I like that Moulton.

Could you let us know what your favorite tour is in Malaysia? I'm going to be going through there in 3 days.

Hi PM124,

Fav tour in Malaysia? Really depends on where you are as Malaysia is a pretty big country. Umm, cycling down the East Coast of Malaysia from Kota Baru to Kuantan is very nice coastal riding.

Cycling up Frasers Hill is nice too. Touring the island of Langkawi is fascinating.

Poodling around the historical cities of Malacca and Penang is v interesting too. Hope that helps :) If you are on a folder, then consider using the excellent train. The Jungle Train that cuts into the heart of the Taman Negara National Park is breathtaking.

Where will you be entering Malaysia? North in Kedah, flying into KL or from Singapore?

Oldy

Pootling today at 55N - winter, but quite warm at 47F.
 

I've been pootling again. Please excuse the slideshow. I never made one before, but it has a 'banging' track on it. I'd like to be able to put music on proper video, but I don't have any software to do it besides Google Picassa and it won't as far as I can see.



http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6FaJSh95LQQ

I have some proper movies of my ride, but when I upload them the darned things fail.

Looks like a great place to ride. You are lucky to be in a place with no snow and abowe freezing temps.

Ours too. We are on the same map.:D

I like this thread, but can we come up with another name besides "pootle?" To me, that sounds more like a bodily function often associated with overconsumption of beans.

How about "toodle?" Or "meander?"

Nice jobs putting the slideshow together! Thanks.

lol - You're far too polite Alan - it's rubbish!!! I need to learn about this stuff. I also need some better software. The digital camera can do reasonable movies in 640x480, but you can't add music to them to make them more bearable. The camera only produces an Apple format (.mov) so I can't edit them to add titles, soundtrack and so on using MS Moviemaker. If I convert them to AVI (which would allow me to edit them in Moviemaker, I'd have to buy additional software, which being as tight as a shark's arse (watertight) I'm not really prepared to do. I'd rather spend money in other ways. So - there's my moviemaking career at an ignominious end.

Pootle is a proper word meaning exactly that. Google it. :)

Sounds like LINUX should be your choice. Free of charge :thumb: :)

Thanks. Anyway, whatever it's called, I love threads with pics of bikes on tours. When I get a folder one of these days, I'll contribute.

Yes - I just have no experience of it and when I did try a few years back it was all black screens and unknown commands like in the bad old days of MSDOS - but you're probably too young to remember that.

Aha - you are becoming addicted to our ways. Bwahhahahahahaha http://www.clipartof.com/images/emot...into_a_bat.gif

Young? Of course I am young, and slim and.. oh dear, this is getting harder and harder :D:D

Anyways, I bought a Linux machine for my son this autumn and are planning on building a stationary one with Linux, maybe also XP on the same machine for some of his games.

Bag is on its way by the way. :thumb:
And all this has got nothing to do with pooteling...

Great pics! Thanks! Nice bikes too, I can appreciate them. :)

TSR30 looks like the bridge ?
 

An easy 25 miles from central Edinburgh via the Dalmeny Estate to the Forth Rail Bridge on National Cycle Routes 1 and 76 - a nice morning out on a grey breezy day.

All went very smoothly :speedy: except for a single attempted attack from a scotty dog.

http://www.donaldingram.com/ForumIma...RailBridge.jpg

http://www.donaldingram.com/ForumIma...seSurfaces.jpg

http://www.donaldingram.com/ForumIma...SR30yellow.jpg

Your bike and the bridge in the background have similar contruction elements!:D

Of course, the bike is better looking...:thumb:

But, you get a demerit for leaning that beautiful frame against the concrete block!:eek::twitchy:

You gotta love those Moultons - such classic lines. For a weird moment, I thoughct Cameraman's was my old TSR at the Golden Gate and then I realised it wasn't.

I love that green beauty of Euroswift's with the internal hub. I think in many ways that flat bar style would have suited me better than the TSR30. I always rode that up on the bar if I could.

Yes - Euroswift, I well remember riding my Dawes Gallaxy from Cheltenham to Newcastle upon Tyne along the old Roman roads and getting terrible neck and shoulder ache from holding my head so far back as to be able to see more than that front axle... It was a pain over the four days the journey took me. Also, I never feel so fully in control on drop bars as on flat ones.

You and I have a different problem as regards fitting on a Moulton TSR. I am a full 20cm shorter than you are. On the TSR30, I felt a bit stretched out except when I had the stem turned up at a crazy angle. Fortunately, the stem was very adjustable.

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/2209/dscn1334mj2.jpg

This bike now resides in luxurious circumstances at Sesamecrunch's bicycle museum in California, having been collected from the UK and personally escorted by him - probably with its own seat and accompanying bicycle mechanic in case it became alarmed at the drop in cabin pressure during the climb phase of the flight.

:) :lol:

True, she lives in luxury, but also works hard. Did 25 miles and 2500 ft yesterday. Alas, no photo evidence...

It didn't happen if the're no photo Sesamecrunch. You know the rules here.

