Newcastle – a day trip. When we got going on the main road to Newcastle we had a recurrence of a flappy, bashy noise that initially made itself known as we were finishing the drive to Shoal Bay. We thought it was something loose on the caravan but no – it’s the car. We diagnosed the noise as we drove along. It didn’t get better or worse in time with anything the car was doing, accelerating, braking, turning, gear changing and all that – but seemed to respond to air currents. Eventually we traced it to the left rear mudflap/wing assembly and something has definitely come adrift there. So, no major issue as yet but something that needs fixing before we go much further.
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Born in 1946 I learnt to cycle about 10 years later. On a bike with rods connecting brake levers to the brakes - anyone remember those?
I emigrated to Australia (from the UK) in 1974 and moved to Tasmania in 1984.
Bicycles were in my life for most of that time although sometimes they were replaced by motorised two wheels for a bit more excitement. On reaching 70 I decided to stick to pedal power but in 2019 an electric recumbent made an appearance.
it's now 2023 and I have 3 bikes. 2 e-recumbents and the Brompton.
Across to the Coast
Monday 16th July, Cowra and it was cold to start. -5.4°C when we woke.
Not much was open for coffee in the morning so we took off on a surprisingly hilly leg through Blaney to Bathurst. I was tempted to take a run around the Mount Panorama road race circuit but with the caravan on the back .. No. Hanging out for a coffee and maybe some raisin toast, we were displeased to find we bypassed the town centre!! Oh well, on to Lithgow.
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