Cubbie on the road.

Thanks to Kawa for spending hours and hours editing this fine footage of Cubbie zooming along the highways and byways.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMG0MMiCz8o

And while I was watching that, I found his video of the Classic Racers at the recent Alford Convention.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExxLH_qlSZ4&feature=channel

Nice wee tune btw Kwak.

The Haggis Prep continues...

Yippeee, another 5 Haggis entry forms landed today, and they're all logged into my spreadsheet, taking us up to 33 entries. I seem to have hurt my back, no idea how that happened, but as a result I've been propped up at the computer most of day catching up with writing and admin work so I've had plenty of time to muck about with the spreadsheet. I love the AutoSum button, don't you? Captain Bill's route sheet for the run also arrived today, so now I can carefully inch over to my not-top-of-the-range 3 in 1 printer / scanner / copier machine and run off about 40 copies. Think I'll need to set it up and sit down while I wait. Then between us, Mrs BC and I can make up the rider packs with the route sheets, food tickets, instructions and all necessary details. Oh yes, then there are the mugs to take care of...I've got to, er, sort them out, somehow, and the marshal packs to finish. It's actually quite hard writing instructions for the checkpoint operators, as I have to imagine every possible situation that could arise, and detail exactly what to do and when to be there, oh, and where to be....if only I knew!

Anyway, I hope my back is on the mend by Sunday or it won't be much fun at all, and if I'm still sitting here tomorrow, bolt upright with my fist stuffed in the small of my back, then I look forward to watching Kawa's video of Cubbie racing around the lanes of Scotland. Well, I mean, I'm looking forward to it anyway, but all the more if I have to be in the same chair all day.

Cubbie on YooToob!!!

Better be quick and check it out before they wipe the soundtrack for violation of something called copyright....

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDbRnDksW_0

Thanks for all your comments chaps, I aim to put a couple of videos showcasing Cubbies Counties on YooToob some time in the not too distant future....

Shopping and Haggis Prep.

Girls just love shopping, don't we? Well this one doesn't, not unless it's something to do with bikes. I went shopping last night on my way home from work. It's a good job Asda is open until 10pm. With the Haggis Run literally running towards us at a rate of knots, I needed to get a few bits and pieces, big envelopes for the rider packs, food tickets and the like. Then I spotted a gadget I knew we had to have. A mini-laminator! Not for laminating minis as you might think, but a relatively small machine that I'm sure Mrs BC can find room for in her office, 'cos there ain't no room in mine! To have any laminating done, I normally have to email the files to my computer-coordinated chum, Tricky, and then have to make a special journey over there to collect the items, and of course, we don't like him to be out of pocket....so with this little cheapo gadget, that should save us a few quid in the long run. Can't wait to give it a try....yes I know, easily pleased and all that.

Ooooh, talking of shopping again, we have to order the Commemorative Gifts on Wednesday, and then they should be ready on Friday. That might sound a little bit last minute but trust us on this, we know what we're doing.

What else is there to do? All the usual blurb really, copy all the route sheets, collate the entries and order the necessary number of meals at the various venues we're using, then there's the issue of the Sun Dance we managed to get soooo right last year. And alongside all this, we have to catch and tag some sheeps for sale, visit the tractor day, maybe, sell a bike (not mine, I'm just the middle-woman) and go to work occasionally. And I suppose I had better give you the report on the UCAN run that I promised! Time for brekky now.

It's my blog...

...and I know it's generally about classic bikes and in particular CUBBIES but I'm afraid I just can't resist this 'ere picture I took at the UCAN Charity run last weekend.......yummmmmmmmm

And if you want to see more photos, of both old and new bikes, go to www.ucanbikeride.co.uk and click on the link to the gallery on the left hand side. I thank you.

Enjoy.

Hey, I haven't got time to put much on here at the moment, even though I have absolutely heaps and HEAPS of stuff to share, so here are a couple of those YooToob video things I thought you might be interested in, just to keep you hooked until I can write something for you.

Graham Blighe's promo video for his new book, Speedo Repair...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoTkZGleYbM

Kawa's on-board vid from his day at the UCAN charity ride...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ8SSIVVRpw

And a few from a friend of mind, Sid Leitch, bike builder extraordinaire...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0gE6nPHBmU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXhRtzw4tik&feature=related
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uITltKZbLxw&feature=related
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uroxnbseMo

Sid has also just set up a blog, so you can pop over there and keep an eye on his projects at www.sidsbikeshed.blogspot.com

Pics from the Alford Convention

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Thank you to UN for the following pics...



And thanks to Bill from the Bon Accord club for this shot of the Great Cubbie whizzing (yes, of course Cubbie can 'whizz!) round the track, vrooooooooom pop pop pop.

And now for some from my collection - difficult to post any of my 'old bike' related photos, as Old Bike Mart will have first call on them, but here for your pleasure is a selection that covers the rest of the days activities.