Possibly privet.

https://www.hedgesonline.co.uk/deciduous-shrubs-and-hedges/privet-hedging.html

I see a face in the center-left stone. Maybe it's just a trick of the light and camera?

Ah. I have those on my Vision tandem and yes, they're a PITA.

A tip passed on to me may help you: when making adjustments, place a thin strip of cardboard (something like the flap from an inner tube box) between the rim and the brake pad on each side, to act as spacers. Set the brakes so that the spacers are held moderately firmly but not so tightly that it's compressed. Tighten the brakes down then remove the spacers. The result "should" be evenly-spaced brakes that clear the rim when the lever is not being squeezed.

Yes, I agree Zeus (or Jupiter, given Bath's Roman roots?) in the middle, given the thunderbolts; the others (says the internet...) are 'figures representing applied electricity, navigation, building, physics, chemistry & engineering..' (https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/victoria-art-gallery-frieze-281054)

Yes, yours were the brakes Dodie started with. But after the Mexico crash, at great expense we put hydraulic brakes. In hydraulic only the Magura rim brakes can fit her Friday. The Maguras, though, are notoriously hard to adjust.

Trainer is probably embarrassed about the wild mismatched socks.

They have the farmer well trained, it seems.

Now for the serious response. The brakes on my NWT have teeny tiny little Allen screws on each side, precisely for the adjustment of their neutral position.

The other thing I've had happen is when I've had the brakes undone to remove the front wheel, I sometimes fail to notice that I've dislodged the spring that pushes the brake away from the rim. Perhaps that's what's going on in your case?

Well if he is, he has Dodie's full support.

:)

My one-track mind (not "single track", just _one-track") would have forgotten to mention to the mechanic the original *reason* that had caused me to mess with and ultimately strip the bolt. I was just curious whether the Grampies have the same kind of issue...

Steve and the mechanic "said" the brake was fine but it still only moves on one side and it still feels like I am constantly riding with the front brake on, so I don't know.

Keith, are you trying to cause trouble here? :)

I miss Stuart McLean. His stories and delivery of such were side splitting funny.

But did you get the brake adjusted too?

I'd bet more on Greek gods and goddesses. The central figure looks like Zeus to me. I'm not so well-educated that I can identify the other figures based on what's in their hands, but I'd be willing to guess that one of them - likely the one with the carpenter's square - is Hephaestus (god of building).