Welcome

Welcome to my personal homage to the Victor Meldrew in all of us. As well as ranting and having a general winge, I want to use this forum to discuss my love of all things cycling. So if you like cycling and having a moan, read on.

Friday, 26 August 2011

My Pots

Not a lot of you may know that, as well as a keen cyclsit I am also a potter.  So I thought that I would share some of my most recent work with you.  Oringinally, I have worked with stoneware (1250 C), but have recently started working at a local studio where earthenware is predominately used (Around 1100 C).  So I am going to post a couple of the Images here.

This first pot is an earthenware.  You can just see a tape measure in the bottom of the picutre.  This uses a black inner glaze and white outer.  I have poured thicker glaze over to give the run lines.

I am quite pleased with the next one.  Again an earthenware.  The brown is the natural clay body with a clear glaze over the top.  I then used Gloss White for the interior and poured some drips down the side.  I like this one and can see a range of small pots, casarole dishes etc in this style.

This uses a similar style to the first.  However, I have poured a medium blue with gloss white dipped over to give run lines and effects.


This is a stoneware jug.  It uses an ash glaze as the base, using a red/brown top.  This, when mixed with the ash becomes green, but still brown inside the pot.  I have also poured a light blue to give the run lines.

This is a simple stoneware jug using a medium brown over a matt finish base.  Poures well


This uses the same glazes as the the ash glazed jug.  You can see much more of the ash and blue body.


This final one is an earthenware.  White tin glaze base with brushed underglaze over the top.  Quite fun.

So there you are.  Some of my work.  Feel free to comment.

Luck

Tuesday, 31 May 2011

Bike Movie

This is quite good, watching these guys go airborn. 

Enjoy

http://vimeo.com/22698426

Britains Got Tallent

Britains Got Tallent finally has something beyond the usual singers or dancers.  Check this guy out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6tJenFEEoA

Not as good as Danny Mac, but not bad either.

Luck

Britains Got Tallent

This guy shows a great deal of potential.  May even give Danny Mac a run for his money.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6tJenFEEoA

Enjoy

Luck

Sunday, 29 May 2011

Bike vs Car

I found this one on my many travels.  It is a laugh to have proven what we knew all along.  Bikes are best (Especially when riden by an Atherton).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgTCpoPMIcM&feature=related
Enjoy

Monday, 13 December 2010

Favourate biking videos

OK, so what are my favourate cycling videos?

The first one is easy. Danny Mac. If you have not seen this guy, then prepare to be amazed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpEDtHjlM-U

Or you might want his latest video:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj6ho1-G6tw

This is a really fun video, if you fancy hitting the slopes this winter:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWrZWE53ESg&feature=share

If you haven't seen one of these, the language is a bit harsh, but it is worth sticking with:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TGH7vBC2nw

Anyway, if you have favourates of your own, let me know.

Luck

Tuesday, 6 July 2010

Cannock Chase

This weekend I went to Cannock to try out the new extension to the "Follow the Dog" route. Not bad. Some nice hills and some very fast track. I am not sure about all of the rock gardens that have suddenly sprung up. However, the Werewolf run is quite fun. Lots of undulating banks. Another thing that they have put in is high banked burms, so tha you can wall of death your way around the trail.

It is a matter of course that I went over the bars twice, but that is what trail centres are about. Unfortunately, I managed to get a couple of scrateches on my new bike. Boo. But it had to happen some time. A bit of model enamel paint and it should be as good as new. I do, however, need to work on my hills and speed. I am still too slow. But overall an enjoyable day.

One interesting thing. I lost my phone while out on the trail. Quite a nice touchscreen. Martyn and Steve rode back over the trails to see if we could find it, but no luck. When I got home, somebody in Coventry had phoned to say that they had found it. Picked it up an hour later. Aren't we mountain bikers a nice bunch?

So overall, I would rate the Chase, other than a few rock reatures. Some people, including the guy who found my phone, struggled with it, but other than that it was worth the petrol. Try it.

http://www.chasetrails.co.uk/xc.php

Luck