Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club

Grant Bond

Im up for it..see you all there.

Grant Bond

Dont fish for ANYTHING in the Cooks river...
every time i go down there i see fish leaping out of the water...
i just think they are trying to escape!!!

Grant Bond

I hope that nothing i have said has been interpreted as a personal attack. Admittedly i might have gone in a bit hard the other day....playing on the side of "il diavalo" myself there too. I suppose what i am getting at is that we need to get to a common understanding of our legal and mora...

Grant Bond

mikesbytes I fully understand that it a hypothetical situation, i do have the ability to read...because the scenario is hypothetical it doesnt tend to mean that the opinions expressed are any less real. I agree that we need to protect ourselves by insuring against these risks. I suppose i am just sa...

Grant Bond

Thanks for the upload Jimmy James. A few points for everybody-: Insurance Thinking about this a little more i wonder if there is an argument that it is socially irresponsible to ride without insurance that protects both yourself and those around you, the way i look at it bikes can be fixed , bodies ...

Grant Bond

I agree with a lot of what has been said above. Insurance is important. Looking after your mates is also important. Looking after your mates means (inter alia) riding- predictably fluidly with focus It means not creating situations that will put yourself in danger by keeping withing the limits of yo...

Grant Bond

You say it rubs on the front wheel does that mean touches lightly or doesnt clear.?

Grant Bond

Great Rides by Louie and Adriaino against some Sydneys finest.

It looks like everybody had a fun afternoon of racing.

Simon i just wanted to say that the photos and words are beautiful...that podium shot, and the shot of Louie in the sprint are absolute works of art!

Good One!

Grant Bond

I have a laminated "In case of eemrgency card" which lives in my saddle bag/wallet/jersey pocket. If anybody is interested i can email you a word version. I would post it here but dont know how. I agree that we should have a sign on sheet, good from a liability point of view as well!! Chee...

Grant Bond

The Intention is the 24th Lunchtime. Sorry about the date mix up!- i remember i was having a HARD week when i wrote that (he says sheepishly)!! We will be riding over to botany and back to the park at Tempe next to the Cooks river for a byo picnic lunch. Basically its a bike themed picnic with an op...

Grant Bond

Is the cage length/ curvature appropriate for the 53 or is it "compact specific"?- Assume you have moved it up to give a 2-3mm gap to the 53?

Grant Bond

Could it mount to a brake bridge and sit across the rear as a safety device to ensure that the cars hit it before they hit you, a bit like those plastic flag thingies.

Grant Bond

Late Mail...i will be there.

Grant Bond

I wasnt blaming gearing alone...my crapness is multi-factorial! I was just thinking about how i could get that extra 7% i would need to go under 1:20. I recon i could turn the same cadence at 96" that should get me 4% or dead on Tims time. But you are right, if you can average a cadence of 105 ...

Grant Bond

Thanks for putting on a fantastic workshop Lindsay (and Adrian). Im pretty sure I wont have to fix a puncture for Gillian ever again..!!! I think its great that as a club we have people who are willing to spend the time to teach these sorts of skills, not for gain but for the joy of seeing others ac...

Grant Bond

Admittedly that was fun...although i am still recovering from the huge effort.
I suspect i was under geared at 92...what were you all riding.

Grant Bond

"Lindsay was grinding like a cheap pole dancer and enjoying every moment of it"

I will never be able to grind up a hill without that line putting a smile on my face.

Comedy Gold!

Great photo esaay Huw...my version of events to come.

Grant Bond

Dont say that even as a joke

Grant Bond

Noice set up matty...look at moi . I dont know if i can call your bike "Matt Black" that any more, maybe the bike has to have some gangsta name wid all dat bling! Interestingly your bar set up looks a lot like the recomendation of the boys from Rivendell bikes. Google them to see what i me...

Grant Bond

Gday Christian , Welcome to the world of track, im sure you will really enjoy it. Dont listen to Simon too much about frames...he needs something pretty flash beacuse he is so powerful so he has different requirements to somebody just starting out. :D :D :D (Just kidding simon) To get yourself start...

Grant Bond

Ill work on a better flurry of prose after the Tempe open.

