Two days cycling in Dorset with an overnight campsite.
Visited Langton Herring Thankful Village as part of my Poppy Quest.
Shared THREE embarrassing incidents over the years…
Hi Andy. So pleased that you are getting used to and liking your Giant Tough Road. I've had different models of Giant bikes for 20 years +. I've always found them to be excellent bikes and well built. At present I ride a Giant Escape 2 which suits me now as I'm now 77 and can only manage about 20 miles on a ride. Thanks for sharing your wonderful videos…..always a treat. Des P
As always, a really nice video! I loved the scenery – it looked like a really nice tour, and I'm waiting to see your camp and the return leg of your trip.
I'd be interested to know where and how you mount your camera for your riding shots – I use a handlebar bracket but it's hard to get steady clips, especially uphill, whereas you manage to produce nice smooth footage.
While we're confessing things… I rode into the back of a parked car on a long straight road; my nose was ok but the frame and forks got bent, although the guy who eventually stole the bike didn't seem put off by that.
Regarding sealant in inner tubes: I have been using slime (the green sealant) in my tubes for about 10 years – sometimes I put it in myself, but it's very tricky to get it into tubes with non-removable Presta valves so I buy ready filled, Slime branded tubes (which are actually fitted with removable Presta valves).
Quite often, when replacing a worn tyre, I have found that my tube has 2 or 3 holes that the slime has sealed without me even knowing. Sometimes the tube deflates, but if you put the hole at the bottom when you pump it up the slime will often seal it. It seems to stay sealed better (surprisingly) if you pump the punctured tube up pretty hard. On the negative side, I have found it very hard (but not impossible, fortunately) to get patches to stick to a slime filled tube.
Other sealants are available but I personally stick with Slime just because I know it. It also washes off things easily because it's not sticky. Hope that helps!
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Ah, you tease, an embarrassing anecdote of a cliff hanger ! Nice weather, we've had 2 years of solid rain now in Wales, enjoy.
Hi Andy. So pleased that you are getting used to and liking your Giant Tough Road. I've had different models of Giant bikes for 20 years +. I've always found them to be excellent bikes and well built. At present I ride a Giant Escape 2 which suits me now as I'm now 77 and can only manage about 20 miles on a ride. Thanks for sharing your wonderful videos…..always a treat. Des P
As always, a really nice video! I loved the scenery – it looked like a really nice tour, and I'm waiting to see your camp and the return leg of your trip.
I'd be interested to know where and how you mount your camera for your riding shots – I use a handlebar bracket but it's hard to get steady clips, especially uphill, whereas you manage to produce nice smooth footage.
While we're confessing things… I rode into the back of a parked car on a long straight road; my nose was ok but the frame and forks got bent, although the guy who eventually stole the bike didn't seem put off by that.
Regarding sealant in inner tubes: I have been using slime (the green sealant) in my tubes for about 10 years – sometimes I put it in myself, but it's very tricky to get it into tubes with non-removable Presta valves so I buy ready filled, Slime branded tubes (which are actually fitted with removable Presta valves).
Quite often, when replacing a worn tyre, I have found that my tube has 2 or 3 holes that the slime has sealed without me even knowing. Sometimes the tube deflates, but if you put the hole at the bottom when you pump it up the slime will often seal it. It seems to stay sealed better (surprisingly) if you pump the punctured tube up pretty hard. On the negative side, I have found it very hard (but not impossible, fortunately) to get patches to stick to a slime filled tube.
Other sealants are available but I personally stick with Slime just because I know it. It also washes off things easily because it's not sticky. Hope that helps!
I've only just got over Bob Dylan going electric, now I have take on the fact that Andy's gone all 'disc brakes' on us.