Nothing like blagging a bargain. There's nothing worse than paying top £/$ for something and THEN finding out you could have bought it half price somewhere else!!
That is a truism if ever there was one, @Pegscraper. I'm excited because I got 1/2 off the sale price! Can't get a much better deal than that. A couple of my riding buddies chided me saying, "They nearly paid you to take it!".
Even if @Sandi T doesn’t have any Yorkshire blood in her we’ll make her an honorary Yorkshire woman getting deals like that. She will just have to learn our anthem. ”Ilkla moor baht at” and learn to pronounce the Yorkshire poem hear all, see all, say nowt. Eat all, sup all , pay nowt. And if iva tha does owt fur nowt Alus do it fur thisen.
I did manage to figure out most of what you guys "said". But, now I'm afraid I'm in need of an interpreter.
I remember my Grandad had that phrase on a mug when I was kid. He were from t proper side o't' Pennines though
@Sandi T basically the saying means " if you don't ask you don't get!" As a child many years ago you were encouraged to ask for something as opposed to moaning later that you didn't get xyz...... naturally some kids could take this to a whole new level and set them up for later life Old habits die hard...... I recently bought a new wooden unit for our hallway and told the shop assistant that as it was the wrong wood I'd give £25 less than the ticket price and stain it the correct shade myself? Needless to say I walked away with it at the new correct price
Just bought myself one of these at 30% off! I love Merlin jackets, wanted something in waxed cotton and - having just moved a couple on - decided to bite the bullet, It’s also very close in style to the Belstaff Brooklands… my grail jacket that I’m unlikely to splash £600 on any time soon.
I got it because I'm relatively tall and wanted a slightly longer jacket but I think in general they are a bit of an undiscovered gem. They seem to be very well made (in UK) at a competitive price, well worth a look when people are thinking of new kit https://www.merlinbikegear.shop/
Today we received a new parcel with a bigger wind shield for my wife's Bonnie. We changed from the former one to the new one and went for a test ride. For her it is ideal. The wind pressure is reduced to a very low level. Also at high highway speeds. I also tested it on her bike, but the effect for me with my height is not useful. I got more pressure on my head and shoulders. To compare: My wife is 5' 4" and I am 5' 9" tall.
That sounds ideal - I am 5ft4 too and occasionally being a bit shorter than average is useful (and often definitely isn't)!!
