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I guess that there's different categories that are covered. Bike reviews - varying degrees of reviews of new or old bikes Bike ownership reviews - longer term reviews of Bike ownership Bike travels - more travelogue than Bike specific reviews Biker lifestyle - more about the general lifestyle around biking. Any others that you can think of?

I guess that there could be many and varied reasons for it, @Clive, but sometimes it's hard to really put your finger on one specific reason?

Had an interesting conversation with Mandy at the weekend about biking. Her bike has sat in the garage since we moved in and, in fact, has probably done no more than a couple of hundred km's in the 2.5 years since we moved here. She says that, since her cancer, she has become more fatalistic about things and completely lost her biking mojo. Has anyone else found that something has happened that has shaken their biking mojo?

Do you watch any of them regularly? If so, which ones do you like/dislike?

Thanks. Yeah, it's under a GA, so I'll not be aware of anything until later in the day! Mandy isn't planning on coming in until the afternoon, so the humiliating pictures of me off my trolley may have to wait!

I go in on Thursday evening @Slowlycatchymonkey, to be zapped on Friday morning if it all goes to plan. Spent a few hours over the weekend filling in the various forms, with the help of my good friend Deepl!

I remember when one of my mates got a CX500 when they first came out, it looked huge at the time! I laugh when I see them, as they look tiny now!

Only a couple of days with luck, Pete.

Probably not doing a lot this weekend. Maybe a cycle ride tomorrow morning, but only if the wind drops a bit! Got to get the forms filled in ready for hospital next Thursday. Just been uploading all the required documents to get our French Tax return done. Mandy is hopeless at the admin side of things, so I need to make sure that it all gets done!

Got your monies worth out of them then! The Audi needs new tyres and brake pads/disks, and the service is overdue, so that could end up costing a fair bit! The insurance for Mandy's car has just renewed, 905€! It's not like it's a performance car or anything and that's with the full NCD that you can get here (50%)!

20C, but blowing a hoolie here!

What's the tread depth limit there, Pete?

It actually was. I wonder if the new Transalp would suit the roads around here too?

I do actually miss it, Pete!

Mandy's car is keyless, which takes a bit of getting used to, but the Audi has a good old fashioned key! I'm OCD, so losing the key isn't an issue for me, but Mandy.................!

I have been up there a couple of times. The first time I found some of the roads were very small and covered in green moss, as they were under trees. I then ran into a thick bank of cloud, which wasn't so much fun. But I'm planning on heading up there and across to the Pyrénées at some point during the summer.

We'll call them by their local name, les montagnes noires, if that makes you feel any better?

I've just looked it up and they're definitely the black mountains. Apparently they're the far southwest end of the Massif Centrale. They're about a 40 minute drive from here and we sometimes head up there for some walks.