Rideout Of The Stuartyboy weekend away- new and improved

Thanks very much for the info. Saltire wanted £443 for a new one (including bearings, etc). Ouch! Last week-end, I was coming up over the hill from Gleneagles towards Glendevon and a horse box in front of me (I was sitting behind it, waiting to over-take) skelped the wall at the side of the road and knocked some rocks on to the road. I ended up hitting one and now I need a new front wheel (and tyre)! Managed to stay shiny side up luckily.
Thanks again for the help!
Kate

Crikey thats a bit steep eh??? Good effort staying on though, could have been a lot worse!

[JamesMio]

Originally Posted by northwind

If you want a lend of a tyre I've got a worn 020 out the back, handy for such occasions If you can get the bike or the wheel up to Edinburgh tomorrow or wednesday I can whack it on for you. Or I could have a crack at patching it for you, but bear in mind I've never done it before, and you might die...

Wow, thanks! I'm down in Dumfries, which might make it a bit tricky to get it there, but thanks for the offer anyway - much appreciated!

The local garage is seeing how quick he can get hold of a tyre for me this week, but if the offer of the old 020's still there I might pop up for it in the car, it'd at least mean I could afford the run, then replace it properly come PayDay...?

[northwind]

Yeah, no probs. I think I'll be out on thursday night mind, that might make things awkward. I can stick it on teh wheel as well for you if you need, no great hardship...

So far we have

1. Tiger 55 - In a bunk and eating at the restaurant
2. -Ralph- - In a bunk and eating at the restaurant
3. Cumfy - In a bunk and eating at the restaurant
4. Haggis - In a twin room with his better half, and eating at the restaurant
5. Miss Haggis - In a twin room with her better half, and eating at the restaurant
6. Baz - In a bunk and eating at the restaurant
7. Northwind - In a bunk, restaurant tbc
8. Friend of Haggis - In a bunk and eating at the restaurant
9. Blue Flame - In a B&B, restaurant tbc
10.ad53ggz - In a bunk and eating at the restaurant
11. Combatfred - In a bunk and eating at the restaurant
12. JamesMio - In a bunk, restaurant tbc
13. C3hud - In a bunk, restaurant tbc

Please let me know if I've missed you off the list? (really sorry if I have, not intentional)

I'll book the restaurant for 13 and if only 9 turn up I'm sure they'll still serve us.

[northwind]

That was good last year. I spent all weekend eating burgers the size of my head... I'm as definate for the weekend as I ever get for the weekend, I might still duck out if the weather's truly terrible for the usual reasons but I'm looking forward to it, last year was awesome...

[Blue Flame]

Yeah.... I'll be at the restarant restaurant !!

Originally Posted by Blue Flame

Yeah.... I'll be at the rest-a-rant restaurant !!

Ha ha, there, see! Knew if I said "restaurant" often enough I'd get an answer

Bring your waterproofs....

And I've watched sunshine and dry roads from the office window all day today and yesterday, then its p1ssed it down as soon as I swung a leg over the bike. So I haven't really had an opportunity to scrub in the new front tyre. It still has 1 inch of completely unused shiny chicken strip on each edge... No fun corners for me this weekend

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

No fun corners for me this weekend

Do what? None? Not in 250 odd miles? They'll be scrubbed in long before then surely?

Go on you little tease, you know you want to...