I wish I myself were not so lazy with the camera but all the images are tucked away in my brain when it isn't too foggy. Nothing like old and trusty when it comes to a good riding Viscount. Thanks for sharing!
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Post by velocipete on Dec 29, 2015 21:52:12 GMT
A wise man praying to the god of steel bikes in that photo! Cheers, Pete.
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Post by busaste on Dec 30, 2015 19:38:31 GMT
Classic Aerospace Sport!! Every home should have one.
Seeing dry tarmac is a nice morale booster too!!
All the best everyone for the new year.
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Post by sprockit on Dec 30, 2015 21:40:41 GMT
Meanwhile, on the same day as Jem's ride, 67 miles further north . . . Viscount La Scala 'Tallulah' rests briefly from duties during the aftermath of the Boxing Day flooding in the northern UK. 'Tallulah', despite at one point being almost up to the wheel hubs in floodwater, was taken to the local garage and given a high pressure shampoo, then gave sterling service ferrying about flasks of hot water, coffee, camping gas stoves, and other essentials, after the power went off for two days (longer in some areas). It's heartbreaking to see peoples' belongings piled up, instantly transformed from prized possessions to contaminated rubbish by the unstoppable and relentlessly rising mud- and sewage-laden floodwater - a fleeting visitor who drains away as fast as their arrival, sometimes in occupation for less than an hour, but in that short time leaving a legacy of filth, disruption, effort and expense often lasting many months. And if you thought being on a boat was safe in a flood . . . . . . er, maybe not!
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Post by kickstandman on Dec 30, 2015 23:01:22 GMT
I heard about this flooding and my thoughts and prayers go out to all victimised by it. I have read about Bradford on this forum and I believe it got socked by this and parts of Lancashire.
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Jem
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Post by Jem on Dec 30, 2015 23:30:37 GMT
Sprockit - I did think about you the other day when I saw the maps of the flooded areas. Very sorry to hear, heartbreaking cost to so many lives.
Thoughts are with all affected.
I don't want to turn this into a political post but I am sure if it happened in London, there might be more of a concerted and urgent response. Plus, the cuts to fire service and flood defences haven't helped.
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Post by sprockit on Dec 31, 2015 1:05:05 GMT
Thank you for prayers and thoughts.
The flooding here was in a vast (for the UK anyway) swathe from Manchester/Preston in the west, across to Leeds and York in the east. Many bridges and other structures are damaged, and repairs to some could take a year or more.
The Lake District bore the brunt a week or two ago, and southern Scotland is currently taking a hammering.
It is an El Nino year, and they give extreme weather, and is likely to be followed by a La Nina year which is just the opposite!
Dealing with it is just a case of muck in and get on - hence the riding about doing useful errands on Tallulah.
Hope I haven't hijacked your post Jem, I was just trying to highlight different uses of Viscount bikes on the same day!
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Post by triitout on Dec 31, 2015 5:27:35 GMT
Hope everyone in your area bounces back quickly. Same problem stateside around the Mississippi River. Epic flooding and loss of life. Very sad situation for those involved. Makes you really appreciate when things are "normal".
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Post by cusqueno on Dec 31, 2015 14:14:27 GMT
I'm sure Jem is right in some respects about London. We have the Thames Barrier after all, although that's about keeping high tides out. I live just a few feet above high tide level near Putney Bridge. See stuff on FB about planting trees in river catchment areas to reduce the incidence of flooding down stream. There's a petition about it. Photo taken today in Bishop's Park (featured in The Omen) by Putney Bridge near low tide looking up stream. Bushes on right grow from the wall of The Cottage, home of Fulham FC.
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