tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16427951529993854542024-03-05T16:40:33.173-08:00Yuba Mundo BikeYuba Mundo. Yuba Mundo. Yuba Mundo.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642795152999385454.post-21487100973681165452015-11-30T09:28:00.001-08:002015-11-30T09:28:41.090-08:00All yuba day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Strange to start like this, but after having hauled the girls to school I had to fix a flat. A flat on my truck !</div>
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As a small farmer I use an old truck (that a kind soul gave me) to transport produce from my fields to the farm. Some things just can't be done by yuba by one person. Ploughing is another.</div>
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As this old truck only gets used for harvest work I dont get in it much, and this morning i saw that it was sporting a flat, it had been getting flatter over the last month, but no hurry.. Rather than taking the wheel off, getting my hands dirty i decided to strap my small bench compressor to the yuba and pump it up where it was a few hundred yards away.</div>
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Took two trips for the little reservoir to fill the tire but it worked well. A trip to the bank, then at the end of the day off to pick the girls up. They laughed and sang all the way back. A zero carbon day.</div>
<br />Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642795152999385454.post-25145567568788158992015-11-30T02:50:00.002-08:002015-11-30T02:50:49.818-08:00BackBeen busy, time flies, been working hard...<br />
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The Yuba has seen some miles over the last few years, my deliveries, hauls the kids to school, takes me to the Post Office, market etc etc...<br />
Pushed by the summit in Paris i hope to Start blogging again. I had stopped because i thought i had said enough but i think it is important to show that it is possible to live a lower carbon life.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642795152999385454.post-5958080459789295802011-07-16T09:58:00.001-07:002011-07-16T09:58:26.007-07:00Still hereSummer rolls on and a little hello from us, post ice cream break.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/16/2395.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/16/s_2395.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /> <br /> Shade and slides.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/16/2396.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/16/s_2396.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642795152999385454.post-41984540305041483862011-02-05T07:13:00.001-08:002011-02-05T07:15:40.439-08:00Freak sunshine20 degrees celcius. BBQ good wine and a spin on the yuba with no coats...<br />Its feb 2011, a couple of days ago it was log fires and high winds. Strange but nice to bake in the sun !<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/02/05/850.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/02/05/s_850.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />My computer went bang a while ago so i have been a bit webless. This post is from my phone on the grass in a park.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/02/05/851.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/02/05/s_851.jpg' border='0' width='320' height='320' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Been hard at work, do more walking now that we live in the town centre with everything so close so the Yuba has got less use since september. Mrs Yuba cycles everyday the 2km to work putting me to shame. I am moving into a new line of work 9km away in the countryside so I think the Yuba will get some heavy usage soon. Will keep you posted.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/02/05/852.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/02/05/s_852.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />On the way to the park.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/02/05/853.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/02/05/s_853.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Horse stop.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/02/05/854.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/02/05/s_854.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />See you soon !<br /><br />Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642795152999385454.post-75388113356102975122010-09-25T01:34:00.001-07:002010-09-25T01:34:11.979-07:00Cool mornings<br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/09/25/163.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/09/25/s_163.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Summer has slipped away, and we are putting on layers against the coolness in the morning air. The leaves are on the ground and we have after months of bone dry rides seen rain.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/09/25/164.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/09/25/s_164.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The orange Yuba has some nice brown Fat Frank kevlar laced tyres, and has lost its slow flat habit. The hole left by the shard of glass in the self healing inner tube was huge and couldn't bridge the gap with the latex sludge.<br />The Yubas get used so much that the car battery has lost its charge...<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/09/25/165.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/09/25/s_165.jpg' border='0' width='320' height='320' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642795152999385454.post-32948438979112337532010-09-15T04:19:00.001-07:002010-09-15T04:19:37.522-07:00Spiderman, chuckles and the pool<br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/09/15/397.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/09/15/s_397.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Great sunny day. Mrs Yuba dropped the girls at the pool 2.5 km away and it was my task to collect them on my Yuba taking Spiderman with me when the swiming lesson was over. Got smiles on the way and it was great to roll up and collect the girls as they came out without the hassle of parking. Lots of mums came over to look at the bike. Hope some will ride. If we 4 can anyone can. <br />What made my ride though, amongst the many smiles we got was the reaction of an old lady out on a walk who turned and chuckled when she saw us. You could feel that we had bought a ray of sunshine into her life. She wouldn't have seen our smiling faces in a SUV.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/09/15/398.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/09/15/s_398.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642795152999385454.post-74130722181845596192010-09-09T13:31:00.001-07:002010-09-09T13:44:30.419-07:00Fastest in townSchool is back in and we (Mrs Yuba) have been busy organizing out of school activities for the kids as two wheel adventures do not suffice. This morning I was informed that I had a RDVS on the other side of town 15 mins after the kids got out of school. Flamenco dance lessons for the girls in the municipal dance and music accademy. In a car at that time of day it was mission impossible... <br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/09/09/1778.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/09/09/s_1778.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /> Caught dismounting<br /><br />Straight out of school (its across the road) and onto the back of the Yuba. Mouths dropped and others laughed as we raced off down the road towards town. We picked our way through the traffic and then the pedestrians in the centre. It has been a while since we have been 4 on the Yuba and people do gasp even more, the freak show effect is really strong. Although the remarks we get are more and more positive. Sara you are right, being an exrovert must help. I am not generally, and was just using the most effective mode of transport, sometimes you feel uncomfortable. But i just shrug my shoulders now and try and concentrate on the road.<br />We were the first to arrive, on time, and were not bothered by the traffic or the lack of parking. All the other parents looked <br />harassed and didn't stop moaning about the time slot.<br />Mrs Yuba joined us by bike half way through auditions and is planning to take the girls to swimming lessons on her orange Yuba.<br />More and more the Yuba's are getting non leisure usage and prove to be the best choice for us....<br />Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642795152999385454.post-24025636791978494332010-09-04T06:47:00.001-07:002010-09-04T07:03:00.521-07:00Beep beep<br />Got honked at by some loser in a Benz on the way to the market. He didn't know how to drive and wanted me to pull over and stop. It ended in tyre spin, black exhaust smoke and a stupid close pass. 50 yards later he came to a stop because of a street protest. He probably spent 20 minutes sitting there. I resisted the pull of a face to face, and went my way. I was surprised how angry this idiot made me. We parked up the Yubas and I was told to sit and read the newspaper over a coffee while Mrs Yuba did the shopping, its usually me who does this so it makes a change. Some "me" time sans kids...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/09/04/671.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/09/04/s_671.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /> On the way back I noticed that the rear tyre was getting very squidgy and that my slow flat is no longer slow. At this point a bus starts honking at me. I thought the driver had spotted my soft looking tyre so I waved thanks and carried on. But he carried on honking and driving along side me. When I stopped the doors swung open and I braced myself for some abuse.<br /><br />" Wow, really cool bike dude ! Where did you get it ?"<br /><br />Amazed, I told him quickly, and watched as the traffic built up behind the halted bus and the driver tried to engage me in conversation. There were dozens of people nodding in the packed bus and a couple of them joined in talking. I tried to be engaging but we were blocking a main street in the town centre. I got the feeling that some of the passengers were in a hurry, and there was also the matter of my deflating tyre, and the fruit and veg warming up in the paniers.<br />I said bye and made it home without destroying the tyre. I am looking at some brown fat franks. Anyone know if these have kevlar in them like the black ones ?<br /><br />You are never alone or bored on a Yuba Mundo....<br /><br /><br />Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642795152999385454.post-57860628187510237522010-08-30T23:47:00.001-07:002010-08-30T23:47:22.292-07:00Beach run<br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/08/30/2840.