The Iron Heart Forum Triangle of Terror Type III Trucker Tour 2018 - Updates thread

[Alex]

As promised, a better picture of the replacement bike. A Whyte Dorset, which is a little better equipped to year round cycling in the UK than the old Bianchi

I think all of you know what I do at work! The tour jacket is being pretty sedentary this week, with a lot of strategy planning about next year, and a small lull in new products. This is my view for most of the day:

For those of you with an eagle eye, there is a little spoiler somewhere in this photo (hint - it's not the J100) for something next year, though I will not be confirming or denying anything on it currently 
Also, for the avoidance of doubt, I am not an SS supporter, I am trying to explain to the Obbi Good Label boys where their choice of lightning bolt design is not the most sensible for the western market  ::)

And a little arm crease action to tide you over.

I will ask @Sam to take studio pics of the progress this afternoon…

[Alex]

Friday night I had a party at my flat, so yesterday was spent entirely on the sofa recovering. I needed some fresh air today, so went for a walk around the sea front this afternoon.

Portsmouths answer to Brighton pier, Clarence pier which bizarrely is not actually a pier.. It used to be home to a very very shit London eye replica, but it was recently decommissioned (read: someone pointed out how dangerous it was to have that sort of structure on a beach that gets winds of up to 100mph in a storm)

A view over the Solent, in the background you can see two of the forts in the solent which are part of the Palmerston Forts. One of them is now a luxury hotel and another (out of shot) is a slightly less luxury hotel.

Portsmouth is home to the last passenger carrying hovercraft in the world:

[Alex]

The Portsmouth Naval Memorial

Southsea Castle, built in the 1500s by Henry VIII as part of the Device programme, it now houses a brewery and champagne parties in the summer months.

One of the biggest tourist pulls for the town 

The view looking back at Gosport from Eastney, the south-eastern most point of Portsea island

[Alex]

And the soundtrack to the walk:

Michael Kiwanuka - Love & Hate

City and Colour - Sometimes

Eric Church - Desperate Man

Israel Nash - Lifted

[Seul]

@Alex:

…it now houses a brewery and champagne parties in the summer months.

Much, much better…

[gaseousclay]

I spy good art Hollywood and what looks like whipcord [emoji102]

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[Chris]

@Alex:

(read: someone pointed out how dangerous it was to have that sort of structure on a beach that gets winds of up to 100mph in a storm)

Interesting that this wasn't brought up in the planning and/or construction.  It seems like a relevant piece of information.

[Aetas]

Beatiful virtual tour @Alex .

[Alex]

x-post from WAYWT

[Alex]

@gaseousclay:

I spy good art Hollywood and what looks like whipcord [emoji102]

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Nope

[organisys]

Alex, is Southsea skatepark still there? it was/is just back from the seafront, many a happy afternoon spent there in my youth…

[Alex]

It is yes, I often go and sit on the common just by the skate park in the summer with a BBQ @organisys

[Alex]

As promised, some studio shots

[JDelage]

I am experiencing renewed shock at how little blue is showing after all that hard wear.  ???

[nurunuru]

@Alex:

As promised, some studio shots

Looking great!  Excited for the late-January restock!

[Giles]

@Alex made the long trip from his desk to mone to hand over the jacket:

And this is what I spend most of my time doing when I am in work…..

[Giles]

Popped down to the brewery tonight to watch some instructional Stealth and Hafety…..

Pilot brew of hazy IPA, yep, that's a winner…

[Seul]

Lad on the palet's killing me… Doesn't even look like a €uro palet, but a throwaway!..

[Matty123]

Thanks @Giles

[Giles]

@Seul:

Lad on the palet's killing me… Doesn't even look like a €uro palet, but a throwaway!..

@emceeQ may recognise Ed, The Master Brewer…...