Tag: breakdown
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Serendipity
Read more: SerendipityThroughout this trip, we have had many instances of pure chance luck which I am putting down to serendipity. Several times rain has fallen just as we found a place for lunch and stopped by the time we got back on our bikes. This might sound planned, but the places to stop for lunch were…
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Hobbling along to Napanee
Read more: Hobbling along to NapaneeWe have heard from Roloff regarding the shifter; unfortunately, it is not a stock Roloff shifter, such that we need to be contacting HP Velo. We are also concerned that Scott’s shifter might be showing signs of the same problem mine has. Before we can do any further examination, we need to get a torx…
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We are having technical difficulties… please stand by
Read more: We are having technical difficulties… please stand byOn our way from Port Darlington to Presqu’ile provincial park (about 6 km outside of Colborne) my gear shifter decided to seize up. I had been having intermitting issues with it getting difficult to shift, which we thought was related to the breaking-in of the new Roloff Hubs. Unfortunately, I’m now in a position where…
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Going on a croc hunt …
Read more: Going on a croc hunt …77 km, 5 hr – Scarborough to Port Darlington Today began with an early start. Both John and Tina needed to be places, so we got up, packed up and headed out to MacDonalds (across the street) for breakfast. We were on the road by 7:30 am. The weather finally felt nice. It was a…