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/08/30/s_2840.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />We managed to make it to the beach. The last 2 runs failed for various reasons.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/08/30/2841.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/08/30/s_2841.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Here we are parked up on a village square for a drink stop.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/08/30/2842.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/08/30/s_2842.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />We had quite a few people check the bikes out which was fun. Just watching their faces speaks for itself.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/08/30/2843.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/08/30/s_2843.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /> Yuba nap.<br /><br />Done alot of shopping trips and errands with the summer sun. Its good to be out.<br />The orange yuba has a persistant slowflat. I have a shard of beer bottle that i pulled out that must have left a sliver that flats it over night despite the sludge goo no flat inner tube. Can't find it though. I might end up getting the same tyres for it as came standard with the green Yuba. Kevlar reinforced and no <br />problems in over a year.<br />Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642795152999385454.post-69477208481004954272010-08-11T02:54:00.000-07:002010-08-11T03:28:31.025-07:00Reality check<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWU1dRNcJSUE2jhPX6y5oq7TimPGV-RAy0muKxe1a9aXbxt9DTY3lVUU614QM7KiVYs9bvCEXTQfitGfTJnZoPFbzzdtKDEXsXxiiTVKgccb5N7kishaFtqcY6y4Y2iEpNFvFAUuO2rzk/s1600/IMG_0346.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWU1dRNcJSUE2jhPX6y5oq7TimPGV-RAy0muKxe1a9aXbxt9DTY3lVUU614QM7KiVYs9bvCEXTQfitGfTJnZoPFbzzdtKDEXsXxiiTVKgccb5N7kishaFtqcY6y4Y2iEpNFvFAUuO2rzk/s320/IMG_0346.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504089705670638050" border="0" /></a><br />Yesterday we used the car. Despite my vow to cut out driving after a recent trip to see family 100 miles away, which had found me at night on a motorway (6 lane highway) at 75mph facing a car coming head-on the wrong way. Yesterday the cat was very ill so we had to speed off to the vet, so that was that... We used the car all afternoon, went to the beach and a mall, sat in tourist traffic with the A/C on and couldn't find a place to park. Wasted alot of time doing miles and miles on highways that were not economical in their route from A to B... it was the cats fault... but it was still awful.<br /><br />This morning we were having breakfast and listening to the news about the suffering following the horrific floods in Pakistan, and then the journalists wondering if this disaster might possibly have anything to do with global warming. What followed was pretty eye opening. My 6 year old who had been munching on her cornflakes asked if it was because we had used the car. My 9 year old confirmed that it was, and quoted global warming. I then asked them how we would go food shopping for the familly get-together tonight. My 9 year old said we would take the car (she obviously relished yesterday's aircon cooled effortless transport), and that is when my 6 year old told her,<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> "Well you say home and get a fat bum, we are going by bike."<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">My 4 year old broke out in giggles, and I asked my 9 year old why she wanted to go by car if it contributed to such a nasty thing.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">" Whats the point ? Everybody else takes the car so it makes no difference..."<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Thats when I pointed out that somebody has to start somewhere and that I didn't want to add to a horrible problem if I could avoid it. They munched on a little, thinking it over a bit, then they got up grabbed their helmets and the shopping bags and we headed for the Yuba. Truth from the mouths of babes yet again !<br /></div></div></div></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642795152999385454.post-57812330439562720372010-08-05T13:57:00.000-07:002010-08-05T14:25:34.101-07:00Pump jinx<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpqTDZbLAlvhM2siAEYUCTO5hi5b6vPgI7l6QIwrLCGLa7ZLrK6jw5fEz-RjSOQUCXqFYvaOmkFpKvICDE8LTOz3ertfoTlU4C-7i6R26KBZquGXF1vfQPXDyOzDrFCid9b2EQhNig2k/s1600/ppppk.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpqTDZbLAlvhM2siAEYUCTO5hi5b6vPgI7l6QIwrLCGLa7ZLrK6jw5fEz-RjSOQUCXqFYvaOmkFpKvICDE8LTOz3ertfoTlU4C-7i6R26KBZquGXF1vfQPXDyOzDrFCid9b2EQhNig2k/s320/ppppk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502036760716224322" border="0" /></a><br />Started our ride today prizing a shard of glass out of the rear tyre on the orange yuba and watching it self seal when I pumped it back up (At home with my foot pump). All I had to do was spin the wheel and the hissing air was stopped by the goo in the inner tube in under a second. Still good after 20 kms loaded up. Fantastic.<br />Our objectif was the beach but after our park picnic break we came back to the bikes to find two flat tyres. Both the front ones on the kid's bikes. After thousands of miles of cycling over the couple of years this is the first time we had had a flat on a family outing and not the morning after. This time it was a rusty drawing pin (tack) and a nice big thorn. And guess what no pump... had patches though....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNelx9JP3ACZQQX3PHTT2liTO6a7cySIZFeE_dbQFHzM7i7qdAGROgdTloEJs28O9Zl3KjouZAoZVihiqZ0ZPaylHSTW-bzUXY2PMeeQ8uLPL5NLuFvV8BVdaPAhyqg9493OEhyHwyWg/s1600/photo-ttow.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNelx9JP3ACZQQX3PHTT2liTO6a7cySIZFeE_dbQFHzM7i7qdAGROgdTloEJs28O9Zl3KjouZAoZVihiqZ0ZPaylHSTW-bzUXY2PMeeQ8uLPL5NLuFvV8BVdaPAhyqg9493OEhyHwyWg/s320/photo-ttow.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502036004585241138" border="0" /></a><br />As we had been able to move along without using the pedals on the way out, literally pushed along by the wind, we decided to head back home, and I got to pull the two girls and their two bikes.... won't go out without a pump again. Infact I don't generally, but it just goes to show that when you forget. Bingo !Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642795152999385454.post-19150039777358848952010-07-20T01:31:00.001-07:002010-07-20T02:16:08.558-07:00Double vision<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17eb_fh2PceCyYq0sFz3_ep9g7V_s67Z8gDeNko8oOx3IOZCBycUQNG4qEkvtyjl7FVSCA1u0eIxlEiexbL6Jyy99e6sqXDJj2-hNAMC8xrGV4aN0jPseI6GYFA7CK1jDoTr59tDLt7s/s1600/IMG_0252.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17eb_fh2PceCyYq0sFz3_ep9g7V_s67Z8gDeNko8oOx3IOZCBycUQNG4qEkvtyjl7FVSCA1u0eIxlEiexbL6Jyy99e6sqXDJj2-hNAMC8xrGV4aN0jPseI6GYFA7CK1jDoTr59tDLt7s/s320/IMG_0252.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495903646623413922" border="0" /></a><br />We now have got into the swing of things. Saturday morning is when we go down "en famille" to the town centre to the farmer's market to buy the weeks fresh food. Previously we had stopped biking, walked and hauled everything back on foot in the scorching sun. As although with one Yuba Mundo and various other bikes it was possible to go, we just felt in danger in busy angry Saturday morning stop start traffic. Constant shouting instructions at one or two slow distracted children on kiddy bikes over the sound of dozens of car engines, screeching tires, car stereos, and putting up with drivers with little awareness of anything else on the road just didn't make for a fun outing, or good blood pressure. Now with the two Yuba Mundos as a family of 5 we can zip down to the square in a couple of minutes, park up, potter around buying fruit and veg, have a coffee while the kids run around playing and having fun in a car free space. The only problems are the arguments between the children of who gets to ride on the new orange Yuba Mundo !<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmuBOqDfMnf2rlKRY5CPoN2XOTj2NBvidNEgvVn0u7YE94hPLwsCtMUi1J2DiToExs-Hfpr_1CuZ348W5mpWdchZC6IKDAA68i1CoCn3BcLl5eEFQTCOM3YaoXTDeNuKWImCzsBBQmbg/s1600/IMG_0253.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmuBOqDfMnf2rlKRY5CPoN2XOTj2NBvidNEgvVn0u7YE94hPLwsCtMUi1J2DiToExs-Hfpr_1CuZ348W5mpWdchZC6IKDAA68i1CoCn3BcLl5eEFQTCOM3YaoXTDeNuKWImCzsBBQmbg/s320/IMG_0253.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495907501743686306" border="0" /></a><br />Often, with the food stowed in the fridge we zoom off to the beach with the beach gear and kid's bikes hanging from or pulled along behind the Yuba Mundos. That way if they want to ride they ride, if they want to be cargo they hook up and ride the Yuba.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RVnhOxQjnz94w2nM7_Rgna-5kHVQbiVCA8gBGsmms5fnkkTvRcabIPz7aCMDIsHSJ_ZR6QVuYcWg5gnaKpoSE262fDNto5RJ255Z8zqb6ikoGZHQrxBVL2pkLrvuIjjDYmTkOsuGA58/s1600/IMG_0257.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RVnhOxQjnz94w2nM7_Rgna-5kHVQbiVCA8gBGsmms5fnkkTvRcabIPz7aCMDIsHSJ_ZR6QVuYcWg5gnaKpoSE262fDNto5RJ255Z8zqb6ikoGZHQrxBVL2pkLrvuIjjDYmTkOsuGA58/s320/IMG_0257.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495910411226814530" border="0" /></a><br />The V3 Mundo is noticibly lighter, a great ride, and the lighter MTB wheels are still straight and true.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdoEtTraa_b-kE8xjWMA61P4g9caWI09jnYPU9Rz7A-Vh6VGJm0uThfLrAPzfHQe95kwkE_Li2qy0zCZMVRzSN-5MqXABEBKYv9r-eRGzCO0ihBC9VN_wLgF97i5WzSVcDLdimbW7GXI/s1600/IMG_0255.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdoEtTraa_b-kE8xjWMA61P4g9caWI09jnYPU9Rz7A-Vh6VGJm0uThfLrAPzfHQe95kwkE_Li2qy0zCZMVRzSN-5MqXABEBKYv9r-eRGzCO0ihBC9VN_wLgF97i5WzSVcDLdimbW7GXI/s320/IMG_0255.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495910947697059698" border="0" /></a><br />One of the problems with having two Yuba Mundos is the temptation to load and load with stuff that you don't need.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAF3lgPLo3t7R6hWjItirQJWiWgKJzXyEBBqZnRdDMkrdhcrO46_F_ueW6ow2RyAoKJmG7ogN0_xAL48WdmyjPDsEz8so0bxcWDkK9u5aLBI_e-HO94pnh8Ul-2Nv-nZieptQS_uYuQM/s1600/IMG_0260.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAF3lgPLo3t7R6hWjItirQJWiWgKJzXyEBBqZnRdDMkrdhcrO46_F_ueW6ow2RyAoKJmG7ogN0_xAL48WdmyjPDsEz8so0bxcWDkK9u5aLBI_e-HO94pnh8Ul-2Nv-nZieptQS_uYuQM/s320/IMG_0260.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495911727012786578" border="0" /></a>40 km in the day on her Yuba Mundo. Mrs Yuba is pleased and was not running empty.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642795152999385454.post-63010890999892628992010-07-01T07:38:00.000-07:002010-07-01T08:01:27.640-07:00Hint hint<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLNYJ5B1zNBdBZw5m08atdc8prGlRRTqKP6CdLQi_tHjUXAWpDtVvqLNDTfiusv-YdlHim_KSFIEYUb8LfjsV_NAve4Ot-0eIyi5NGoUjttrbd4FeS4NENGyeVcyrWSgbvGIVcTj7P4g/s1600/IMG_0232.