Rhein/Mosel Tour

"Pinky" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Got home Sunday afternoon, with 2219.3 kms on the clock, cycling from

Did you get the urge to go for a 2 mile ride just to get the figures nice?

cheers,
clive

Pinky said:

Got home Sunday afternoon, with 2219.3 kms on the clock, cycling from
Mulhouse down the Rhein to Koblenz. Then up and down the Mosel to Thionville
before bashing on gently to Rotterdam. Ferry back to Hull and 2 nights at
the York cycle show finished off a nice 5 week holiday.
Saw (and had an hours trial) a nice Trice recumbent that might get me
across USA next year, at the show, as well as making new friends!

I might have seen you. Just back from 2 weeks around Benelux + Germany
myself including Koblenz (in car). Those new ferries are fantastic
aren't they? We were on the Pride of Rotterdam in a cabin that had a
shower and bath, twin beds, Sky TV, telephone, loads of free tea and
coffee, stacks of bathroom tolietries and a fully stocked minibar.
Couldn't even tell you were at sea, it was that smooth. Plus it's only
a 7 mile drive from my front door.
--
Simon Mason

Pinky said:

Got home Sunday afternoon, with 2219.3 kms on the clock, cycling from
Mulhouse down the Rhein to Koblenz. Then up and down the Mosel to Thionville
before bashing on gently to Rotterdam. Ferry back to Hull and 2 nights at
the York cycle show finished off a nice 5 week holiday.
Saw (and had an hours trial) a nice Trice recumbent that might get me
across USA next year, at the show, as well as making new friends!

I might have seen you. Just back from 2 weeks around Benelux + Germany
myself including Koblenz (in car). Those new ferries are fantastic
aren't they? We were on the Pride of Rotterdam in a cabin that had a
shower and bath, twin beds, Sky TV, telephone, loads of free tea and
coffee, stacks of bathroom tolietries and a fully stocked minibar.
Couldn't even tell you were at sea, it was that smooth. Plus it's only
a 7 mile drive from my front door.
--
Simon Mason

"Pinky" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Got home Sunday afternoon, with 2219.3 kms on the clock, cycling from
Mulhouse down the Rhein to Koblenz. Then up and down the Mosel to
Thionville before bashing on gently to Rotterdam. Ferry back to Hull and 2
nights at the York cycle show finished off a nice 5 week holiday.
Saw (and had an hours trial) a nice Trice recumbent that might get me
across USA next year, at the show, as well as making new friends!

So where's me stick of rock? Eh? Eh?

Glad you are back!

Cheers, helen s

wafflycat said:

"Pinky" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Got home Sunday afternoon, with 2219.3 kms on the clock, cycling from
Mulhouse down the Rhein to Koblenz. Then up and down the Mosel to
Thionville before bashing on gently to Rotterdam. Ferry back to Hull and 2
nights at the York cycle show finished off a nice 5 week holiday.
Saw (and had an hours trial) a nice Trice recumbent that might get me
across USA next year, at the show, as well as making new friends!

So where's me stick of rock? Eh? Eh?

You weren't at York so didn't get one.. ;-)

It was good to meed various people and great to hear Trevor's
Travellers Tales.

Glad he got to try out the Trice - a lot of fun.

...d

I only had one puncture -- on the trailer on about day 5 -- being a low
pressure tyre. It picked up a thorn where it was locked up overnight. Didn't
notice till I was about to move off!
I was on a Schwalbe marathon plus on the rear of my Velo and a continental
"Country Ride" on the front ( as supplied when I bought the 601 Discovery. I
expected to have to replace the front tyre during the trip since it has no
Kevlar protection. However, apart from two occasions when I picked up a
sharp flint, and later a shard of broken glass ( on both occasions I stopped
within metres and found the offending object), I never got a puncture on it.
Both tyres maintained tyre pressure throughout the trip. The only loss of
pressure was, I suspect, when I was doing my routine check with the pressure
gauge every week - as opposed to the daily "finger" check.
I cannot fully express what a delight it is to cycle in Europe as opposed to
UK. Of course there are "blind deaf"
motorists but they are very few and far between, inclining to zero!

I met a Hollander as I boarded the ferry to Hull. He had never cycled in
England before and I just warned him that if there were cycle paths in UK
then they would be in poor repair, strewn with hazards such as broken glass
and that unlike Nederland's they would have absolutely no priority over any
other connecting motorised route -- be it a house car access or any other
"car drivable" bit of asphalt! My goodness me what a sharp learning curve he
was heading for!
--
Trevor A Panther
In South Yorkshire,
England, United Kingdom.
www.tapan.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

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Pinky said:

I met a Hollander as I boarded the ferry to Hull. He had never cycled in
England before and I just warned him that if there were cycle paths in UK
then they would be in poor repair, strewn with hazards such as broken glass
and that unlike Nederland's they would have absolutely no priority over any
other connecting motorised route -- be it a house car access or any other
"car drivable" bit of asphalt! My goodness me what a sharp learning curve he
was heading for!

So now you all have an image of a tall blonde haired dutchman on a
touring bike with big panniers...

Wrong! He turned up at the York Rally. A custom recumbent with GPS,
electric assist, a plethora of lights on the front, and a trailer that
had me green with envy - a Thule roof box fitted with strobing lights.

...d

David Martin said:

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I met a Hollander as I boarded the ferry to Hull.

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Wrong! He turned up at the York Rally. A custom recumbent with GPS,
electric assist, a plethora of lights on the front, and a trailer that
had me green with envy - a Thule roof box fitted with strobing lights.

Ah ha! I recognise that description. Saw his bike in some York photos
that are up on the web already.

Now then, where were they... (/me goes a huntin'😉

Here we are:

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Album url:

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"Bob"
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Why are people wearing helmets when they are sitting around chatting?

--
Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net

Simon Mason said:

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Why are people wearing helmets when they are sitting around chatting?

Search me. I don't really understand why they wear them when cycling
(runs for cover).

"Bob"
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Why are people wearing helmets when they are sitting around chatting?

Because they're so comfortable that they forget that they're wearing them?

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Why are people wearing helmets when they are sitting around chatting?

Safety innit. In case the sky falls on their heads.

I've seen smaller trailer towed behind a Goldwing ffs!