Sweaty Dave | Going Postal

Having a Bike Fitting

17th September 2018 Sweaty Dave 0

Ever heard of a bike fitting? No not a cycle having a epileptic fit, this is the process of having a bike adjusted to fit you. I know there are a significant number of you [more…]

Thoughts of a First Time Cruiser

10th September 2018 Sweaty Dave 0

Before you all start, no not the RP sort of cruising. Prior to the brewery bash, I was lucky enough to enjoy our family holiday. Family in this case being myself, Missus, three teenagers (14 [more…]

Some of you who have stumbled upon this wonderful site in recent weeks and months may be wondering what various references to shunting and occasional photos of a railway scene are all about. You may [more…]

Shunting to the end

21st May 2018 Sweaty Dave 0

If you remember back at the start of this series, I came up with the idea of a ‘winter project’. Well it is no longer winter, even in the North, so time to bring it [more…]

Postcard from Allendale

10th May 2018 Sweaty Dave 0

Allendale is a small market town, high in the North Pennines, some 10 miles south of Hexham. Only accessible by rough B roads, it is not en-route to anywhere in particular, so is isolated and [more…]

Shunting into colour

23rd April 2018 Sweaty Dave 0

A shorter update this time, primarily due to other activites taking precedence – not weather related over the past weeks, but the Easter holidays threw routines out of the window. The eldest came home and [more…]

Shunting Cobbles

5th April 2018 Sweaty Dave 0

With spring just around the corner, allegedly, this winter project should be coming to a close, but so far there is little sign of that. The return of the eldest son from Uni meant decamping [more…]

Shunting Prototypes

13th March 2018 Sweaty Dave 0

Work on the layout has slowed a little with the recent weather disruptions affecting routines. The successful completion of the cyclists/ Sweeney run was also the closing of a chapter. As you can see Wiggins [more…]

Shunting into February

19th February 2018 Sweaty Dave 0

Thank you for all your kind comments upon this series of posts. As you’ve probably noticed the cyclists aren’t as reliable as they need to be, and that has been bothering me. They’re meant [more…]