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLNYJ5B1zNBdBZw5m08atdc8prGlRRTqKP6CdLQi_tHjUXAWpDtVvqLNDTfiusv-YdlHim_KSFIEYUb8LfjsV_NAve4Ot-0eIyi5NGoUjttrbd4FeS4NENGyeVcyrWSgbvGIVcTj7P4g/s320/IMG_0232.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488947639868837634" border="0" /></a><br />Wouldn't it be great if we could go down to the market with the kids on the two Yubas Saturday morning, and the beach on Sunday, Mrs Yuba mentioned at the breakfast table recently.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTMzJXmopoWxWwdqWPFvZTT50kmrb7QbpuN5yH0Xb5eO5kxRJqnJdSfsOo7WVdpgltAU-S_YRs9cGd84TzObpc_r-qg_4KypXPNML_BZb0FMo-dS_sL_VfPsROVYoV7a2zxK3JnssJho/s1600/IMG_0238.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTMzJXmopoWxWwdqWPFvZTT50kmrb7QbpuN5yH0Xb5eO5kxRJqnJdSfsOo7WVdpgltAU-S_YRs9cGd84TzObpc_r-qg_4KypXPNML_BZb0FMo-dS_sL_VfPsROVYoV7a2zxK3JnssJho/s320/IMG_0238.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488947879444513986" border="0" /></a><br />Today was too hot to go out, and I had my day so I was a man with a mission, finish the V3 Yuba before the end of the day. Rumbling through my parts bin I popped the BB7 cable pull brake on the front which as ever was easy to fit and mega powerful. On the back I put an Avid single digit 7 v-brake and levers which are capable of locking up the back wheel at speed. These too are excellent.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9EfOPdTWxGb05UXNzQLKPMixj2KdNx-1ibFJjRbnaqeYeEga4V9Ej2_rojhbZW9KkVAmo3VTfk_Je5JhsnFREHeb-K9MCh7Pf6JNFzWK-XkHTShFOp3EoeCBn3B1nbIIeVIwR8w37yw/s1600/IMG_0234.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9EfOPdTWxGb05UXNzQLKPMixj2KdNx-1ibFJjRbnaqeYeEga4V9Ej2_rojhbZW9KkVAmo3VTfk_Je5JhsnFREHeb-K9MCh7Pf6JNFzWK-XkHTShFOp3EoeCBn3B1nbIIeVIwR8w37yw/s320/IMG_0234.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488948941378315186" border="0" /></a>I had a rear Shimano SLX derailleur,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9GUscqJ54s5SG3SoggYWeeSP7vX6qw30N-vTdsOfhYysJMp4oMykgj4hrg7ODgyN1tFFKWmpG1-QVRXdgjTBgqJzCjdMHKp6uQJRHCYGKBsQvyKHjEsthrUl9w0bQKkvAotY_MzpXAQ/s1600/IMG_0235.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9GUscqJ54s5SG3SoggYWeeSP7vX6qw30N-vTdsOfhYysJMp4oMykgj4hrg7ODgyN1tFFKWmpG1-QVRXdgjTBgqJzCjdMHKp6uQJRHCYGKBsQvyKHjEsthrUl9w0bQKkvAotY_MzpXAQ/s320/IMG_0235.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488950933211044882" border="0" /></a>two SRAM chains an old set of cranks. The toughest part was fitting the bottom bracket (a wide one !) to the frame threads which were full of paint overspray and crap. But most of the frames I have come across are like this... Once that was on it all fitted together nicely.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktqbKpYfgKyINECb9i-MGvCL36OXcUgbRDsDp__kWQDWcyqBPb9-B-DHU8dzAiay20w3jbwVw7jayaCDYhmcxKVKnydYPRcXEQfECXkM46jPkQry-gxeu8m0hZ5LZY3hOo_5on9_YyVQ/s1600/IMG_0236.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktqbKpYfgKyINECb9i-MGvCL36OXcUgbRDsDp__kWQDWcyqBPb9-B-DHU8dzAiay20w3jbwVw7jayaCDYhmcxKVKnydYPRcXEQfECXkM46jPkQry-gxeu8m0hZ5LZY3hOo_5on9_YyVQ/s320/IMG_0236.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488951355639377986" border="0" /></a><br />I have not fitted a front derailleur as I dont have one, and I think 9 speeds is great for now.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-GygviiwZ2IAliBc99IchAhI-VvD9WODHG801Huv-iMVPPEeE_3fu97u8emSECVlqz6FNKMdjI5eeOANkiNBc9SbhS7aBESM9q3PA2Ejae3_xtclp8gY6FyfqtFHy1wuMUhzA0CAifNI/s1600/IMG_0240.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-GygviiwZ2IAliBc99IchAhI-VvD9WODHG801Huv-iMVPPEeE_3fu97u8emSECVlqz6FNKMdjI5eeOANkiNBc9SbhS7aBESM9q3PA2Ejae3_xtclp8gY6FyfqtFHy1wuMUhzA0CAifNI/s320/IMG_0240.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488951716449172530" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">All this done I took her out for a spin by the river. The headset creaked as did the crankset, so I tightened them up. The main difference was from the tires I felt. I had a set of Maxxis Larsen TT tires which zip along and hum on the road, but are quite hard compared with my V2's ballon tires. The bike feels longer too, but that is because of the stem which is longer and that I will have to swop out. The brakes are tighter and the 9 speed drive is a dream. I put the H bars on the back too, they don't seem as wide as on the V2 and are slightly swept back. Look good though and went on really easily. Lighter bike too...<br /></div></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642795152999385454.post-70717079263242579852010-06-28T02:28:00.001-07:002010-06-28T06:58:28.803-07:00Mobile Music<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGu_36HvNlS1bO-N3BPZrK5qdxPoPrWdooFUH4bvw4DsOzdINNhvtsvqioAGoFDhsAALVhYZfnsyaRbTkgTmv5MMOOpY1BJ2l99AhXHMqF6DfjH2V0dnnZ9UbHN-j13ir_ptSFYlnFbs/s1600/IMG_0079.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGu_36HvNlS1bO-N3BPZrK5qdxPoPrWdooFUH4bvw4DsOzdINNhvtsvqioAGoFDhsAALVhYZfnsyaRbTkgTmv5MMOOpY1BJ2l99AhXHMqF6DfjH2V0dnnZ9UbHN-j13ir_ptSFYlnFbs/s320/IMG_0079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487756774187901346" border="0" /></a>Pedal powered fairground ride !<br /></div><br />Well I have been busy running around working so I have got behind with my blogging. Not too long ago we went down to the Saturday morning farmer's market and ran across the yearly bicycle awareness ride which I had forgotten about. A sort of townhall sponsored (this year !) "Critical Mass".<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSyATcYEh6r3MloMvRKxMsO2fDdjEBketJtu2hyqxwDizYoezENRO7VqT-HVsLxajAaBB0tzUtuYrXer3xOAmAvqXCylyhnmMmWY8LVPnn9JGxrny9nz2cQAMXGdXxRQqeD0pLHWY-aY/s1600/parade+2.bmp"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSyATcYEh6r3MloMvRKxMsO2fDdjEBketJtu2hyqxwDizYoezENRO7VqT-HVsLxajAaBB0tzUtuYrXer3xOAmAvqXCylyhnmMmWY8LVPnn9JGxrny9nz2cQAMXGdXxRQqeD0pLHWY-aY/s320/parade+2.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487768158821067250" border="0" /></a> Previously it was all unauthorized and critical of townhall's lack of intrest in everything bike related. What with the massive green vote recently things are changing. This year it was pretty organised and there were a loads of bike "events".<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDeCK3fe-kQHX8Z6Prx99rjP3Mc1btyGCynGnlusGZQDmOmBfcn1Rh-58fdMW8epf6SyDbODolv_CAz6wRIeEIeJLuvjuPQhangn2VZyftc6fAs9wbyqFY0ItIniroEHj6X5PxGo78KxU/s1600/IMG_0088.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDeCK3fe-kQHX8Z6Prx99rjP3Mc1btyGCynGnlusGZQDmOmBfcn1Rh-58fdMW8epf6SyDbODolv_CAz6wRIeEIeJLuvjuPQhangn2VZyftc6fAs9wbyqFY0ItIniroEHj6X5PxGo78KxU/s320/IMG_0088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487757248229049938" border="0" /></a>Leading the ride !<br /></div><br />There was the local bike shop selling bikes on site, and the local bicycle association that had all sorts of odd bikes on show and a mechanic to give advice (who I asked about my previous blog post front wheel doubts and he said it would be ok as long as I didn't load too much).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHj56bUmLnAaxfjmcL2pK-Aee26HOH9VWZgGhCYWa7iVNDDmoXArniyakK84ejZj8WfeMRsp1aCO6ISacMVs8D8YFK3EgcL8RwTZ9pIl7kOOZMVCphX89k2qj4CyMzWz4fVyprV1BNVdo/s1600/IMG_0098.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHj56bUmLnAaxfjmcL2pK-Aee26HOH9VWZgGhCYWa7iVNDDmoXArniyakK84ejZj8WfeMRsp1aCO6ISacMVs8D8YFK3EgcL8RwTZ9pIl7kOOZMVCphX89k2qj4CyMzWz4fVyprV1BNVdo/s320/IMG_0098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487768950779968178" border="0" /></a>Flower power<br /></div><br />When they saw me they asked me to park up the Yuba Mundo on the show stand and I spent part of the morning answering questions and giving couples rides on the back around the square which was really fun. Then a jazz band turned up in all sorts of pedalcars, and a Bakfiet three wheeler bike that came in at around 60kg the guy said.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyY4R4SrRbtXm3j3n-dnBM7gNnmwnGsJ162o72oWEG94JJrpaKjg_Nty_1YM7BQxINRIRWYKX0Av-A-XdHqTasV6GeMqUKiq4SxVf0kpeuzwgvVV6VjDloKxlf3XEhZLMr3GwK1_BsvzM/s1600/brass.bmp"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyY4R4SrRbtXm3j3n-dnBM7gNnmwnGsJ162o72oWEG94JJrpaKjg_Nty_1YM7BQxINRIRWYKX0Av-A-XdHqTasV6GeMqUKiq4SxVf0kpeuzwgvVV6VjDloKxlf3XEhZLMr3GwK1_BsvzM/s320/brass.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487767318131114322" border="0" /></a>Here I am giving a musician a lift and answering questions about the Yuba Mundo<br /></div><br />Then off we went around town playing jazz and spreading the good word about bikes. We didn't go un noticed or unheard ! I had one of my kids and a brass player without transport on the back of the Yuba.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkw8qrQsnHvMrf1m4pC9cDIyU5ghQ52SrjCEszdNzPDAD5XuMkijVc3crKF_4F_nyYk73-_EWE2L1WRjMMvMWMDz0X16SRGJi2Pz4-y-QlvQssZ6hkzzryS1Yer_465ex-m_C7qIN87CY/s1600/IMG_0087.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkw8qrQsnHvMrf1m4pC9cDIyU5ghQ52SrjCEszdNzPDAD5XuMkijVc3crKF_4F_nyYk73-_EWE2L1WRjMMvMWMDz0X16SRGJi2Pz4-y-QlvQssZ6hkzzryS1Yer_465ex-m_C7qIN87CY/s320/IMG_0087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487762702666041042" border="0" /></a><br />Mobile music<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1D5EXZTuB_SqwKH1HN02G_I5e325BVclq_0eZJedv1MKOqlRdwdzCdGAjiNcRfIfgywSMA1fKGpGFnQWhqnSLNJKJSQe_cCl1eGMtzHVenE-QMdrA47ggAnrKcCq57MwqkQggxTRiZG8/s1600/IMG_0097.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1D5EXZTuB_SqwKH1HN02G_I5e325BVclq_0eZJedv1MKOqlRdwdzCdGAjiNcRfIfgywSMA1fKGpGFnQWhqnSLNJKJSQe_cCl1eGMtzHVenE-QMdrA47ggAnrKcCq57MwqkQggxTRiZG8/s320/IMG_0097.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487763208447686482" border="0" /></a>Shade break<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoQlWWQjl0FUkseD1n-k33k2FozCUlLLGQ7uflz-xOhud9mLNUM9rdBA0fXp4iyM5rFWzFwPuqZ-R02MD4dmfErg83bJKB0gW4P9yT2ScEZ3GfAd2PcijcSMvAPMZHA8WrSgE0GkZYcU/s1600/parade.bmp"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoQlWWQjl0FUkseD1n-k33k2FozCUlLLGQ7uflz-xOhud9mLNUM9rdBA0fXp4iyM5rFWzFwPuqZ-R02MD4dmfErg83bJKB0gW4P9yT2ScEZ3GfAd2PcijcSMvAPMZHA8WrSgE0GkZYcU/s320/parade.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487767753973084546" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A great day out again and we got a load of smiles.<br /></div></div></div></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642795152999385454.post-74416309726768374092010-06-10T04:12:00.001-07:002010-06-10T07:09:37.461-07:009mm QR or 10mm bolt throughThis was fun. (Ok, I was bored in bed with a cold)<br /><br />As it was raining and this is what I had been thinking about all morning, I went out to the garage, got my Vernier Callipers out and got measuring. Not something you think or talk about generally, but may be of interest to some people in my situation. Keep in mind that my Vernier Calliper is a cheap and nasty item so these measurements may be "slightly" off.