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Started by globalguy Oct 1, 2013.

Started by globalguy. Last reply by Hector Lareau Sep 5, 2013.

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Comment by John on December 29, 2010 at 11:27am: I have just saved Britain Goes Camping and will provide it upon request. Looking forward to watching it!

Comment by SlyRed on December 29, 2010 at 11:26am: That's a bit more dear than the Britain by Bike books at 2 shillings / sixpence ;^D

Comment by Alan Lloyd on December 29, 2010 at 11:12am: Here is the book by T.H.Holding, "Cycle & Camp", mentioned in the
beginning of the program ...

http://www.blackcatbooks.co.uk/ambrowCart/shop/show_details.php?ref...

- yikes!

Comment by Alan Lloyd on December 29, 2010 at 10:27am: For anyone with access to BBC's iPlayer, I think "Britain Goes Camping" is an interesting program - especially it's references to cycle camping at the start of the program ...

"In the late 1800s people started camping for fun on the back of a bicycle"

"T.H.Holding used his skill as a tailor to make a lightweight tent and a tweed suit that was practical for cycling and camping"
- by-the-way: I don't
think they were actually pitching the tent on top of the bicycle, and
many thanks to my Secret Santa for the Welsh Dragon socks (I think I know
who you are).

Comment by globalguy on December 29, 2010 at 10:06am

The Central Committee has chosen Saturday, 12 February for our next Bummel commemorating:

202nd birthday of Charles Darwin
168th birthday of John Graham Chambers, English athlete who wrote the Marquis of Queensberry rules for boxing
141th birthday of Marie Lloyd, English music-hall performer and great-grandmother of Alan Lloyd
96th birthday of Canadian, Lorne Greene, actor in Bonanza and Battlestar Galactica
90th Anniversary of Winston Churchill becoming the British Minister of Colonies
47th Anniversary of The Beatles 1st NYC concert @Carnegie Hall
40th Anniversary for Ken Eastwood only Test Cricket, scoring 5 & 0 Australia v. England

MORE INFO SOON!!!

Comment by MeganK on December 29, 2010 at 8:25am: Speaking of Cozy Hearth, has a date been set?

Comment by Alan Lloyd on December 29, 2010 at 7:31am: Knarps: I had them at t'other end, for the brake lever. A road-bike brake cable has a nipple that fits the caliper quite well and the knarp is about the same size as the nipple required at t'other end, a la MTBs. Getting the length right was a chore and you have to trim all the exposed end of the cable off to fit it snugly into the brake lever.

Comment by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on December 29, 2010 at 7:24am: I am looking forward to the next Cozy Hearth -is there a firm date forthcoming? I haven't seen it on the Chainlink Calender yet.

Comment by globalguy on December 29, 2010 at 7:18am: Welcome to my little Winter Project

I'm hoping this mid 60s, (formerly) green Raleigh Sports will be bummel-worthy by the time of the next Cosy Hearth Tweed Ride in early February.

And a special high-five and pip-pip to UV Metal Arts for the Worcester Blue powder-coating!

Comment by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on December 23, 2010 at 6:46am: I also used a shortened spoke nipple as something to fit into the caliper slot and act as a knob so it wouldn't come out easily. Shortened so that it wasn't too long so I could get the cable off without moving the knarp for wheel removal.