Grant Bond

Ladies and Gents;

I have spoken to our supplier today and they tell me the jerseys will be dispatched on 14th November.

Grant Bond

Great work guys...we all stand proud of your efforts in working as a team to fly the red flag of Dulwich Hill. I noticed that there were plenty of bigger clubs that didnt bother to pull a team together and that shows the esprit de corp of our little club. I think it is fantastic that we were able to...

Grant Bond

Matts post over in Conversation made me think of possible race day snacks, i have had many a debate over this one, so let us know which you prefer.

Grant Bond

[quote="geoff m"]All I can say is, "I'm having what he's having"!

quote] .

Does that mean we are going to see you and the tin lids down at Tempe sometime soon Geoff?

Grant Bond

If you havent done so already can you please make your donations by Direct deposit: Payable to Ben Mikic Foundation Bank Berrima District Credit Union BSB 802 101 Account 64662 Mail all cheques to: Ben Mikic Foundation for Young Cyclists PO Box 1003 Mittagong NSW 2575 Send them a note saying your fr...

Grant Bond

I will leave the metabolic stuff to the experts...personally i use magnesium orotate...it works a treat. Need to dose up every day though. Other things to consider. 1. Whats changed? Position different on Matt Black compared to your other bike, compensating for lower back and hand pain by shifting w...

Grant Bond

Great Event...Great Shots Lindsay and Kevin; I just wanted to say what an impressive ride that was by Simon in his wheelrace heat. He really hit out hard and made his attack count...a lesson there for everybody and a well deseved 4th in the final. As for my third i am still totally buzzing after tha...

Grant Bond

Awesome result from Donna...!!!

Well done!!!

Grant Bond

Hey Guys Just Checked out the results on cycling news.

Some great results for the good old Inner West Institute of Sport.
(ie Tempe Riders) in the TT.

I noticed that Brownie scored a top 10, whilst Donna Meehan and Peter Barnard got 2nds. Awesome efforts at a world class level!!

Keep them coming !

Grant Bond

Grant Bond

Hey this is going to look like a dumb question...but im trying to work out what distances the splits represent
Can anybody help?

Grant Bond

Lind-c,
that lugwork is a work of art...cant wait to see it in the flesh.

i hope the eagle flys for you at "la eroica."

Cheers

Grant

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In for Unanderra...my favorite carnival.

Grant Bond

We went selective rather than wide. Tried the courier thing via Cheeky Transport as a lot of messengers shop there...you will note they have it in their window and on the Blog! Want to try the concept this year and give it a good crack marketing wise next year! Thats why we have kept it on the same ...

Grant Bond

Great Shots- just looking at that photo reminds me of a whole world of pain...as i recall they were taken pretty late on the Gibratar ...i was really over the whole climbing thing by then. It shows on my face!

Grant Bond

1. Rest assured I have ordered spares /a stash see point 3 of my previous post.

I am aware of the need for timeliness in relation to these issues...

Grant Bond

This is all underway.... A few points-: 1. The jerseys have been ordered for about 7 weeks. 2. Final artwork has now been signed off and the Jerseys are about a fortnight away. 3. There will be extras for those that didn't order up front. 4. We all have day jobs and it is a bit busy with organising ...

Grant Bond

Need to confirm but i am probably up for at least Illawarra, Southern Highlands, and Musswelbrook.

Cheers

Grant

Grant Bond

The funniest thing about this is that it proves that in Tims mind Paul Craft is more famous than Axl Rose...thats unreal.

Grant Bond

Next years Grafton bike?..Probably not built for sprinting eh!

Grant Bond

My Grafton By now you have heard the stories of many of the others and now its my turn to share my personal version of the beautiful race that is “The Grafton to Inverell”. As a "DNF" i wasnt even sure that my story should be here. Its been hard to capture the experience in so few words. P...

Grant Bond

Interest in Tempetation (the Dulwich Hill fixie century) is building, with participants from as far afield as Tasmainia keen to give the ride a crack! We want to make sure we can put on a good event and therefore have a few roles we need to fill to make sure things run smoothly on the ride and at th...

