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Garage Chats with Shop Mum. 'Where to from here? 5 Donnelly Street, that's where'
Hello everyone and welcome to the final episode Garage Chats. Some of you may know me as the retiring older lady in the Sales and Admin Department (S.A.D). Well here I am dressed appropriately for work in Level 3. I am hoping my builder forgot that he left his chainsaw helmet at my house. The ear muffs are amazing on that thing. I cannot hear anything at all so needless to say they are a must for when Hilton is barking. Actually that is not accurate – when he is really mad he goes quiet and bottles it up in...
Garage Chats with Shop Mum 'Brakes; whose idea was it to go hydraulic I ask you?'
Hello everyone and welcome to Garage Chats. Some of you may know me as the pleasant voiced older lady in the Sales and Admin Department (S.A.D). Well yesterday I was out having a little bike ride around the neighbourhood and who should I see out on his bike; none other than my favourite colleague the Humble Jellyfish. Of course I had to yell at him to get his attention (absent minded professor) but once he pulled over at a safe distance we were able to continue our ongoing debate on the cons and cons of hydraulic disc brakes for the...
Garage Chats with Shop Mum: 'What is Hilton thinking?'
Hello everyone and welcome to Garage Chats. Some of you may know me as the inquisitive older lady in the Sales and Admin Department (S.A.D). In this special edition we are pleased to welcome our dear leader for an in-depth interview. Conducted via telephone. Shop Mum: Good day Hilton and thank you so much for taking part. Hilton Taylor: Who is this? SM: Let’s start with some easy questions before moving on to see what lies beneath, if anything. How would you describe what you do at Revolution Bikes? HT: I’m there 7 days a week so do everything. SM:...
Where have all the tricycles gone? Long time passing
Hello everyone and welcome to Garage Chats. Some of you may know me as the pensive older lady in the Sales and Admin Department (S.A.D). Tricycles; what a sad loss to children that they have fallen out of favour. Who decided that I would like to know? Here is a picture of my tricycle from when I was a wee girl in the early 1900s. I remember Grandmamma sending me off on the 2 mile jaunt to the butcher to get a nice piece of hogget and some dripping. Off I would pedal with a lovely mint humbug to...
Garage Chats with Shop Mum - Stuck in one gear; time for a chainge?
Hello everyone and welcome to Garage Chats. Some of you may know me as the unassuming older lady in the Sales and Admin Department (S.A.D). Today we are chatting about our gears and chain. They go together like rama lama lama ka dinga da dinga dong. Do you know where they are? That’s right; somewhere down there. Do you know what the levers on your handlebar are for? That’s right; for twisting or clicking randomly until it feels right or the chain falls off. Let’s have a look at three gear/chain combinations. Big Girl Gear Woo hoo here we go....