<br /><br />1. Rockshox Tora 289 disc fork had a perfect 9.00mm slot for axles on one side and 9.10 on the other. Oooh ! Probably paint and muck.<br /><br />2. Steel MTB non-disc V brake fork had a 9.75mm slots for the 9mm QR axle supplied. Ahhhh ! (I must have done 1000 miles on this fork, often loaded like a donkey.) Looked OK.<br /><br />3. Yuba Mundo V3 disc fork had a 10.10mm slot and a perfect 10mm on the other leg. Cooorr ! Probably paint again making for the difference.<br /><br />4. My "standard" 9mm QR axle came in at 8,82mm in diameter... argh !<br /><br />5. My original V2 Yuba Mundo front axle came in at 9.52mm diameter... ( I could see a slight gap between it and the drop out.) Looked OK.<br /><br />My questions;<br /><br />Is it Ok to run a standard 9mm QR in a 10.10ish slot with brake discs ? I get the feeling some people are going to do this without seeing an issue.<br /><br />Or do I need a special 9,52mm axle disc hub up front ?<br /><br />Looking at the numbers and fitted it looks really sloppy, it would probably work for a ride around the block, but discs do load axles, so I am faffing around on the internet trying to find somebody with THE knowledge. The Yuba is such a pick and mix of fun industry standards that it is quite unique and not always easy to follow on the best of days<br /><br />My worry since I first popped a wheel in these forks is that the gap between the 9mm axle and the larger fork drop out slot edge would allow flex/axle movement/slip under load, over stress the skewer and/or make the brakes/forks judder. Or even lead to wheel loss.<br /><br />I hope that this will be a simple general knowledge question, and that the cough medecine will wear off soon and my mind will clear.<br /><br />I will probably learn that each manufacturer is slightly off the industry standard anyway depending on the day of the week or whats on the radio, that bike manufacturing is not aerospace manufacturing. But this is a bit off for me. I want to keep my teeth and avoid front wheel loss incidents...<br /><br />Aren't home builds fun... there is always something that you don't know for sure... and this must be my 20th something bike build !<br /><br />Opinions and knowledge welcome !Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642795152999385454.post-33298714595507978642010-06-08T12:11:00.001-07:002010-06-09T00:14:32.229-07:00Slow progress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRBdIbhwuawWaHr09c9oSEpA8zVB_wvclvy8aRmVwP09GBR9zxCplXYpauzlX7JOOvfXHATC_a-6BCu_qNG7YGqkXZQi6GhC_HgocDvKIyx8QjNIYW6d_MU4PcCoXPkxFKEOaGACAsTI/s1600/IMG_0050.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWaDWOGgC03kl-B-ii07T-wPKsujLSN0sephSCoDagA8aSSAu9QqGMNhwCXQI-y2HlRLSc5k46BfaPFHItUytBvqeDBaeOHAromgWZD3AK0MZy8nCiRDoprnSP0FPt4nEGJamlps70kk/s1600/IMG_0043.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWaDWOGgC03kl-B-ii07T-wPKsujLSN0sephSCoDagA8aSSAu9QqGMNhwCXQI-y2HlRLSc5k46BfaPFHItUytBvqeDBaeOHAromgWZD3AK0MZy8nCiRDoprnSP0FPt4nEGJamlps70kk/s320/IMG_0043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480482888637986034" border="0" /></a><br />I have been pretty busy recently, but I managed to fit the headset and forks this afternoon as I was off ill. Yes I should have been in bed, I know, but prefered to sweat it out in the garage. I had not fitted a threaded fork in a long time I realised. Still have the special spanner though.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRBdIbhwuawWaHr09c9oSEpA8zVB_wvclvy8aRmVwP09GBR9zxCplXYpauzlX7JOOvfXHATC_a-6BCu_qNG7YGqkXZQi6GhC_HgocDvKIyx8QjNIYW6d_MU4PcCoXPkxFKEOaGACAsTI/s1600/IMG_0050.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRBdIbhwuawWaHr09c9oSEpA8zVB_wvclvy8aRmVwP09GBR9zxCplXYpauzlX7JOOvfXHATC_a-6BCu_qNG7YGqkXZQi6GhC_HgocDvKIyx8QjNIYW6d_MU4PcCoXPkxFKEOaGACAsTI/s320/IMG_0050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480483504500125474" border="0" /></a><br />For some reason I thought I had the right quill stem. Here is proof that a 1 inch one will not fit the Yuba Mundo' headset, which is a 1 1/8th inch threaded one if I remember correctly. Also I had the wrong seat clamp, I think it needs to be the bigger 34.9mm one. I say "I think" because I can't see the info anywhere on the web. I had the 31.8mm version, which is also the seat post dia but not much help otherwise. A quick internet trawl sorted that problem with some secondhand items for not alot...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisI1eBvJdlWekBoPYSOUinfPyM65MJxLqdmoNVYbAKbjE1hz041Ys3KpVGzzoZ2u0FXl-x1sYQkhQ9_imG1NZOlc-b1dULJrEmD1QjDmEI5IWTNspws2m7Qy5l9I3fvWKxEhmz8HKiJsY/s1600/IMG_0047.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisI1eBvJdlWekBoPYSOUinfPyM65MJxLqdmoNVYbAKbjE1hz041Ys3KpVGzzoZ2u0FXl-x1sYQkhQ9_imG1NZOlc-b1dULJrEmD1QjDmEI5IWTNspws2m7Qy5l9I3fvWKxEhmz8HKiJsY/s320/IMG_0047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480486346750765890" border="0" /></a>V2 (Green) and V3 (Orange) seat tube external diameter. Thicker paint on the V2 ? Or rather perhaps I need to get a new vernier calliper...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3X8oAaVZWO_j9Fe-yZLJQAb5wp0oxMF6_Fox0CCoxNW7Jl25SqYy0t_nNVCKH_tP_riPk-ViQ8GpEpDyyHGrH_f0UkcbluSyIf7V_6VkwlihoQb2SbYy0uUyzaeMbqvWbNQyZBXMj3rw/s1600/IMG_0045.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3X8oAaVZWO_j9Fe-yZLJQAb5wp0oxMF6_Fox0CCoxNW7Jl25SqYy0t_nNVCKH_tP_riPk-ViQ8GpEpDyyHGrH_f0UkcbluSyIf7V_6VkwlihoQb2SbYy0uUyzaeMbqvWbNQyZBXMj3rw/s320/IMG_0045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480486658031188578" border="0" /></a></div>Found a nice new SRAM 9 speed gear shifter to go on the handlebars, some grips. A new SLX rear mech and two SRAM chains in my parts bin. ( A sports shop went bust last year here and I picked up some bargains).<br /> We were planning to go for a ride tomorrow but every one says storms are on their way, so maby not...Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642795152999385454.post-7387821057882285042010-05-24T01:21:00.000-07:002010-05-24T02:49:45.068-07:00Right of way.... and bad manners<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5JzznIOgFEu8ZxTDvBssaIaX-O56I09LfSPqEOEtkDf2l32RIlhh8PKZhzo3iePeDLtNdReihsMdB8xwjraDpl_t6Pb177ouvhKtt2v8QgSDgqOdf4WAUtfVF9GyvwtjaBFF65yosCs/s1600/DSC02464.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5JzznIOgFEu8ZxTDvBssaIaX-O56I09LfSPqEOEtkDf2l32RIlhh8PKZhzo3iePeDLtNdReihsMdB8xwjraDpl_t6Pb177ouvhKtt2v8QgSDgqOdf4WAUtfVF9GyvwtjaBFF65yosCs/s320/DSC02464.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474766385127162226" border="0" /></a><br />We decided to take the mother in law with us to the beach as the sun is out finally. We loaded up the inflatable sharks, beach tent, giant styrofoam tube clubs for play fights in the sea (bought in a flea market second hand), buckets, spades etc etc. Number 1 child was in a sulk and wanted to play on her DS at home and refused to cycle, so she joined Number 3 child on the back of the Yuba Mundo. Quite the load.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_RD8ZM2MZISGU51Llh7nDGwHXvhudtR46fSjiZYVioVnhjb3nvdbpwTmzxemMJK-jHq8cOLy6r8q31ntjro0hZ91n61mV87SuN2odauugZKIuiNBAu24DUtf1J6F3bRV1dusvmvSRno/s1600/DSC02460.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_RD8ZM2MZISGU51Llh7nDGwHXvhudtR46fSjiZYVioVnhjb3nvdbpwTmzxemMJK-jHq8cOLy6r8q31ntjro0hZ91n61mV87SuN2odauugZKIuiNBAu24DUtf1J6F3bRV1dusvmvSRno/s320/DSC02460.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474750551499509746" border="0" /></a><br />We were soon on the cyclepath and after a couple of km we ran into a fleamarket that had run over and where everyone had used the cyclepath as a parking space. Obviously because it was a waste of space... We had to ride around this mess through endless cars attempting to find parking space and found our way on the other side. Then after 500 metres, on a corner, a man jumped out infront of us and shouted "Stop ! Its the marathon you can't ride here." Number 2 child ran into the back of the Yuba Mundo with a crash of handlebars and I looked down the cycle path to see 2 or 3 runners and a couple of huge motorbikes escorting them on the cyclepath. I asked him what I was supposed to do and he told me to watch or go home. The path runs through fields and there are no other road options. I looked around, there were no posters warning of the event, no barriers, and very few runners. I told him to "have a nice day" and carried on down the cyclepath as usual. We came across several other cyclists coming the other way looking very unhappy, one of them wishing us "good luck", and every now and then a sole runner. One or two of the runners insulted us and even changed sides of the cyclepath at the last moment to stop us head on to show that we had no right to be there ( A great way to make a child fall off a bike). After a couple of km I came across a couple of cops who were regulating cars where the cyclepath crossed a road and I asked them why the marathon was not being run on the road, like most marathons. It was a registered marathon route I was told. So I replied that I could see where the priorities lay with townhall. The cop didn't like that, and replied that pedestrians do indeed have priority over cyclists. (But not over cars apparently). Which I thought was a strange thing to say. Are marathon runners pedestrians ? LOL, I suppose a cop always has to have the last say and be in the right, whatever the case. He told me to wait while 3 runners and a huge motorbike went past and told me that I could carry on down the cycle path now that it was free. ( He didn't try and tell me to get off the path though, funny that...) so I told him to "have a nice day" and pushed off down the empty path... A minute later while I was thinking over the strange reply and barely hidden anticyclist sentiment of the cop, a runner swore at me in very strong language infront of my children. Fuming I asked a lone bystander what the route was and discovered that we were going to be abused like this for the next 10 km along our normal route. So we hooked a left as soon as we could and took a 10 km detour on another cyclepath to the east and north to avoid them. The mother in law (worried by the extra distance and the risk of not reaching the beach as a result) wanted to carry on with the runners as there were very few and we could share the path which is very wide. Sure, but I told her it would end in manslaughter by bicycle pump if another goon in lykra tried to push us off the path into the bushes, or swore at me in front of the children. I spent the next half hour calming down, fuming at the organisers of the marathon and the impossibility of people to share living space. Although I am sure I am wrong to catagorise runners as I did at that moment in time (I know some long distance runners and they are great people). This is the same kind selfishness that pushes people to drive cars so that they can be seperated from everyone in a bubble of polluting priviledge and comfort at the expense of others, the kind of people I take the cycle path to avoid...... To me this is another frustrating example of individualism and how cyclists are barely tolerated by "normal" people and how much crap we have to put up with in general.