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From: North Queensferry Scotland and London (and France)
Bikes: Custom (Colin Laing) 531c fast tourer/audax, 1964 Flying Scot Continental, 1995 Cinelli Supercorsa, Holdsworth Mistral single speed, Dahon Speed 6 (folder), Micmo Sirocco and a few more
I am so annoyed!!
Set up my 40 year old Flying Scot (my summer bike) this weekend, had a trial run out for lunch with my wife on her Roberts on Sunday, couldn't commute yesterday as I was giving a platelet donation in the afternoon, so this morning was to be it.
First time on the Flying Scot this year.
Beautiful blue sky, cool, but no wind. Set off and got a puncture within 1 mile.
A piece of glass on the Forth Road Bridge trashed my tube. I tried unsuccesfully to fix it (not easy on a high bridge) and then went home and caught the bus.
Swearing quotient ---HIGH.
First call I made when in to the office was to the Bridge board. They've arranged to clear the cycle paths.
6th puncture in 900 miles this year. AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
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plus je vois les hommes, plus j'admire les chiens
1985 Sandy Gilchrist-Colin Laing built 531c Audax/fast tourer.
1964 Flying Scot Continental (531)
1995 Cinelli Supercorsa (Columbus SLX)
1980s Holdsworth Mistral fixed (531)
2005 Dahon Speed 6 (folder)
(YES I LIKE STEEL)
2008 Viking Saratoga tandem
2008 Micmo Sirocco Hybrid (aluminium!)
2012 BTwin Rockrider 8.1