Nearly naked
What a difference a week makes; last week it was raining most of Saturday, but that didn't matter because the conditions in the UK were great and Gloucester walloped Wasps to make it to the Powergen final at Twickenham.
This week it was wet in the UK and Gloucester struggled to play their fast paced game in poor conditions against a very strong Leicester side. We expended a lot of energy defending and were on the wrong end of some lenient refereeing in the Leicester 22 in the first half.
On the upside, it is warm and bright here, albeit with some high level cloud. So I'm sat outside with the wildlife, playing on the computer (oh, the joys of wireless and a cardboard box) and doing some light filing (on the bike). The main benefit, apart from the vitamin D is that I've just seen two male cardinals posturing and fighting and some sparrows getting very intimate!
As you can see the bike is completely stripped down and I've almost finished obliterating the braze-ons (cable guides etc). I've had problems sourcing suitable bakes and brake levers as well as the right size handlebars and seatpost. I've sourced the seatpost from the UK of all places and I've expended some elbow grease and refurbished the rest. Hopefully the frame should be ready for powder coating next weekend which will give me something to do while I'm waiting for Helen to fly in to Dulles.
This week it was wet in the UK and Gloucester struggled to play their fast paced game in poor conditions against a very strong Leicester side. We expended a lot of energy defending and were on the wrong end of some lenient refereeing in the Leicester 22 in the first half.
On the upside, it is warm and bright here, albeit with some high level cloud. So I'm sat outside with the wildlife, playing on the computer (oh, the joys of wireless and a cardboard box) and doing some light filing (on the bike). The main benefit, apart from the vitamin D is that I've just seen two male cardinals posturing and fighting and some sparrows getting very intimate!
As you can see the bike is completely stripped down and I've almost finished obliterating the braze-ons (cable guides etc). I've had problems sourcing suitable bakes and brake levers as well as the right size handlebars and seatpost. I've sourced the seatpost from the UK of all places and I've expended some elbow grease and refurbished the rest. Hopefully the frame should be ready for powder coating next weekend which will give me something to do while I'm waiting for Helen to fly in to Dulles.
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