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjErxrxgK73zB-jZhCXAELQD1tpo12P8X8iNqtdU6EgBS0sooB2Zd90y5AO1y-6GssNb8S42oGA6CYVHv_L8qg9FWAbfXatgbpKI5VUQpnMr5ehE69JYhyifPDZAqTG02eJKAhssdiuQ/s1600/DSC02461.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjErxrxgK73zB-jZhCXAELQD1tpo12P8X8iNqtdU6EgBS0sooB2Zd90y5AO1y-6GssNb8S42oGA6CYVHv_L8qg9FWAbfXatgbpKI5VUQpnMr5ehE69JYhyifPDZAqTG02eJKAhssdiuQ/s320/DSC02461.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474761723302604690" border="0" /></a>We managed to have a great time any way and stopped in a beautiful poppy field for a rest.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tYa4ODpEcNbR-7WM_qvUnHfIM7QW52FVwQLzRG9zKPfbfZrpwIZlZoqCjvLPy4B2G_uLVSzsYXSHpwYhk1Bwsx_jBJyxoAoZUePw1ur78afg5Cc6V77A2ZMaFBHxHNPGDXH5yQCd2Ls/s1600/DSC02462.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tYa4ODpEcNbR-7WM_qvUnHfIM7QW52FVwQLzRG9zKPfbfZrpwIZlZoqCjvLPy4B2G_uLVSzsYXSHpwYhk1Bwsx_jBJyxoAoZUePw1ur78afg5Cc6V77A2ZMaFBHxHNPGDXH5yQCd2Ls/s320/DSC02462.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474762504876836082" border="0" /></a>Parked up at a new beach with a kiddy park, picnic, fruit from the local market, a drop of cool Sangria from a market stall to calm the nerves. The afternoon on the beach and playing in the sea was fantastic. Mrs Yuba joined us after work (Yes on a Sunday...) by car (she had to deliver stuff today, she normally travels by bike), and the mother in law was taken back in a car as she wasn't up to the return journey.<br /><br />Round trip 44 km loaded up like a truck ! Was not planning on the extra 10 km but hey, was not a big deal for me anyway.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642795152999385454.post-22565721596187730842010-05-07T07:16:00.000-07:002010-05-08T12:06:40.944-07:00V3 Build<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuS3yQO_Ph-5jB855zVIy351_AfsgYclps6pw04Ze19NAu0Wd7SvfkymJW4WT0yQaOPAZAgTxYOe7YDUWLf1bueA_E4qV2CFTwLP84YjGTDXtAVEkPwfd6xj4BBwbmJdCsCop_O6OQtwM/s1600/DSC02384.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuS3yQO_Ph-5jB855zVIy351_AfsgYclps6pw04Ze19NAu0Wd7SvfkymJW4WT0yQaOPAZAgTxYOe7YDUWLf1bueA_E4qV2CFTwLP84YjGTDXtAVEkPwfd6xj4BBwbmJdCsCop_O6OQtwM/s320/DSC02384.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468533694450471426" border="0" /></a>Time to get down to work. The aim here is to build up this frame with parts from another bike that my better half finds too tall, and bits from my parts bin.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuSNGN79_CIBzGO9oRet4uhaosSV1rClLZv64yiT4jGYefUTHpagzvlrnaYHJ7hzdjdP8XEpkJdqPvD5mDzj-L4oldjXo2Zh4PbqZPlpC71fS9aWji-GiCeLH_ApCaIUjt7CVzdmOaFA/s1600/DSC02385.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuSNGN79_CIBzGO9oRet4uhaosSV1rClLZv64yiT4jGYefUTHpagzvlrnaYHJ7hzdjdP8XEpkJdqPvD5mDzj-L4oldjXo2Zh4PbqZPlpC71fS9aWji-GiCeLH_ApCaIUjt7CVzdmOaFA/s320/DSC02385.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468534179583688994" border="0" /></a>A better shot of the (frame turned upsidedown) gusset on the downtube. All the tubes are different ftom V2 and the frame seems lighter. The welding is nothing to write home about, much like the V2, lets say functional rather than pretty. The paint job seems (could be the colour) thiner in places than my V2, with perhaps less lacquer. Still cool though.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpX2nJxlX6OYYj0SiVnO51dnpWjZ7nvfknbbxtQLad_KfR1u1tQThkEVHDPeRTP6rLN7JKDZYQwHCYvnrlKWbX4knn9UHEo0PSJUyyPHTkmh8SmYpz4d4eVZjzNwMVQCGM-9yBxPdRUbI/s1600/DSC02386.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpX2nJxlX6OYYj0SiVnO51dnpWjZ7nvfknbbxtQLad_KfR1u1tQThkEVHDPeRTP6rLN7JKDZYQwHCYvnrlKWbX4knn9UHEo0PSJUyyPHTkmh8SmYpz4d4eVZjzNwMVQCGM-9yBxPdRUbI/s320/DSC02386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468534604109922962" border="0" /></a>Bought this back from Shanghai 2 years ago, all the bikes there have this, and it has sat in the parts bin ever since. I wouldn't leave my bike out of sight with this as you can still drag the bike away and shove it into a van. But sometimes when you stop at a café or for a rest etc, it is a pain to lock up your bike. With this I can sip my coffee and leave it insight on its stand without having to keep a constant eye on it. I have a second one for my V2 Yuba too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRYahuVhkqIaBRH-iw_w0WtpyScajAlYAJZRZLRL3OY0QHkzUf5G99lL4fKo-DDRCEGQRBZSsOo3J-DFou0RxQAnjDRyIiCndkGizBTPjR6Qu1nrHP1WEAfCDOan00TYilwuJAArKKrw/s1600/DSC02387.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRYahuVhkqIaBRH-iw_w0WtpyScajAlYAJZRZLRL3OY0QHkzUf5G99lL4fKo-DDRCEGQRBZSsOo3J-DFou0RxQAnjDRyIiCndkGizBTPjR6Qu1nrHP1WEAfCDOan00TYilwuJAArKKrw/s320/DSC02387.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468535656776999442" border="0" /></a>Here you can see the alu spacer that takes the frame dropout from the Yuba Mundo 14mm to the standard 10 or 9mm (can't remember) size for a wheel axel. I see this being the weakest point in this "lite" (read cheap) setup. As the bicycle wheel is one of the strongest structures known to man I don't see the wheel folding. Now the two girls are mobile, I doubt that Mrs Yuba is going to load enough to bust this anyway, especially with two Yuba Mundos to spread the load on outings. This standard MTB wheel has seen serious abuse pulling overloaded trailors and packed racks, children on child seats, sometimes all at the same time. If the axle bends I will look at another solution. This will be an interesting test in a family use context, afterall Mrs Yuba won't be hauling sacks of grain in the bush, or three kids for 40km like me.<br />Also dropping the wheel into the drop outs was easy, no grunting or effort involved. That is a big change from the V2 which was agricultural to say the least. For that I had to put one foot pushing on a chainstay and pull on the other with a hand whilst trying to waggle in the axle...<br />Have not tried fitting the dreaded H bars as yet !<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhldsu0WgMGVCQ24ARQzSFuDHvu4vfk711JO5KbQdW7vz3PF6eXcYmTzVP7KhAy9Co_3rE3SJOv0QjVTEM-1roF2vLEm1VVhCfYJ9k3QvS9MtMGZtwrEdUiukPO3uXx7DjbwkIqIPDXs/s1600/DSC02389.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhldsu0WgMGVCQ24ARQzSFuDHvu4vfk711JO5KbQdW7vz3PF6eXcYmTzVP7KhAy9Co_3rE3SJOv0QjVTEM-1roF2vLEm1VVhCfYJ9k3QvS9MtMGZtwrEdUiukPO3uXx7DjbwkIqIPDXs/s320/DSC02389.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468538672737726562" border="0" /></a>Sans headset.<br /><br /></div>First problem. The Rock Shox Tora fork in the parts bin has been cut too short, which is a shame because they look seriously tough. The headtube on the Yuba is quite long, and even without a headset fitted there is just not enough space to fit a aheadset stem. ( I will have to check that the Yuba Mundo can take a aheadset too, or if I am limited to threaded setups only.) So this bit of parts recycling isn't going to happen... will have to look at other fork solutions.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0LENB0FVzyFgyyOWi4hl-9Uo0x4Cc6e1zH_B86_zWkAUmpm3rVCUzz8QiUFdJWbHwNmyp_d9UlzWwmjRPb3UpIGvSSLpQCWRIZKIJCqLeqYviol1JN35_NuvUi_eRtJ9weSG8L_I9R8/s1600/DSC02390.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0LENB0FVzyFgyyOWi4hl-9Uo0x4Cc6e1zH_B86_zWkAUmpm3rVCUzz8QiUFdJWbHwNmyp_d9UlzWwmjRPb3UpIGvSSLpQCWRIZKIJCqLeqYviol1JN35_NuvUi_eRtJ9weSG8L_I9R8/s320/DSC02390.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468540308441350226" border="0" /></a>Orange<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAN9lNFobN52xrcwbX2qsBf1bWkDgxYSz5mX26O4m1sWiELGm30B94SroBYR3X7CUcvQBRT8o9GInfwdv4kI_nBY9MKQ0SKgF9jzeOgZ3FU8bnw6x2yH0KVqsMBt4HT3rrIPCk81j5pzU/s1600/DSC02391.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAN9lNFobN52xrcwbX2qsBf1bWkDgxYSz5mX26O4m1sWiELGm30B94SroBYR3X7CUcvQBRT8o9GInfwdv4kI_nBY9MKQ0SKgF9jzeOgZ3FU8bnw6x2yH0KVqsMBt4HT3rrIPCk81j5pzU/s320/DSC02391.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468540643296012690" border="0" /></a>The fork is also quite laid back due to their length, changing the headtube angle, so that might change the great Yuba stearing. Also it puts a slope off the back of the flatbed, although with rider sag it might all pan out flat.<br /><br />Ran out of build time, end of part one.<br /></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642795152999385454.post-68724132371804894212010-05-07T05:42:00.001-07:002010-05-07T08:19:50.131-07:00Orange<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVYMuNqWomuV0nhSB7AT7a2mWajijwN_Qe8rEVwD3k-OvElrBHH7lC4rjh4OXLcIWSQZa1zt9fErkzlTlW1lgNXNoIEi7f3-Ih3pX_sPXiO5wm0rjDAkFSjlgrJXesO1B8KrKxMJIEVI/s1600/DSC02371.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVYMuNqWomuV0nhSB7AT7a2mWajijwN_Qe8rEVwD3k-OvElrBHH7lC4rjh4OXLcIWSQZa1zt9fErkzlTlW1lgNXNoIEi7f3-Ih3pX_sPXiO5wm0rjDAkFSjlgrJXesO1B8KrKxMJIEVI/s320/DSC02371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468507871555482114" border="0" /></a><br />A man came to the door with a rather large box today. I signed it off and opened it up. The cat jumped straight into the box, strange animal, and wouldn't get out.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVXMeViiAyDAJNFR1bWwzBF9-LwHVHvDhlEXDSvOTign0QaPQ2dtYoF2eMnMF8pVB9ePrQHzvbkH0hhbcS9NQB78cr1SFOebaSo63aHCITbpuRMw1PqRCaEj_JcFbQj-MlDIDICZLasM/s1600/DSC02374.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVXMeViiAyDAJNFR1bWwzBF9-LwHVHvDhlEXDSvOTign0QaPQ2dtYoF2eMnMF8pVB9ePrQHzvbkH0hhbcS9NQB78cr1SFOebaSo63aHCITbpuRMw1PqRCaEj_JcFbQj-MlDIDICZLasM/s320/DSC02374.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468508207323135042" border="0" /></a>Very orange.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIzFDzNam_lqUAHe9RbYVsDbmKHSQCA7FwCcNM-nB9sxMONE-klRnDk9guvBQ-cWckanR5hSbZnMwW1UR1kITeVN9ej0iEkuWLAgnatPHdXjqWaW6BZCA07ZJez7QLHQ6tkZretFHFdU/s1600/DSC02375.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIzFDzNam_lqUAHe9RbYVsDbmKHSQCA7FwCcNM-nB9sxMONE-klRnDk9guvBQ-cWckanR5hSbZnMwW1UR1kITeVN9ej0iEkuWLAgnatPHdXjqWaW6BZCA07ZJez7QLHQ6tkZretFHFdU/s320/DSC02375.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468508616427986866" border="0" /></a><br />I am often frustrated by the lack of photos on posts so here are some shots of what sprang to my eyes as being new on the V3.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALtaHu8Hd7Y0BlEFG47r-cUS8_uPObP8t5aaLke3A4FWxtciU-Ur8NHmjfejB4j_jri4dNsiAAzO-_LeWgGqpYu3AEbaWer9vhYWh06ESkb4qThxpN8pGQ1r7iZvyZoeL2KaSvcPXJMY/s1600/DSC02376.