Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club

Damian

Thanks for the ride everyone, it was fun being back in a DHBC group! I've missed the La Perouse ride too

Good coffee and muffin afterwards made the morning perfect.

Damian

Here you go Adrian, the quest for the perfect bottle cage continues...

http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id= ... mandible08

Damian

I got my second DNF today after a bidon cage malfunction. Yes, my water bottle popped out on lap 2.

....

Anyone want a carbon token bidon cage?

Sorry to hear about that Adrian, however after the conversation we had on Thursday, that is pretty funny.

Damian

Hi The posts have got me thinking about steel and steel custom bikes etc. I had another look at the Pacer that you suggested Lindsay and while Dirt Works don't carry it they could get it in, but that would be some time according to them. Cheapest way to get a Surly is find the frame at JensonUSA. W...

Damian

About the $600 mark. They are going to bring in 50 of them to start with. Aimed at the street fixed scene, the decals are removable for people that want a clean look.

Story got broken on another site

Damian

If anyone wants to kick in a few bucks to help Simon replace his bike, there is a fund going at Sydney Cyclist.

Damian

i purchased some pills before it did not go pass customs\

I get a lot of emails trying to sell me those pills

Damian

Congrats on the podium Adrian.
You can't complain about your bumping up to C grade now can ya ?

Damian

http://www.sydneycyclist.com/group/dhbc ... ic%3A27542

Damian

I'd recommend getting some with zips on the side. I have some vittoria ones without zips and they are a total pain to pull on.

Damian

I bought a Serfas pump a few years ago for about $60. The gauge on it has survived my little boy knocking it over onto the wooden deck many many many times (he wants to "fix his bike tyres like daddy" all the time). It has a smart valve thingy on it, but I haven't had any problems on my va...

Damian

My first race after a very looong time (last March I think). I was there to see if I could hang on and finish with the bunch. I could, and I did - mission accomplished. I wasted a lot of energy letting gaps open up and having to close them, and need to get my cornering at Heffon a bit better. But I ...

Damian

I suspect foul play

Damian

I was actually planning on giving Heffron a crack again today but got held up on dad duties until it was just too late to head over. Maybe I'll get inspired again soon.

Damian

I let Matt go for a bit to see if he'd get away, then began the tiresome work of catching up.

You chased down your own teammate ?

Damian

My new training regime involves reading countless online reviews of products that are three times stiffer and have 40% more vroom!

Weiyun, you should patent it quick before more people catch on

Damian

Caption contest anyone

Damian

anyone who hasn't been out training this week because it is wet is soft! http://www.dhbc.org.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=82 But you guys have got to stop calling people soft just because they choose not to ride in the rain. Common sense is a funny thing some people have it whilst some people don't but...

Damian

From the site... "A form of bike registration or levy may help legitimise the use of bikes as a great form of transport, however Bicycle NSW does not at this time have a policy position in this area. We have a clear purpose, which is focused on getting more people riding bikes more often, becau...

Damian

you read alex simmons's blog?!

Maybe he just looks at the graphs....

Damian

Can we say it again.... Car rego doesn't pay for the roads. You are already paying for the roads. (as an aside : as a racing club, segregated bike lanes don't help us, they aren't made for bunch riding in, or riding fast in so they aren't any good to train in. What they are likely to do is make driv...

Damian

You could ride to work

Damian

I'm pretty sure I won't be renewing my BNSW membership based on Alex's comments. Shouldn't BNSW take a stand in favour of cyclists ?

Damian

This is what happens when this thinking is taken to the next level.

http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topst ... 3726661.jp

Damian

I did waterfall, the road was dry out but the humidity was pretty killer, I had sweat dripping off everywhere by 6:30. I'm amazed I got out, I had some dinner guests the night before who didn't leave until 2:30am

Damian

To be specific, freewheel singlespeed rather than fixed?

Yes, they don't allow fixed.

Damian

BTW, are we sure that Lindsay uses singlespeed at Heffron?

yes

Damian

I usually tell people to go see a shop, if they want to commute I suggest Cheeky Transport in Newtown. A friend of mine bought a flat bar 700C Vivente there and loves it, it got him started commuting and I've taken him out for longer rides (La Perouse), they are a decent bike. I've had other friends...

Damian

Based on my understanding of engineering principles and human physiology.

So you haven't ridden it to know for certain ?

BTW Damian. We need to see you back on Sat and Sundays.

I was out on Sunday. But with a smaller group, I've been riding with a few mates who live nearby.

Damian

Just personal opinion.

Based on what ?

Damian

not that I am inclined to yell at cyclists otherwise

Damian

im gonna miss it i have youth group on

Aren't you a bit old for youth group ?

Damian

I'm always doing other things when DH does a social event, one day the timing will work...one day

Damian

How do you easily extract that image address from Flickr? Last time I looked, one had to dig around within HTML to find it. The URL given by right click for some reason just didn't work. Maybe they've seen the light. Firefox.. Right click - > "Copy image location". They give you the optio...

Damian

BTW, Flickr and Picasa aren't very friendly to external linking of images,

Whatchoo talkin about willis

Damian

Holy crap Huw, you're on fire!
You didn't visit any spanish doctors while you were in Europe did you ?

