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Spouting repairs by bike

Spouting repairs by bike

The snow decimated our spouting (actually it was last years snow that did most of it and I hadn’t got around to repairing it) so had to go and pick up some spouting supplies. Long and not-too-heavy loads like this …

Author stevenmuirPosted on 10 June 2012Categories Bikes & equipment, General A2B by bikeTags TrailersLeave a comment on Spouting repairs by bike

Snow chains cope well with ice on the roads

Snow chains cope well with ice on the roads

Yes the snow did freeze overnight which means a lot of treacherous ice on the roads. Previously I’ve used my mountain bike and stuck to the busy roads where cars have worn the ice down a bit, but that means …

Author stevenmuirPosted on 6 June 2012Categories Bikes & equipment, General A2B by bike, People riding bikesTags Bike equipment, Weather2 Comments on Snow chains cope well with ice on the roads

Snow chains on bikes

Snow chains on bikes

The snow is certainly coming down thickly. At this rate I will need to get my bike snow chains out. They work really well for ice, though for slushy stuff a normal knobbly tyre is usually adequate. The NZ Herald …

Author stevenmuirPosted on 5 June 201213 July 2019Categories Bikes & equipment, General A2B by bike, People riding bikesTags Bike equipment, Weather2 Comments on Snow chains on bikes

Keeping gear dry in sleet

Keeping gear dry in sleet

It was sleeting this morning as I biked to work in significant amounts. I have two boxes of old books to drop off to a 2nd hand book shop and 30kg of nuts and bolts to pick up on the …

Author stevenmuirPosted on 5 June 2012Categories Bikes & equipment, General A2B by bike, People riding bikesTags Bike equipment, Weather2 Comments on Keeping gear dry in sleet

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