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALtaHu8Hd7Y0BlEFG47r-cUS8_uPObP8t5aaLke3A4FWxtciU-Ur8NHmjfejB4j_jri4dNsiAAzO-_LeWgGqpYu3AEbaWer9vhYWh06ESkb4qThxpN8pGQ1r7iZvyZoeL2KaSvcPXJMY/s320/DSC02376.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468509193630235602" border="0" /></a>Still very orange.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqqkgtS5yaihSizIZBmk94-qnHd5O3AOfKl6NZlNHnzsIF0AMJPwWgHw3W2sdyDmC-FQ7QLZRZbCiH2kyjiAZeA1c9ntA1tbWF7UML6SHZODQh5MK108Cjnj3kP3JoQXJqQo3cNMDgU0/s1600/DSC02377.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqqkgtS5yaihSizIZBmk94-qnHd5O3AOfKl6NZlNHnzsIF0AMJPwWgHw3W2sdyDmC-FQ7QLZRZbCiH2kyjiAZeA1c9ntA1tbWF7UML6SHZODQh5MK108Cjnj3kP3JoQXJqQo3cNMDgU0/s320/DSC02377.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468509473808889410" border="0" /></a>If you look carefully there is a new reinforcement gusset (plate) on the underside of the toptube straight off the head tube. This is a traditional stress point on bikes, nice touch. Not sure what the threaded holes in the top and down tubes are for though...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPy_HGIbGgKj4ejc-1M17rAhcOoTMQU9IZnT3kFaLH66we071Sw5ensbp_rSO3yfF-f1UN3_jFlmgsa0GE2j7jDXkkEAix6Fh_gMim4eHV1TXbFwYIzfuHea_0n3v9-_oR9JSydPXbWnA/s1600/DSC02378.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPy_HGIbGgKj4ejc-1M17rAhcOoTMQU9IZnT3kFaLH66we071Sw5ensbp_rSO3yfF-f1UN3_jFlmgsa0GE2j7jDXkkEAix6Fh_gMim4eHV1TXbFwYIzfuHea_0n3v9-_oR9JSydPXbWnA/s320/DSC02378.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468510201392733170" border="0" /></a>New arrangement here. Beefed up, nice thick kickstand plate I see.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvwhDduaQnwqlFojO918Wt4ixHTZ9AqNwr1P9q2sK9LpHOCusmjrmeolapT-PD7YHHwWt-ILD_3lxlS59mJ2ADrcXnCyEYcBWUSnehDr49Xa8p0HD2wr2xK45aexov5xvI8_8Ugl4cuU/s1600/DSC02379.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvwhDduaQnwqlFojO918Wt4ixHTZ9AqNwr1P9q2sK9LpHOCusmjrmeolapT-PD7YHHwWt-ILD_3lxlS59mJ2ADrcXnCyEYcBWUSnehDr49Xa8p0HD2wr2xK45aexov5xvI8_8Ugl4cuU/s320/DSC02379.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468510655953109138" border="0" /></a><br />More threaded holes, loop and I like the way the light mounting plate has been moved back out of harms way.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_M7QhGWb8wOMeJi9aMn53Um1Q5ZdcFjpOjZG13s3wPrxkkgXf793Mj3rn0OBLdQCT2t-jRf-D75a_hJ5yzV-iTinS6QYjVqazk_6Z13YO_FFWH2gfu5U2vRTKS7jOIyL9KN1PTf3ovE/s1600/DSC02380.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_M7QhGWb8wOMeJi9aMn53Um1Q5ZdcFjpOjZG13s3wPrxkkgXf793Mj3rn0OBLdQCT2t-jRf-D75a_hJ5yzV-iTinS6QYjVqazk_6Z13YO_FFWH2gfu5U2vRTKS7jOIyL9KN1PTf3ovE/s320/DSC02380.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468511041369220290" border="0" /></a>Two more threaded holes and a loop just below them on the underside of the "load area" tube just behind the seat. There are also two threaded holes for a waterbottle holder on the top of the down tube, which is a nice choice to have.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2kahpJV3G8jEc01Ioc5t2p-hWfQWmC1evnNoV8QIc48aRppSfxwQK1rA0LGfflHykVKsSLn1XrCyshZ6gZxfIEFk277bIAtsn5EYLo0eJ5Nmup8zSZ6uOoWv8XeUI4r2H4T_WLNu9c48/s1600/DSC02381.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2kahpJV3G8jEc01Ioc5t2p-hWfQWmC1evnNoV8QIc48aRppSfxwQK1rA0LGfflHykVKsSLn1XrCyshZ6gZxfIEFk277bIAtsn5EYLo0eJ5Nmup8zSZ6uOoWv8XeUI4r2H4T_WLNu9c48/s320/DSC02381.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468511942458773170" border="0" /></a>Disc brake tabs, ooooh.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Can't wait to build this up. I have a set of Rock Shox Tora 289 forks in the shed and I am wondering if they would be up to the job at the front. They are MTB forks, and it will be the missus who will be riding this as a Yuba Lite setup... any comments folks ? I will have to look at the BB7 stuff I have in my parts bucket to see if I can peg them on this. I will check on the blogs of the kind people who have already posted on this subject.<br /><br />I will keep you posted. Hopefully we will have the makings of a family Yuba Convoy here before soon.<br /></div></div></div></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642795152999385454.post-89014184355282170452010-04-29T04:42:00.000-07:002010-04-29T05:30:19.592-07:00Wind and inflatable sharks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEp51j05qeguFQLXcU8GqDc1SxuOBfFjtvBRFwYA9CbFqUG5Eo6Afc18hvPND5A3XQlZNc5czAYPVJnp6ZvbC9MT2VNw8H1mtXsUP3ZPIc6gu1_I0qXb1s1xV6pBDhAm0Cs4c7wxPtgA/s1600/DSC02358.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEp51j05qeguFQLXcU8GqDc1SxuOBfFjtvBRFwYA9CbFqUG5Eo6Afc18hvPND5A3XQlZNc5czAYPVJnp6ZvbC9MT2VNw8H1mtXsUP3ZPIc6gu1_I0qXb1s1xV6pBDhAm0Cs4c7wxPtgA/s320/DSC02358.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465528697304031586" border="0" /></a><br />School was out so after a 3 to 1 vote and some bribery involving sweets we headed for the beach. (Superman was on the TV and he is much in favour with my 9 year old at the moment.) The objective was to see if the sea was warm enough to swim. The sun has been back with vengence this week so the odds were looking good from our front garden viewpoint. Chains were lubed, paniers stuffed with swiming gear, including 2 inflatable sharks, beach blanket, spades, buckets picnic etc... Tires were pumped up and we wheeled out into the sunshine.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vwn6qkTU1DqzdO03SNrRmF21qZIsQyOWLsI3FhTyrkrMf0fl9wHBy-nkgl6vnFTXuRgGFNNFRrthMyWi3zFx2WVMf8diVkpbN59dcDoA2JzumhiNmLnShqj2gOYeU1iKqvk3NjcunLk/s1600/DSC02360.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vwn6qkTU1DqzdO03SNrRmF21qZIsQyOWLsI3FhTyrkrMf0fl9wHBy-nkgl6vnFTXuRgGFNNFRrthMyWi3zFx2WVMf8diVkpbN59dcDoA2JzumhiNmLnShqj2gOYeU1iKqvk3NjcunLk/s320/DSC02360.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465528884890964722" border="0" /></a><br />A nice cooling breeze picked up.<br /></div><br />We managed a long picnic break in a park. A coffee & loo break in a village café. The closer we got to the coast however the stronger the headwind got.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivczCVdO57IiCA3s0NDhOK7igVm5oVN0NXuVKGjmRUdp4lfcupo86Znp_a7ZLPvmKJbl3j75LD2Oa8JWxYFtPrDV-FZXGTiO1WRB0ltske0kGO0DYFhyimT5hsxJfE5Dv1LPxfsp3OWyY/s1600/DSC02362.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivczCVdO57IiCA3s0NDhOK7igVm5oVN0NXuVKGjmRUdp4lfcupo86Znp_a7ZLPvmKJbl3j75LD2Oa8JWxYFtPrDV-FZXGTiO1WRB0ltske0kGO0DYFhyimT5hsxJfE5Dv1LPxfsp3OWyY/s320/DSC02362.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465529056064677730" border="0" /></a><br />When we finally mounted the dune at the end of the cycle path and hit the sand the kids hid behind the bikes or lay flat to avoid being sand blasted to the bone by the lashing wind. I made the executive decision to head back inland towards the windfree park straight away and the inflatable sharks never even made it to the water. Oh well you can't win every time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnaFuzCo1cvitubMYWAdpASxuhEVHlSMaonB8xu6Vky3shq2wxDRaQc7d4je5h6XoQNjOt0AKa0wl0yuKGXNrCNVcApmfwD5t4vLTqAThzY2OzLcMp03TP5fyWcd8IQyVyoExt_9W9A9M/s1600/DSC02364.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnaFuzCo1cvitubMYWAdpASxuhEVHlSMaonB8xu6Vky3shq2wxDRaQc7d4je5h6XoQNjOt0AKa0wl0yuKGXNrCNVcApmfwD5t4vLTqAThzY2OzLcMp03TP5fyWcd8IQyVyoExt_9W9A9M/s320/DSC02364.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465529192018025826" border="0" /></a><br />What was good was that someone has been busy building links on the cyclepath system so we had chanced a new left turn at one point and hooked up to a new car free path to this new beach a few miles up from where we normally go. There is now the possiblity of cycling to the beach 99% car free which is pretty fantastic. After doing 40 km, half of which was against a headwind in the sun with a fully loaded Yuba Mundo I am frazzled but feeling good. I was surprised by the drop in noise and better gear shifting I noticed after oiling my chain before this ride. Oops must do that more often, but the Yuba Mundo, although being the bike I use the most is also the bike I touch the less mechanically. Almost never infact, apart from pumping up the tires once a week. The moving parts although simple and not particularly lust-worthy are proving to be pretty tough.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642795152999385454.post-65210648288183054362010-04-11T00:07:00.000-07:002010-04-11T00:45:30.948-07:00Yuba Mundo brakesI was thinking about my weeks riding this morning over my toast and coffee, and one thing kept standing out - the outstanding performance of the Yuba Mundo brakes. My green V2 Yuba Mundo's brakes work very well, which is just as well. Riding loaded with two little girls zigging and zagging around me on the cycle path, at 14 km an hour, our kiddie cruise speed, I can stop almost instantly. The extra long armed V brakes (tandem ones I suspect) are really powerful. I also had a 5 year old boy randomly wobble into my path head on too and I came to a stop on a dime. At several places I found myself on steep slopes, loaded up, rolling slowly downwards, controlling perfectly and with ease with two fingers on the levers. I have not touched my set up in about a thousand miles too....<br />I have put in an order for a V3 frame which I will be building up for my wife (Ok, for me too) with lighter parts, and I will be putting Avid BB7 mechanical disc brakes on it. It will be interesting to see who can stop faster. Another positive point I discovered yesterday was when I was being pushed off the cyclepath at a low speed by a car (who shouldn't be there) and jammed the front wheel in a hole by the side of the path, you don't go over the handlebars. The big ballon tires absorb the shock, the rest of the bike is tough enough and heavy at the back enough to stay put. Always a bonus !Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642795152999385454.post-85803371404901068182010-04-10T12:51:00.000-07:002010-04-11T01:10:54.190-07:00GM foods and Yuba Mundo in the sun<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJEaEBCd-iyJw6HjioTWJfuEvkhzCJjroKJPepXmDkoqjRrmkLQRQnPAhBtxq6j_5PThFthqk2zePlRun8nwFLleAWvBZMVEAQa162jy7As7n94e1e5eMzsdym3bsh8cd6EOA_NZTRlw/s1600/DSC02260.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJEaEBCd-iyJw6HjioTWJfuEvkhzCJjroKJPepXmDkoqjRrmkLQRQnPAhBtxq6j_5PThFthqk2zePlRun8nwFLleAWvBZMVEAQa162jy7As7n94e1e5eMzsdym3bsh8cd6EOA_NZTRlw/s320/DSC02260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458600082074537458" border="0" /></a>Our opinions concur... but who cares.