Re: Eroica and drone

2017-06-21 Thread John
On 6/21/2017 17:41, mike wilson wrote: On 21 June 2017 at 19:50 Bob W-PDML wrote: On 21 Jun 2017, at 14:19, Chris Mitchell wrote: On 20 Jun 2017 21:48, "Bob W-PDML" wrote: Having just reviewed the video I feel obliged

Re: Eroica and drone

2017-06-21 Thread mike wilson
> On 21 June 2017 at 19:50 Bob W-PDML wrote: > > > > > On 21 Jun 2017, at 14:19, Chris Mitchell wrote: > > > > On 20 Jun 2017 21:48, "Bob W-PDML" wrote: > > > > Having just reviewed the video I feel obliged for Health &

Re: Eroica and drone

2017-06-21 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 21 Jun 2017, at 14:19, Chris Mitchell wrote: > > On 20 Jun 2017 21:48, "Bob W-PDML" wrote: > > Having just reviewed the video I feel obliged for Health & Safety reasons > to point out to Chris that he did not look behind before pulling out

Re: Eroica and drone

2017-06-21 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 20 Jun 2017 21:48, "Bob W-PDML" wrote: Having just reviewed the video I feel obliged for Health & Safety reasons to point out to Chris that he did not look behind before pulling out to pass the jogger. It's called a Life-Saver for a reason! You can tell which of us is

Re: Eroica and drone

2017-06-21 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 20 Jun 2017 21:44, "Bob W-PDML" wrote: Point of order, Mr. Speaker! The riders are, indeed, both pre-1987, I'll grant you that. But the bikes are also both pre-1987, as are their components - including, I suspect, the brake blocks. Chris's jersey is vintage (mine are

Re: Eroica and drone

2017-06-20 Thread Bob W-PDML
Having just reviewed the video I feel obliged for Health & Safety reasons to point out to Chris that he did not look behind before pulling out to pass the jogger. It's called a Life-Saver for a reason! You can tell which of us is the London commuter > On 20 Jun 2017, at 21:43, Bob W-PDML

Re: Eroica and drone

2017-06-20 Thread Bob W-PDML
Point of order, Mr. Speaker! The riders are, indeed, both pre-1987, I'll grant you that. But the bikes are also both pre-1987, as are their components - including, I suspect, the brake blocks. Chris's jersey is vintage (mine are faux vintage). Chris's MX is pre-1979 I believe; my Leica M3 is

Re: Eroica and drone

2017-06-20 Thread John
The only thing that's observably old in that is the cyclists. On 6/19/2017 11:41, Chris Mitchell wrote: Bob W and I took part in Eroica Britannia - a 55 mile cycle ride where you have to ride a bike that's at least 30 years old, and dress up in period gear. A friend of mine met us on the route

Re: Eroica and drone

2017-06-19 Thread Bruce Walker
On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 1:10 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > On 19 Jun 2017, at 17:24, Bruce Walker wrote: > > > > That's a gorgeous area to cycle. > > > > Period gear of 30 years ago, eh? Shouldn't you have been wearing neon > > coloured leg warmers? > >

Re: Eroica and drone

2017-06-19 Thread mike wilson
> On 19 June 2017 at 18:10 Bob W-PDML wrote: > > > On 19 Jun 2017, at 17:24, Bruce Walker wrote: > > > > That's a gorgeous area to cycle. > > > > Period gear of 30 years ago, eh? Shouldn't you have been wearing neon > > coloured leg warmers? > >

Re: Eroica and drone

2017-06-19 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 19 Jun 2017, at 17:24, Bruce Walker wrote: > > That's a gorgeous area to cycle. > > Period gear of 30 years ago, eh? Shouldn't you have been wearing neon > coloured leg warmers? You must be thinking of Erotica Britannia B > > > On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 11:41 AM,

Re: Eroica and drone

2017-06-19 Thread mike wilson
> On 19 June 2017 at 16:41 Chris Mitchell wrote: > > > Bob W and I took part in Eroica Britannia - a 55 mile cycle ride where > you have to ride a bike that's at least 30 years old, and dress up in > period gear. A friend of mine met us on the route and took this

Re: Eroica and drone

2017-06-19 Thread Chris Mitchell
Ha! Would have done of course, but the temperature was 30 degrees C. Woollen jersey and shorts were much more practical! Chris On 19 June 2017 at 17:08, Bruce Walker wrote: > That's a gorgeous area to cycle. > > Period gear of 30 years ago, eh? Shouldn't you have been

Re: Eroica and drone

2017-06-19 Thread Bruce Walker
That's a gorgeous area to cycle. Period gear of 30 years ago, eh? Shouldn't you have been wearing neon coloured leg warmers? On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 11:41 AM, Chris Mitchell wrote: > Bob W and I took part in Eroica Britannia - a 55 mile cycle ride where > you have to

Re: Eroica and drone

2017-06-19 Thread Bob W-PDML
That's really nice bit of footage - shows the landscape really beautiful. We were heroic for the whole distance! B > On 19 Jun 2017, at 16:42, Chris Mitchell wrote: > > Bob W and I took part in Eroica Britannia - a 55 mile cycle ride where > you have to ride a bike