CitroJim's AX, C3 Picasso, Cycling and Running Tales

[CitroJim]

Thanks both!

[CitroJim]

One of my birthday presents

Someone knew what would be absolutely perfect!

[bobins]

Are you old enough to be classed as 'Heritage' now Jim ?

Listed status, or Scheduled Ancient Monument ?

[Stickyfinger]

The trouble will Jim is all his bits (as are mine) are now NFP

[Hell Razor5543]

The trouble will Jim is all his bits (as are mine) are now NFP

I know of a twin who has, on his mobile phone, his brother listed in his Contacts list as 'Spare Parts'!

[CitroJim]

Are you old enough to be classed as 'Heritage' now Jim ?

Listed status, or Scheduled Ancient Monument ?

Maybe I should be wearing a blue plaque around my neck!

The trouble will Jim is all his bits (as are mine) are now NFP

Happily, most of my bits are still reasonably serviceable

The trouble will Jim is all his bits (as are mine) are now NFP

I know of a twin who has, on his mobile phone, his brother listed in his Contacts list as 'Spare Parts'!

Love that!!! I'm still running on all my original parts James but some of them have received running repairs over the years


Gosh, yesterday was a bit special At parkrun I was RD (Run Director) for the 50th time and celebrations were held both for that and my birthday. We had a massive turnout at Bury Field due to Milton Keynes being cancelled for another event to take place and very much a festival atmosphere resulted

A big 50th badge was donned..

And a very special card and present given

Then, as soon as I'd put parkrun to bed for another week - the amount of admin at the end is not inconsiderable - it was off to celebrate my son-in-law's 30th birthday at a large and hugely fun family gathering

Little one loved it - as did we all

[CitroJim]

Two good photos from Monday's TT race...

Our official photographer always likes to position himself on the toughest part of the course... This one was taken at the bottom of a small hill just before a sharp left-hander where there's always a load of cars parked right on the racing line. Care is needed here, hence not being tucked head-down on the tribars and covering the brakes...

And Ruth and I comparing helmet stickers left over from previous events! We tend to 'forget' to remove them and indeed, wear them with pride, especially if we did well in the event..

[mickthemaverick]

Jim you forgot the picture before you got there!!

[CitroJim]

Jim you forgot the picture before you got there!!

[CitroJim]

This afternoon I gave Sally, my Saxo, a good deep check-over that amounted to a pre-pre-MoT!

All is good here

And here... And at the rear on both sides... No issues found. The engine is totally free of oil leaks and is so free of them it's bone-dry

There's a couple of small areas of underbody protection that needs touching up and I see the very end of one sill has a bit of bubbling under the stonechip.

There's no holes there and all is 100% sound so a bit of prompt skilled attention (not something i can do) will resolve it nicely...

The ELIT told me something I already knew

I knew as the speedo occasionally stops working... I have a new sensor in stock. Oddly, in the past five years it's the second one it's consumed... It has an unhealthy appetite for them for some odd reason...

The mixture control is good and the oxygen sensor signal looks absolutely normal.

And after an erasure...

I reckon she'll be good for another MoT in September...

Thereby scuppering my plans to treat myself to a new car

[Rp0thejester]

Why do you need a new car? Why not treat yourself to an electric bike? You cyclists spend thousands on them

[CitroJim]

Why do you need a new car? Why not treat yourself to an electric bike? You cyclists spend thousands on them

I was only joking Ryan My plan is to keep the Saxo going as long as possible and even if it does become terminal, I still have Pix to see me through until modern cart technology settles enough. I see things in such a state of uncertain flux in the car world at present, it would be silly to risk anything... Plus there is no car I like enough to shell out hard cash on anyway.

I have absolutely no use or desire for an electric bike at this stage of my cycling career. I plan on getting a top-flight racing one when I'm too old and feeble to ride a conventional racing bike...

I'm hoping that's a way off just yet

[Rp0thejester]

I bet if they hide the battery inside the frame you'd consider it.... You'd could be the next Lance Armstrong

[myglaren]

I bet if they hide the battery inside the frame you'd consider it.... You'd could be the next Lance Armstrong

There could be problems with that though.

[CitroJim]

I bet if they hide the battery inside the frame you'd consider it.... You'd could be the next Lance Armstrong

There could be problems with that though.

Yes, a massive weight penalty Not to mention being associated with the most universally hated cyclist in history... A shame really as his recovery from cancer was was nothing short of a miracle and he arguably does a lot of good with his LiveStrong Foundation but what he did has left a deep and indelible mark on both him and the sport... As long as you never show them in public and never speak that you have, his books are a fairly good and interesting read. You can often find them in charity shops. His name is never mentioned in polite cycling company.

After yesterday's fast and furious 50 mile club ride, taking in some big hills down around Dunstable - Sundon Hill and the interestingly named Sharpenhoe Clappers, I proved to myself beyond all doubt that I'm not yet in need of an e-bike A long way off in fact!

On the basis of this ride, I'm well on my way to managing a sub 6 hour ride when I do my 100 mile charity ride in September. I'm training hard for it

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