<br /><br /></div>We went down on the Yuba Mundo to the farmer's market like every Saturday morning and ran into a Greenpeace stand asking for signatures against GM foods. Unlike the majority of the rest of the western world, 85% of the population here has remained deaf to the agro-industry's arguments and the attempts by the government and the media to promote this stuff. Call it self-interest, cultural difference, a respect for nature and people's freedom, whatever you want, GM foods just don't wash here. I listened again to the pros and cons today and reinforced my view that GM foods are a very very bad thing... The thing is though, that my opinion (are those still allowed in the face of big money ?) and the opinion of the other 52 million people here who think the same, is clearly of no importance. Despite widespread active public opposition, GM foods are now omnipresent, are on the shelves and there is no way of knowing what is GM and what is not GM. I have a tendancy to vote with my Eurodollar, and I believe in the power of choice and the free market when the state caves in to business, but how to tell now ? I was informed by Greenpeace (they were giving out samples of GM free French cheeses that my kids ate faster than they could serve) that my favourite AOC Camembert now contains GM products. Great, I would rather eat my socks now (same smell), but what do I know anyway... Obviously I should just bow down to corporate interests and munch on this stuff... and forget what it might do to my health, the environment and poor farmers across the world. If you think GM foods are a good thing, perhaps you should investigate deeper. I did and didn't like what I found...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFNsvG1fLtgclGToidNinXWMqsMQVX7knMJPQvO09eqzTwLcEuYR5u9Nvdvm32ylcgOYIfTDnMWw9daGeMBTmuQlXPRdvmDCAVgV3k39LzGk8x_Vs8nVhupSr_Cna3uIBwFB-vZibawY/s1600/DSC02267.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFNsvG1fLtgclGToidNinXWMqsMQVX7knMJPQvO09eqzTwLcEuYR5u9Nvdvm32ylcgOYIfTDnMWw9daGeMBTmuQlXPRdvmDCAVgV3k39LzGk8x_Vs8nVhupSr_Cna3uIBwFB-vZibawY/s320/DSC02267.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458599493952870722" border="0" /></a>GM Camembert free we head for the beach.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6IQW7A1ZrA_5AL3WxCI_Mc-uckH57Tb9zIcNXdfXBpqhcFVoz58RheKIU61tmSA9HezaQSaSarIsizeyPObcbvYTpwKJQKRRcKVSKZ_15tHFHSc65r4SdK5KuOvcGsRdl3rr5x2CuNI/s1600/DSC02271.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6IQW7A1ZrA_5AL3WxCI_Mc-uckH57Tb9zIcNXdfXBpqhcFVoz58RheKIU61tmSA9HezaQSaSarIsizeyPObcbvYTpwKJQKRRcKVSKZ_15tHFHSc65r4SdK5KuOvcGsRdl3rr5x2CuNI/s320/DSC02271.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458605871002629314" border="0" /></a><br />We managed to have a great time by the sea playing in the sand and summer is getting closer. I have cycled a total of 132 kms (82 miles) this week, have only eaten GM free cheese. Feeling good !<br /><br />Wow two "Green" blog posts in reaction to events in my neighbourhood in the space of a week...<br /></div></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642795152999385454.post-31004535849140190232010-04-05T13:20:00.001-07:002010-04-06T03:40:07.494-07:00Green fun down town<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPD-904NOfN3UZad2sko9JUEVI5FCxoy9bbbWPV-oX_O3AbJCUB3xGIctkEiI4xrqaUsVHntY2AmxzX5HR9Vn5b3S5BYFxQvVTGFDJSNGSP3PqiYVqHZRAV9o9-QdxLZRsW6C36_lMxZI/s1600/DSC02224.JPG"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewLzXGOrwrfd7kR9fuhusi4QqEb1r-weqocWGlLKHbGJERj7Tu5sHUGSJwCkLydY89d5FK17sjdwO0zM2rohH6t-IY0r3OL7W5a8pvRCuzWbtGEB_l25Fg2-GQS-yJ9SqdNE2rIJZGWA/s1600/DSC02208.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewLzXGOrwrfd7kR9fuhusi4QqEb1r-weqocWGlLKHbGJERj7Tu5sHUGSJwCkLydY89d5FK17sjdwO0zM2rohH6t-IY0r3OL7W5a8pvRCuzWbtGEB_l25Fg2-GQS-yJ9SqdNE2rIJZGWA/s320/DSC02208.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456751676894061170" border="0" /></a><br />Electric /diesel bus & pedal taxis<br /><br /></div>From a municipality usually not too concerned with the greener side of things came an amazing ecology fest this Easter weekend. We didn't even see all of it, there were stands all over the historical centre. We wandered into town to do some shoping on Saturday to find this mini revolution going on. I wonder if it had anything to do with the "Europe Ecologie" Party surge in the recent nationwide polls, or are the times achanging ? Mind blowing in such a usually conservative town...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPD-904NOfN3UZad2sko9JUEVI5FCxoy9bbbWPV-oX_O3AbJCUB3xGIctkEiI4xrqaUsVHntY2AmxzX5HR9Vn5b3S5BYFxQvVTGFDJSNGSP3PqiYVqHZRAV9o9-QdxLZRsW6C36_lMxZI/s1600/DSC02224.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPD-904NOfN3UZad2sko9JUEVI5FCxoy9bbbWPV-oX_O3AbJCUB3xGIctkEiI4xrqaUsVHntY2AmxzX5HR9Vn5b3S5BYFxQvVTGFDJSNGSP3PqiYVqHZRAV9o9-QdxLZRsW6C36_lMxZI/s320/DSC02224.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456947107823570626" border="0" /></a>Somebody brave at townhall had got their chequebook out !<br /></div><br />We saw quite a few confused citizens, sadly alot of people are openley anti-ecology here (like much of Europe 15-20% of the vote is fascist) and will not have liked/understood this... Perhaps minds are evolving and people are realising/seeing that climate change will/is effecting them too, and not just poor people on the other side of the planet ?<br />A guy from town hall was doing his best with a megaphone to get people intrested and even gave away three new bikes at one point in a free prize draw. (We didn't win... my wife said just as well, with all the bikes we have...) And for once we did not look out of place !<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Z3AsI5dQMxHn3FqqC22sRnnTGJP6FLjSQEg4Wq5nPhUF55nP5lRK97YS7ksuiOgfpP2nXReZVWz6TkRU-4ltUY7EHjpcwncupkftfYl0K-1Io59maQO1-ITUg-g0gUMMNh7XQmqmSX0/s1600/DSC02220.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Z3AsI5dQMxHn3FqqC22sRnnTGJP6FLjSQEg4Wq5nPhUF55nP5lRK97YS7ksuiOgfpP2nXReZVWz6TkRU-4ltUY7EHjpcwncupkftfYl0K-1Io59maQO1-ITUg-g0gUMMNh7XQmqmSX0/s320/DSC02220.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456753075864300866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8XQbRc0QxqaX0HqxsDSBMbEr_1Th0YpzKj5sCu5Zi9oZbU78uTxwUHuP-QoKPCOFIcFTGi16Zq4db_imFvIoylEltENsnMgaUKhP6n3o4r1VlbNd0uqSnBuHUDKUnfW4VXLVzCyU0UQk/s1600/DSC02219.JPG"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">There was a great Dutch guy Marc who has set up a courier business with an alloy box bike that comes in at 22 kg (48 pounds) he said, I wish him the best of luck. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaL7jMQQQM71ug-yl2Ki1jCqy0JJAI3H15ep76E2_csFBHHdoM05Hw_XpK_IsCLeCrydMwVI-BkwUY4Vv2IB6LYPrCB4MpdttsCnG8a0Z1OCnZI_2dz-An3YJPnaUMGLPx9295OWRq4xA/s1600/DSC02223.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaL7jMQQQM71ug-yl2Ki1jCqy0JJAI3H15ep76E2_csFBHHdoM05Hw_XpK_IsCLeCrydMwVI-BkwUY4Vv2IB6LYPrCB4MpdttsCnG8a0Z1OCnZI_2dz-An3YJPnaUMGLPx9295OWRq4xA/s320/DSC02223.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456753892015437218" border="0" /></a>The kids climbed on bord and compared it to the Yuba. A very flash bike, capable, comfortable, really high end, and a thing of beauty in itself. Perfect for his activity... but his mouth did drop open when I told him the price of the Yuba...<br /><br />:°)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There were also 2 electric assisted trike bubble taxi bikes subsidized by a local bank that puts its name on the trikes and supplies free rides around town to shoppers. As far as I can see this is a new form of advertising (for "green" bank loans ?!?) and a fun idea. The guy said they come in at 150 kg ! (330 pounds)<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfDk0e480Mk8jF2laxv2skvwwv79lWn5_LEaeIgLYFdyRSUy_PyarHrVdhL7ktauAPp4gtkOEh6n3twP_l5BDZ4h3U8raxvUmwlEZDr-7L0f6kJrbHfbFI-l3aWq7MAOqiQQpTTR2TwA/s1600/DSC02221.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfDk0e480Mk8jF2laxv2skvwwv79lWn5_LEaeIgLYFdyRSUy_PyarHrVdhL7ktauAPp4gtkOEh6n3twP_l5BDZ4h3U8raxvUmwlEZDr-7L0f6kJrbHfbFI-l3aWq7MAOqiQQpTTR2TwA/s320/DSC02221.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456756360661207986" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8XQbRc0QxqaX0HqxsDSBMbEr_1Th0YpzKj5sCu5Zi9oZbU78uTxwUHuP-QoKPCOFIcFTGi16Zq4db_imFvIoylEltENsnMgaUKhP6n3o4r1VlbNd0uqSnBuHUDKUnfW4VXLVzCyU0UQk/s1600/DSC02219.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8XQbRc0QxqaX0HqxsDSBMbEr_1Th0YpzKj5sCu5Zi9oZbU78uTxwUHuP-QoKPCOFIcFTGi16Zq4db_imFvIoylEltENsnMgaUKhP6n3o4r1VlbNd0uqSnBuHUDKUnfW4VXLVzCyU0UQk/s320/DSC02219.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456752410591045506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The kids went for a free ride and got some free sweets too !<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCibRZhd6ZmeoBriPRpRtcNxUOOztAaROsrVCMFhkv2yjq7FEsTqAKUEqKCcaax3S3mgYmxyleI-IPOlLEXoETLZKlWiVYmbyIr8iSnZwt2LjjdZ-vWgdC8eSRiM8nKC9kGR_HblVOVV0/s1600/DSC02222.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCibRZhd6ZmeoBriPRpRtcNxUOOztAaROsrVCMFhkv2yjq7FEsTqAKUEqKCcaax3S3mgYmxyleI-IPOlLEXoETLZKlWiVYmbyIr8iSnZwt2LjjdZ-vWgdC8eSRiM8nKC9kGR_HblVOVV0/s320/DSC02222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456757167154403074" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bye bye kiddies !<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHwUKDubsLYFpHfRKpbEdKxGLJn8W0HDtgpJT21UnzEIxSQhrhRN5YYAyS0Dg4g2SCfWR1f5LnCu8EmBgpxXaTPoImZBpX4AcqH4wLgsxYtc4o86FItvg99pYjIvKdxjpOoupye9xZK4/s1600/DSC02225.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHwUKDubsLYFpHfRKpbEdKxGLJn8W0HDtgpJT21UnzEIxSQhrhRN5YYAyS0Dg4g2SCfWR1f5LnCu8EmBgpxXaTPoImZBpX4AcqH4wLgsxYtc4o86FItvg99pYjIvKdxjpOoupye9xZK4/s320/DSC02225.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456757463273986946" border="0" /></a>Old faithful !<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Fun outing, a refreshing breath of air and quite a surprise. If it can happen here it can happen anywhere ! The kids also had fun on a free pedal car stand too, not easy to tear them away...<br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-5sBPLUk5p6JRuf_FXGsFbY_SzpC8TnwtKdMtscBufelQm040LO9hO8WPgPOZbDS7ySziT4tgiRp6Ne0-q392EJu4TA5pOtZbHTzRyI0mqJXbvv51_lkod03wFdTeLCivZf7vM5JFI8/s1600/DSC02207.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-5sBPLUk5p6JRuf_FXGsFbY_SzpC8TnwtKdMtscBufelQm040LO9hO8WPgPOZbDS7ySziT4tgiRp6Ne0-q392EJu4TA5pOtZbHTzRyI0mqJXbvv51_lkod03wFdTeLCivZf7vM5JFI8/s320/DSC02207.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456918584127742514" border="0" /></a><br />The pedal powered ecology theme continues !<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxbJYwNTU_vqE33f2fYteUu1yVQX9F29ZVeqL3_k4-g4FO_hXy0uiKQ_9RtSnuMkcHXvcm_TSgRz3vxH6sZu81jVR_LvE1TJWsWUSXb2CJcIoG4QMqg7ikeYlfBD8AOdPJv_4FkhZmks/s1600/DSC02205.