Damian

Oh no! Where have the white booties gone!

Damian

That's awesome Simon, thanks!

I actually want to change the design a bit, so in the near future we might have new look and a better logo. But these sorts of things can take forever, and I figured just getting it out there was more important.

Damian

Heh Well, baby #2 was born in September, that has taken a chunk out of my riding time. I've also had a lot of gigs on in the last few months, and late Saturday nights don't make for early Sunday mornings :shock: The last time I came out I think I was fighting off a cold of some sort, Huw and I got a...

Damian

That would rock

There is a DHBC group over there too, http://www.sydneycyclist.com/group/dhbc you can join it. I should put a pic up for its icon.

Damian

Hey all Thought I'd give you guys an early look at a site I've been working on. I'm doing a small run of beta testing with a few people before publicising it some more. The site is http://www.sydneycyclist.com/ It's a social network type site, similar to Facebook or Myspace, except aimed just at cyc...

Damian

All up it's a big dissapointment, and unfortunate for Kloden that he too has to suffer the team withdrawing from the tour.

That's what everyone said about Vino last year.
You don't think Kloden is doing it as well ?

Damian

I was just going to post that myself

Damian

Sorry guys. When I posted this I didn't get much definite interest and didn't do much about it. Now I've got another engagement on Saturday night, so I don't think I'll be able to make it anyway.

Damian

But you guys have got to stop calling people soft just because they choose not to ride in the rain. Common sense is a funny thing some people have it whilst some people don't but regardless of whether or not you think riding in the rain is a good idea, it is not necessarily the best way to train or...

Damian

I just do loops usually. Last week I got out there, hit the wind and felt very lazy all of a sudden. Then I found an LACC rider and we kept eachother motivated for a while.

Damian

Olympic park is what I did last week when we had a wet morning. This week, I was ready to go when the rain started up again, and decided that I'd be kicking myself all day if I didn't go and the rain stopped. You can never really tell how it's going to work out.

Damian

So the forecast said morning showers and clearing. Well, it looks like it's clearing now. Myself, Glenno and AndrewM did the ride in 6 degrees and raining. COLD!

It was actually dry between Sutherland and Waterfall, but that fact that we were soaked made it a little on the chilly side.

Damian

Sounds like great fun! Enjoy!

Damian

Ya

I was stirring.

Damian

Is this for the Ridley?

shhhh!

The first rule of the Ridley is you don't talk about the Ridley.

So you putting Shimano on this one Weiyun ?

Damian

PBK Have 105 for $579 and DA for $1246. I wonder if that's where Cell are buying ?

Damian

Ahh, I thought he meant Wifi.

Damian

Hey they have free internet at the Airport.

That's good to know.. Where ?
I ended up buying one of those Three Mobile HSDPA cards. Even works at Adelaide airport

Damian

Forum is still not working on Firefox.

Yes it is

Damian

I don't think riding a penny up Mt Vic is anyones idea of a good time.

Damian

I've been holding my tongue too long.

It's SUITS!

Damian

If you want to ride with the women Vet B is for you, if you want to ride with the men you'll have to ride vet A...

But they will probably handicap you anyway and you won't have a choice...

So if you see them coming towards you with a scalpel... maybe it's best not to race.

Damian

Hey all Last night at the meeting I floated the idea of a kickoff party for the tour prolog as a social event. The tour starts on Saturday the 7th of July and I'm guessing the SBS coverage will start about 11pm. So it's a late night for some, and might cause a few sleep ins for the Sunday Waterfall ...

Damian

Here's Simon

Damn, I hope you didn't have to climb back up that gradient!

Damian

Is there another effect that you would suggest Damain? I'd suggest none. As I said, the point of a logo and branding is to be consistent and to be an identifier. To that end, you don't want to have one thing on the jersey and another on the website. If the jersey design is staying, then we should g...

Damian

I think it would be best to have a unified logo across the site, the forum and the jerseys. If the jersey design isn't changing, then we should use that. Maybe you can get an original copy and make a gif or do a new jpg without as much aliasing noise.

Lens flare is a bit.... passe.

Damian

Glad to hear you're ok James! Hope the healing is quick.

Damian

I'm not overtly concerned about the style police.

Got a link

http://www.cateye.com/en/product_detail/274

I know Woolys in Paddington have them, I'm sure they are pretty common.

Damian

A lot of people on bikeforums have complained that the cheaper carbon bottle cages break. Mainly the little tab that holds the bottom of the bottle.

I'm using the $10 cateye plastic bottle cages, and they seem to work great.... but you won't win any style points with em

Damian

I found having the Cyclingnews blow by blow report open at the same time very helpful.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2007/ap ... 7/?id=live

Damian

Been thinking of getting similar as my present Crumpler bag is smallish and won't take my laptop. But then received a conference bag last week that I would have betted was made by Crumpler and has a padded computer compartment. So no more shopping. But be careful, although Crumplers are solid, thei...

Damian

Alex must of recovered from his accident or entered his races earlier in the year.

What was his accident ?

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