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KeithB
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by KeithB » 08 Aug 2004 09:37 pm
Not my 340 I hasten to add
Took my racing bike for a spin this morning and took a tumble. I now have a broken collar bone, a smashed cycle helmet (hmm, that may have saved my life

), two bent wheels and a few minor cuts and bruises. It takes a long time to type with only a left hand that I may take a short holiday from you guys and girl,

but I'll be veiwing the forum daily

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petavius
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by petavius » 08 Aug 2004 09:40 pm
Oh blimey! Hope you feel better soon!

340GL 1984 B406 AJO - scrapped (sob)
340GLE 1987 E880 UUX

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Duvel78
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by Duvel78 » 08 Aug 2004 09:46 pm
Oooh, that's sad

We wish you a speedy recovery!!

Collection: '78 343 Black Beauty, '82 345 GLS, '83 340 DL 2.0, '84 340 DL vario, '88 360 GLT 5d (2x) & 4d (2x), '89 GLT, '91 340 vario
Dad's cars: '87 340 vario, '89 340 vario
Lot of donors cars and parts...
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Tom
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by Tom » 09 Aug 2004 10:18 pm
KeithB wrote:Not my 340 I hasten to add
Took my racing bike for a spin this morning and took a tumble. I now have a broken collar bone, a smashed cycle helmet (hmm, that may have saved my life

), two bent wheels and a few minor cuts and bruises. It takes a long time to type with only a left hand that I may take a short holiday from you guys and girl,

but I'll be veiwing the forum daily

Perhaps it would have been better to take it for a
ride rather than a
spin.
Du-dum-tish, yep, I'm crap at jokes, I know. But, seriously, I hope you recover soon...we can't have that beautiful 340 stood around for too long, and of course the experience can't be too pleasant for you!
F983 OHD '88 340DL - Gone but not forgotten
C299 LGF '86 340DL - Variomatic jerkiness
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5lab
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by 5lab » 16 Aug 2004 09:43 am
'ave a look at
http://www.5lab.co.uk/pics/ouch/ for what happened when my roadbike met a polo

Siddy-'87 360 Glt lhd convertible
Swapsea-'89 360GLT-swapped!
Leah-'84 340GL-sold! Maisie-'85 340GL-sold!
Snowy-'88 360GLE-killed by a truck! Dougle-'89 360GLT-dead&stolen!
Nessy-'86 340GL-foggy's! Grace-'86 360GLT-gone!
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KeithB
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by KeithB » 16 Aug 2004 06:07 pm
Wow

Love the forks

How was the polo? I seem to recall a thread on
www.cyclingplus.co.uk that questioned why green bikes were unlucky!
Unlike myself the bike escaped any major injury so I was able to ride home, how Tyler Hamilton cycled the Tour de France in 2003 with the same injury is beyond me. If only it had been the bike, that I could easily replace, I on the other hand have to sit out the healing period with books and the olympics (and volvomania of course), I am practicing patience, patience, patience
Nice to see another bikie on the site though. Do you carry the bike in or outside the Volvo?
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by 5lab » 17 Aug 2004 09:43 am
polo was a write off. £2000 of damage. oops
normally carry bikes inside but occasionally have them hooked on the back or the roof.
Siddy-'87 360 Glt lhd convertible
Swapsea-'89 360GLT-swapped!
Leah-'84 340GL-sold! Maisie-'85 340GL-sold!
Snowy-'88 360GLE-killed by a truck! Dougle-'89 360GLT-dead&stolen!
Nessy-'86 340GL-foggy's! Grace-'86 360GLT-gone!
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by Tom » 17 Aug 2004 06:42 pm
I'm a bikie as well!
I ride a Specialized StumpJumper frame on Marzocchi front forks and on PanaRacer Kevlars. Nice little bike. I got a Fox excluder as well for the suspension..it's quite handy!
I'll upload a few pics when I can be arsed.

F983 OHD '88 340DL - Gone but not forgotten
C299 LGF '86 340DL - Variomatic jerkiness
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5lab
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by 5lab » 17 Aug 2004 07:03 pm
i've got 5 - all of which are worth more than me car

Siddy-'87 360 Glt lhd convertible
Swapsea-'89 360GLT-swapped!
Leah-'84 340GL-sold! Maisie-'85 340GL-sold!
Snowy-'88 360GLE-killed by a truck! Dougle-'89 360GLT-dead&stolen!
Nessy-'86 340GL-foggy's! Grace-'86 360GLT-gone!
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by Tom » 17 Aug 2004 07:40 pm
Here's a pic of my bike (plus snazzy window as well..)
Beautiful, eh?
F983 OHD '88 340DL - Gone but not forgotten
C299 LGF '86 340DL - Variomatic jerkiness
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5lab
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by 5lab » 17 Aug 2004 08:10 pm
me on me bike

Siddy-'87 360 Glt lhd convertible
Swapsea-'89 360GLT-swapped!
Leah-'84 340GL-sold! Maisie-'85 340GL-sold!
Snowy-'88 360GLE-killed by a truck! Dougle-'89 360GLT-dead&stolen!
Nessy-'86 340GL-foggy's! Grace-'86 360GLT-gone!
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KeithB
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by KeithB » 17 Aug 2004 08:22 pm
Ha!

The volvomania bike forum has started
I currently have 2 bikes road worthy, both are Dawes, a Giro 500 with Kysrium elites and a restored '70's Galaxy which I've converted to 700c wheels and Shimano 9 speed. I'll send a picture to Duvel maybe he can post it for me. I am lucky enough to live in one of the most senic parts of the world on "the ring of kerry" and cycling is an obsession, I can't ride on the road at present so I have the bike up on a turbo trainer and letting the sore arm dangle

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KeithB
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by KeithB » 17 Aug 2004 08:26 pm
Forgot, I'm the idiot with no helmet

, have changed my ways since

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by 5lab » 17 Aug 2004 08:32 pm
i've got
orange mrXC, fully blinged up (chris king hubs, xtr, hope disks, 4" front/rear)
kona roast (avid disks, deore all round)
speccy P3 (up there, tiny jump bike, pretty blinged up - hope setup, dcd, you knows it)
sunn roader (in the accident pics)
schwinn bmx
i've also got an old gt in my folk's garage that's missing some forks..
Siddy-'87 360 Glt lhd convertible
Swapsea-'89 360GLT-swapped!
Leah-'84 340GL-sold! Maisie-'85 340GL-sold!
Snowy-'88 360GLE-killed by a truck! Dougle-'89 360GLT-dead&stolen!
Nessy-'86 340GL-foggy's! Grace-'86 360GLT-gone!
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Tom
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by Tom » 17 Aug 2004 10:15 pm
KeithB wrote:Ha!

The volvomania bike forum has started
I currently have 2 bikes road worthy, both are Dawes, a Giro 500 with Kysrium elites and a restored '70's Galaxy which I've converted to 700c wheels and Shimano 9 speed. I'll send a picture to Duvel maybe he can post it for me. I am lucky enough to live in one of the most senic parts of the world on "the ring of kerry" and cycling is an obsession, I can't ride on the road at present so I have the bike up on a turbo trainer and letting the sore arm dangle

I have a Galaxy also..I got it on Ebay for £40...hence it's bad condition. Shame, could've got a roadworthy 340 for that.
F983 OHD '88 340DL - Gone but not forgotten
C299 LGF '86 340DL - Variomatic jerkiness