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxbJYwNTU_vqE33f2fYteUu1yVQX9F29ZVeqL3_k4-g4FO_hXy0uiKQ_9RtSnuMkcHXvcm_TSgRz3vxH6sZu81jVR_LvE1TJWsWUSXb2CJcIoG4QMqg7ikeYlfBD8AOdPJv_4FkhZmks/s320/DSC02205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456919658436040002" border="0" /></a><br />The theme of the stand was recycling. There was a race where you had to grab some recyclable packaging (plastic bottle etc) put it in the little straw basket on the side of your pedal car, rush down the track as fast as your little ecowarrior legs can pedal and slam dunk the trash into a recycling bin. Great idea. Obligatory household recycling with truck pickup has not yet made it to our neighbourhood. Although we do haul as a family all our recyclables by Yuba to volontary collection points each week, I think we are a minority example here.<br /><br />I hope this isn't another one day wonder aimed at pacifying unhappy voters with no follow through, but rather truely a sign that people in power are waking up to green issues.<br /><br />We will see...<br /><br />More pics of the day here http://www.bicicolis.com/actualites.html - on Marc's new boxbike courier website.<br /></div><br /></div><br /></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642795152999385454.post-5324392832976500092010-03-08T05:22:00.000-08:002010-03-08T06:38:02.877-08:00Something strange<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cs9rzab7_Yd0-_pzZ_oPnK-oDyM5nsOZZWBQd0Mz6R28vlC4VyF2JNed0eNhimTYAa9I8JHmewMHpBVzAg5-nabItoMqa1RXjwCpMiJ1svpMbCnrfFfUm95XNQ9R-xtA_Po445z6A0w/s1600-h/DSC02042.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cs9rzab7_Yd0-_pzZ_oPnK-oDyM5nsOZZWBQd0Mz6R28vlC4VyF2JNed0eNhimTYAa9I8JHmewMHpBVzAg5-nabItoMqa1RXjwCpMiJ1svpMbCnrfFfUm95XNQ9R-xtA_Po445z6A0w/s320/DSC02042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446253864108648674" border="0" /></a>Winter wonderland<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Hey, its nearly officially spring... Saturday we were having a birthday party in the garden in T-shirts. Today a foot of snow, this is strange weather for these parts.<br />It snowed all morning and our cooking gas ran out so I thought<br />"I'll pop out and pick up a gas bottle on the Yuba Mundo." - Afterall in these southern climes the snow is never much for a northern lad like myself. Famous last words.<br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2GEA-Nuh4gD1I3YLW006STSgW87I3zE1Ia2zycRqzMdTSiVdeScgP7jr8KR2Tq7Eo77fMwUVKuAFaQmBVAHDgwP5QuJyb5OEJVUx5muIdFEj2jk3E-eAFtDCrYFQXlrefeRiTLgPXgck/s1600-h/DSC02039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2GEA-Nuh4gD1I3YLW006STSgW87I3zE1Ia2zycRqzMdTSiVdeScgP7jr8KR2Tq7Eo77fMwUVKuAFaQmBVAHDgwP5QuJyb5OEJVUx5muIdFEj2jk3E-eAFtDCrYFQXlrefeRiTLgPXgck/s320/DSC02039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446256571912318514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNLG9EYQWd397V28tLnh7DO9y_Of22JWhWcc-T9ZcHYVrf9p8PPjez7nmsmDI5SL-z7Bu5bkW9i8FL0jrGHBea9equ-tyodfUeFmTCRG7REAgMwpzKWQ3_fjYGxuGHD1M83kqJNWuisY/s1600-h/DSC02035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNLG9EYQWd397V28tLnh7DO9y_Of22JWhWcc-T9ZcHYVrf9p8PPjez7nmsmDI5SL-z7Bu5bkW9i8FL0jrGHBea9equ-tyodfUeFmTCRG7REAgMwpzKWQ3_fjYGxuGHD1M83kqJNWuisY/s320/DSC02035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446261137452684130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Empty roads ! Good progress...<br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Great a chance to test the Yuba Mundo in the snow for 2km, he thinks. I grabbed a hat and headed on out. The roads were empty in our neighbourhood and the flakes fell gently.<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfhyphenhyphenTITN4cdBOqtjR7IAPQpxVeOwax4uIUN9upzwxgRhliOP64KdQPSnfDtj-2sxflOvrp5ONUeni_6JLGxMzJisPbB4f8R4xb-60vG44froI0PQ-1VXkaoFmMaVrNbMuvoLGDK1_IRk/s1600-h/DSC02037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfhyphenhyphenTITN4cdBOqtjR7IAPQpxVeOwax4uIUN9upzwxgRhliOP64KdQPSnfDtj-2sxflOvrp5ONUeni_6JLGxMzJisPbB4f8R4xb-60vG44froI0PQ-1VXkaoFmMaVrNbMuvoLGDK1_IRk/s320/DSC02037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446255663769239938" border="0" /></a>Mayhem<br />(notice how the fire truck is going around the round about the wrong way),<br />and yes those are palm trees.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">What made things interesting was the slush made by the morning rush hour traffic that was covered over in snow. It was semi frozen and the Yuba's back wheel with the gas bottle's weight squished off to the side every now and again. A foot to the floor and low speed was enough to keep any Yuba slides under control. Not too hard going. I can't help wondering what it would have been like with a set of knobbly mtb tires...<br />When I left the neighbourhood and reached the main road where the filling station that sells the cooking gas is I was greeted with fire dept 4x4 car sirens and an endless line of stuck cars.<br />All commerce was closed of course and I headed back home under what turned out to be a snow storm.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GMYXbm4_51rUr1o3ndzwqAzDundFiMXeR4rIRqksGx2S4A1QiVP0Ome04Gj6Nk7SMCYzVnnY4_rPDaJK206yhki88PKV6HPd7ibjc2y44-uka0v9dzE6FB521qKtgQjyshTETzUo9-g/s1600-h/DSC02038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GMYXbm4_51rUr1o3ndzwqAzDundFiMXeR4rIRqksGx2S4A1QiVP0Ome04Gj6Nk7SMCYzVnnY4_rPDaJK206yhki88PKV6HPd7ibjc2y44-uka0v9dzE6FB521qKtgQjyshTETzUo9-g/s320/DSC02038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446260291498833314" border="0" /></a>Snow is not fun he decides.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I had popped out of a side road and gone over to the station to see if it was open and my big green bike had obviously not gone unnoticed... as when I headed off I was followed into my sideroad by a stream of desperate drivers who had been stuck in a line for some time and obviously thought if an idiot on a big green bike could cycle on that road they must be able to get out of their mess that way too. These kind people with very little control of their sliding cars then proceeded to try and overtake me as obviously I was holding them up... Each time I had to jump off the Yuba and drag it off the road to avoid being crushed by sliding cars. Happily eventually they got stuck and I could leave them behind with their superior transport. No, I don't get sarcastic at all when I am angry...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">When I got home there was about a foot of snow and I decided to go and pull the kids out of school. (Across the road). The teachers who all live out in the cosy suburbs were talking of sleeping in their classrooms... there are powercut warnings.... my wife's collegues who also live miles away may end up sleeping here at our home too. Some have been stuck in their cars all morning... what fun...<br /></div><br /></div></div></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642795152999385454.post-65976281549142574302010-02-26T01:41:00.001-08:002010-02-26T03:03:18.323-08:00We hit the beach<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevVmC57oFLSb23OBbaodPur-pJ4ohER7sgNb-6JZyDoQrrHUfWmtP_9bRoBypI4vZrj-ebIg27014fBXF_rVZhIR-IG-9LKTBUHseiXsPOakNL1vO6Fv7nz8LgM_VZ1dma3-NxKGJ8GE/s1600-h/DSC01994.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevVmC57oFLSb23OBbaodPur-pJ4ohER7sgNb-6JZyDoQrrHUfWmtP_9bRoBypI4vZrj-ebIg27014fBXF_rVZhIR-IG-9LKTBUHseiXsPOakNL1vO6Fv7nz8LgM_VZ1dma3-NxKGJ8GE/s320/DSC01994.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442487230057516130" border="0" /></a><br />A man with a mission.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GENbkioH505LCUNE3f8OAnoybCJY9SAtidZYGBycUYg_cJeBhG19q3NfXaajcY8AlVGytscKUdzs-WFTyXlTZOlLZ8jRYiFKnnel8zw_0XdNYLAulRnBct7sFELg9PB3qIsPqGCXrEI/s1600-h/DSC02002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GENbkioH505LCUNE3f8OAnoybCJY9SAtidZYGBycUYg_cJeBhG19q3NfXaajcY8AlVGytscKUdzs-WFTyXlTZOlLZ8jRYiFKnnel8zw_0XdNYLAulRnBct7sFELg9PB3qIsPqGCXrEI/s320/DSC02002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442485335466075202" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sun was out, kids off school on holiday, we had breakfast and then off we went to the beach. The two girls were on their own bikes and my 3 year old had the luxury of the back of the Yuba to himself, and his little blue bike roped down. He managed about 2 km on his own before asking to climb back on board...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0cfoqZ9bfNshcwLWYVrRou7RbdYGitsp3otDPiPn7ZCXqRBN_K25jivgiGmGCvCueQtzbe5XbzFjHMdoD9oIlLM74btlOHwHXLspHwO_POCSq4GOQWVT8r0yQuQF4l-DEZ0mH4uJOm4/s1600-h/DSC02003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0cfoqZ9bfNshcwLWYVrRou7RbdYGitsp3otDPiPn7ZCXqRBN_K25jivgiGmGCvCueQtzbe5XbzFjHMdoD9oIlLM74btlOHwHXLspHwO_POCSq4GOQWVT8r0yQuQF4l-DEZ0mH4uJOm4/s320/DSC02003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442485961447110178" border="0" /></a>They wanted to jump into the waves, but this is february I explained so we played in the sand all afternoon in the sun. I think they realised how cold the water was when they saw a young couple enter and then exit the water rather rapidly at one point.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1OJEegmDIZZaQMsttY6yUkzzvY3G5JoIy2Lrahkku_FY8ALt3TB5vt_lMXXFO9_AQOX4lHcHV7PJJp9wv5my_XOJcAr8yjroUsfmZTmohQvnd31q8PCeIjo0cL6eHgnSbb5yx-Xpw04/s1600-h/DSC02010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1OJEegmDIZZaQMsttY6yUkzzvY3G5JoIy2Lrahkku_FY8ALt3TB5vt_lMXXFO9_AQOX4lHcHV7PJJp9wv5my_XOJcAr8yjroUsfmZTmohQvnd31q8PCeIjo0cL6eHgnSbb5yx-Xpw04/s320/DSC02010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442493495002987810" border="0" /></a>A sandwich stop and drink top up at a new organic supermarket (no bike rack though !) by the side of the cycle path and off we went back home.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJ9mbAwpin6edN24yp68lBQQSfXl5J0Whim9Exco75cVIx7v0Z1Ipe_0krI3I3is1t87N4BChgeCB_6-xspIUs8wPZ8DjfQbT-VYvAo_QDmshR9c0UDLWTt2QHqZ19IdWHhmW9ey9pbI/s1600-h/DSC02021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJ9mbAwpin6edN24yp68lBQQSfXl5J0Whim9Exco75cVIx7v0Z1Ipe_0krI3I3is1t87N4BChgeCB_6-xspIUs8wPZ8DjfQbT-VYvAo_QDmshR9c0UDLWTt2QHqZ19IdWHhmW9ey9pbI/s320/DSC02021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442489732020733282" border="0" /></a>I now have an escort of two little girls up front on the cycle path, talk about VIP transport ! This was also the first time Lucie rode by herself to the beach and back, 36 km... not too long ago she was a pedestrian ! Now the first thing she asks me in the morning is if we can cycle to the beach.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTF2QD3FNmiWldFmSIkf3jN1qzHg_1Laum_pcDoOUY8-7uG8FsITYXcZ_IoSDqltSSGTqyRM_E4BsgzoHgu7Q-Kpa9OL63xP0vcIjhfar8wQ5GU9WezJ5jEsXNCrVMoBn4ggr3nFlnmLs/s1600-h/DSC02019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTF2QD3FNmiWldFmSIkf3jN1qzHg_1Laum_pcDoOUY8-7uG8FsITYXcZ_IoSDqltSSGTqyRM_E4BsgzoHgu7Q-Kpa9OL63xP0vcIjhfar8wQ5GU9WezJ5jEsXNCrVMoBn4ggr3nFlnmLs/s320/DSC02019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442488943647282018" border="0" /></a>At home in time for tea...<br /></div></div></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479364463181427948noreply@blogger.com0