:lol:

I'm glad you have her. She was twiddling her spokes with me and so bored she started to creak.

Alright fellow global pootlers. Today we'll go through parts of downtown Dallas. In spite of taking lots of photos, they only grasp a small part of my pootling today so here we go.

First I started on Katy Trail. It used to be a railroad track but turned into a nice bike/ jogging trail.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...icture2737.jpg

Me, pootling along.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...icture2738.jpg


The Katy Trail, nice trail about 3 1/2 miles long.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...icture2739.jpg

The closest we may get to a self portrait.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...icture2740.jpg

The trail branches into Reverchon park but if you continue, you'll go down towards the American Airlines Center.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...icture2743.jpg

The American Airlines Center seen from the end of the trail.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...icture2744.jpg

to be continued...

The front of American Airlines Center. Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Stars play here as well as concerts and ice skating shows.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...icture2745.jpg

The House of Blues.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...icture2746.jpg

A lone piper. Although it's very close to St. Patricks's day he seemed to be playing on Great Scottish Pipes (?). Is St. Patrick's day connected with Scotland also? I'm too ignorant to tell if he's in Scottish gear or Irish. But that bagpipe had no bellows that I could see. He was playing Scotland the Brave. Anyhow, I had to stop to listen to the whole thing. WOW! That song always stirs my soul. Maybe I was Scottish in my past life.:)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...icture2747.jpg

This is where President John F. Kennedy was shot. Lots of tourist come here every weekend.:(
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...icture2748.jpg

The Old Red Courthouse. Looks like an old castle. This is where county property rcords can be found.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...icture2749.jpg

Pioneer Plaza. The cattle drive sculpture is so realistic, you want to get out of the way!
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...icture2750.jpg

to be continued

City Hall, where I work a few days a month.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...icture2751.jpg

Approaching the Farmers Market. What sign?
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...icture2752.jpg

At the market!
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...icture2753.jpg

Look at that small train! It would look nice in a garden.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...icture2754.jpg

The actual market!
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...icture2755.jpg

I had to cool down with a drink. I also bought a bag of cheeseballs, fried goldfishes ( a fried snack shaped like tiny fishes), a basket of bananas and a pinapple!
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...icture2758.jpg

My bike loaded down with a pannier full of a basket of bananas, fried snacks and a pinapple.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...icture2759.jpg

The American Cancer Survivers plaza
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...icture2761.jpg

The Cathedral of Guadalupe, seat of the Bishop of Dallas. Beautiful church inside.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...icture2762.jpg

The United Methodist Church down the street.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...icture2764.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...icture2765.jpg

I was getting tired and it was getting dark so I head back to the car at the trail.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...icture2766.jpg

I musta been going about 10-13 mph. All in all it, it was a 13 mile trip. Next week we're going down to White Rock Lake from the katy trail.
The End
Ernest

Thanks! Great pootle. :thumb:

Love the pineapple ! :thumb:

Sir,

To reinvent English for the sake of causation and self-convenience is to reinvent life itself. I would say to you:

'Qui non laborat, non manducet'

A 'toodle' contains the elements of impromptu casual dismissal; 'Toodle-OO'.

To meander; to follow a bend in a sinuous watercourse, might imply an intentional lack of purpose in Bicycling, with possibly aquatic and accidental watery misunderstandings. The purpose of Bicycling, is to enjoy Bicycling for itself, unless you own a Brompton, when the purpose is to Show Off, even if you can't keep up with the guys on Downtubes.

Therefore, Sir, I suggest you follow the clues; try and keep below an average of 12 mph unless bicycling downhill, (peak speeds may be higher), observe a sense of decorum at all times, and as far as practicality allows, eschew obfustication. Frequent stops for tea and buns may also help.

A digital camera also seems to be 'de riguer' in the land of Pootles. Without it, such posts, and subsequent linguistic and etymological protests, are quite worthless.

kind regards

s.

I don't knowz what all them big words meanz but I bring my camera when I pootle.

'Twas a beautiful day today, and inspired by Snafu's return to these forums (she being the godmother of the Pootle thread), I took my camera along on my ride.

My ride starts out along the Pacific ocean here in Northern California. It's a crystal clear day.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...cs/pootle1.jpg

Mustard flowers are in full bloom this time of year:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...cs/pootle4.jpg

As I start climbing, I go into bucolic farm lands and horse county:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...cs/pootle6.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...cs/pootle2.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...cs/pootle7.jpg

It's on hills like these that I've attained most of my 58,000 ft of climbing this year.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...cs/pootle3.jpg

As I go higher, I get to ride on Tunitas Creek Road, a redwood lined climb that goes up 2200 ft. The
Tour of California rode through this last month, with Levi and Lance and Team Astana in the lead.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...cs/pootle5.jpg

I saw the shadow of the Moulton's space frame on the ground and used my camera to play with it:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...s/pootle11.jpg

Finally, the descent back to the ocean:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...cs/pootle8.jpg

It was a 27 mile Pootle, with 2,500 ft of climbing with the beautiful Moulton Lava. Lots of stops for photo's. 'Twas a beautiful day indeed.