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20 hours ago, Phindrixdlamz said:

IMG_20210718_071609.jpg.ed924fcf1f9e369821cb0eca40bcb793.jpgI've been all over, from the deepest and most remote of valleys to the highest peaks in the kingdom. The beauty of this country is unparalleled. I've ridden 800km around the country

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Welcome. I grew up there and still consider it home. One of my favorite places on earth. 

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No more cycling for me in the south of france in the end... I only did ventoux and that's it (got one more pic that I thought was cool, even photoshopped the saddle bag away to avoid the nasty comments ????)

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I wanted to rent a bike today but the deposit (not sure it's the right word, the money they take in case the bike gets stolen) wouldn't go through, end of the month and all that... It's already 35° and the sun is hitting hard anyways, gonna go smash beers by the pool rather.

This morning I did a bit of a recon on this scooter though, would have been cool to hit these roads on the bicycle, maybe next time !

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13 hours ago, Patchelicious said:

Double shot flat white, watching the bokkies during a quick spin between meetings ????????
 

Balance is the key!

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Lekka, man

 Live to work or work to live  ????

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Spent the week on the indoor trainer, work has picked up a bit, so my “free time” became restricted.

Took leave on friday as I had to go do my moto learners and went for a ride at around 2pm in the cradle.

Tyre issues about 30mins in. Bombed and carried on. I kept on slowly loosing pressure.

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The tyre had a small hole just above the rim due to a pinch from a hard landing on an exposed rock, too small to put a plug in, as the canvas would have just tore more, and I was running low on bombs. ( one left) 

Kept going at a sedate pace, trying to keep weight off the rear ( not smart on the dirt)

went till the squishyness became wobblyness and figured I’m close enough to the car that if I do plug and bomb it, and the pressure doesnt hold, that the hike will not be too bad.

as I was rummaging through my tool pouch, I came across 2 of those really tiny “worms” I could never figure out their usefulness due to the skewer I have makes a bigger hole than the worm can plug.

I had a wee brainfart, and decided to try and insert the worm lengthways next to the rim and the tyre, to hopefully close the hole with pressure being applied ( see photo, as I’m sure my explanation sucks)

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this seemed to have done the trick, and i managed to avoid the hike.

Well deserved:

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