Journal Comments - Grampies Go To England and France Fall 2022 - CycleBlaze

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From Grampies Go To England and France Fall 2022 by Steve Miller/Grampies

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Steve Miller/Grampies replied to a comment by Scott Anderson on Day 8: Folkestone to Canterbury

Today we set the incredibly modest goal of Rochester. But as of 10 am we are still nowhere. Our own fault, because we went to work on trying to buy a stamp!

2 years ago
Steve Miller/Grampies replied to a comment by Beth Art on a photo in Day 9: Canterbury to Faversham

The wiggle illustrated by the other cyclist was so simple, we feel silly about it all!

2 years ago
Steve Miller/Grampies replied to a comment by Jacquie Gaudet on Day 9: Canterbury to Faversham

Jacquie, that could be a super huge help! I will phone Fairfield Cycle tonight to discuss, but the parts live at Grin Technologies in Vancouver, if they have them!

2 years ago
Jacquie Gaudet replied to a comment by Steve Miller/Grampies on Day 9: Canterbury to Faversham

If you need something shipped from Vancouver and that company can’t do it, let me know. I could collect the item and ship it off for you. Fingers crossed that it comes to life!

2 years ago
Steve Miller/Grampies replied to a comment by Jacquie Gaudet on Day 9: Canterbury to Faversham

Unfortunately our system is very unique and possibly available only from a Vancouver company. We may try getting them to send it to our friend in Paris but that would mean all the cycling in hilly England without assist. Hopefully the darn thing will decide to resurrect itself tomorrow.

2 years ago
Beth Art commented on a photo in Day 9: Canterbury to Faversham

We were told to lift our bikes up onto their back wheels to get through such barriers, ha ha ha! With a loaded bike?

But found if one of us walked backwards and lifted the handlbars over the top we could usually squeeze the back end through without having to unload.

Good upper arm exercise.

2 years ago
Rich Frasier replied to a comment by John Fleckner on Day 7: Hastings to Folkestone

John - I’m looking forward to your next trip! I love your writing!

2 years ago
Sue Price commented on Day 9: Canterbury to Faversham

Here's hoping that tomorrow your e-assist springs fully back to life and you find some better cycling!!!

2 years ago
Jacquie Gaudet commented on Day 9: Canterbury to Faversham

Sad to hear about the e-assist issue! I hope you get it sorted, even if you need a part couriered to somewhere ahead on your route.

2 years ago
Steve Miller/Grampies replied to a comment by Scott Anderson on a photo in Day 9: Canterbury to Faversham

We often comment, more and more often as we get older, that without the blog we wouldn't know where we had been.

2 years ago
Scott Anderson commented on a photo in Day 9: Canterbury to Faversham

How funny. I was going to say how pleasant Whitstable looks and that we should go there someday, but I see that we did go there, at the end of Crab & Winkle Way. Three months ago is a long time!

2 years ago
Scott Anderson commented on a photo in Day 9: Canterbury to Faversham

These are awful. You’ll be glad to know that once we got north of Kent/Suffix we never saw another one.

2 years ago
Suzanne Gibson commented on Day 8: Folkestone to Canterbury

Taking the train was the right thing to do! Hope you have no more gear failures.

2 years ago
Steve Miller/Grampies commented on a photo in Day 8: Folkestone to Canterbury

Ah, Avignon! As we approached Dover I was saying if only Shengen would let us in, we would be on that ferry in an instant. Then Calais to Avignon, with real roads and real food!

2 years ago
Kathleen Classen commented on a photo in Day 8: Folkestone to Canterbury

I am with the conductor on this one. Perhaps a train to Avignon? That is our standard line.

2 years ago