Grant Bond

I just have to pipe in and say how much fun it was to have a good group of our riders come along...seeing other riders giving it a crack really spurs you on...solid performances all around...Now if i can just control those rushes of blood to the head and save my efforts for the right moments! Thanks...

Grant Bond

Adrian-
you will be right with those tyres..if you are really worried about it get out some 200 grit sandpaper and give the surface a light rub to scuff it up but frankly i dont think is an issue. I have ridden brand new rubino slicks out at DGV with no hassles.

Grant Bond

Min 3- Max 4

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Ill be there

Grant Bond

The good old use the club colours trick..good one Geffro...i should have rembered that from my under sevens soccer days...Dapto Yellow were the hot shots and I played for Dapto Blue. It was always one of the toughest grudge matches of the season...and we always got beaten by a massive margin.. So wh...

Grant Bond

Im sure you are welcome to come along...Gill said she "might" join us for lap 2 which should be good as she will just ride all day at the 25kph we will be doing by then...

Grant Bond

Keep it simple...ride within your limits...and just slog it out brother you will be right.

Grant Bond

CALM DOWN EVERYONE! In my humble opinion this is getting out of hand. Eugen did the right thing in placing two team entries..without his work we wouldnt have two teams to be trying to place people into. He had to make a call based on limited consultation because we hadnt the chance to all get our he...

Grant Bond

youll be right

Grant Bond

Tim,
I recon 69 is fine for down hills once you learn to control the spin
Matt,
Correct.

Grant Bond

Peter,
good to hear from you...I would be pleased to share a post ride ale and catch up!

Grant Bond

I think you are right there Simon. Teams always create an interesting dilema for any club...whos is in who is out...i think what we have done for Grafton here isnt such a problem but i think it is very dangerous territory, loaded with politics and division...whos on the inside and whos on the outsid...

Grant Bond

Tim, normally its about 8:45 but you could easially be back by 8:30 if you just ride back and dont wait for everybody.

Grant Bond

Ill be riding 69 as my primary gear with a 48/21 (61) as a bail out for any big climbs.

Grant Bond

Tim! Whilst being entirely accurate your photos dont tell the whole story :D A few points - first i need to defend the hard session we put in on Monday night. In those last two sprints i felt like every muscle in my legs was about to explode...i was pushing HARD maybe harder than I ever have...to th...

Grant Bond

Good to hear from you Ian...all is good over here.
Sounds like those SA magpies are more persistent than our local fellas.

Grant Bond

Hmmm fixed..dont know..maybe its better to get myself used to the roadie. If we come back to Marrickville we could do a lap on each.

Grant Bond

Climbers and Sprinters

Grant Bond

fixed..thanks ...more like brain switched off.

Grant Bond

Slight Correction...we now have 8 Dulwich Hill warriors in the Grafton to Inverell 3 "sprinters" or as delicately put on the Federations Website "the slow team" Grant Simon L Adrian 4 "Climbers" James F Huw Joe G Eugen and 1 "ring in" Phil Scheidegger from Nor...

Grant Bond

Mr Whippy van as team car?

Grant Bond

Yeah..would have been interesting...im not sure i had the legs to kick late. I thought the third one was a pretty good contest too athough i probably went 50m before i should have...I was trying to keep the sprints longish as in normal lead outs Tim has a better kick but i tend to finish a little qu...

Grant Bond

After Brownies pep talk Im up for it! What time and where?

Grant Bond

OK so i have tennatively booked 8 beds at the Bundanoon Hotel at $60/head including brekky. If we neeed more than this its better to know earlier than later...so who is in?

Grant Bond

Had a great training session at the end last night with our mentor Mr Brown mixing things up a bit with some team lead outs...Great fun although "Team Credit Agricole" had it over me when it came to tactics ( due partly to my inability to count laps!! Silly me!). I think i learnt more abou...

Grant Bond

You are right about motivation...I outsprinted every one of the little blighters...none of them got a second hit...now if i could just train one to give me a swoop and that extra adrenaline boost when it comes to sprint time out at DGV!

Grant Bond

Great result Simon..also awesome photo of your suffering in the FNWTR email!

Grant Bond

During my ride to and from the 'Gong on Sunday i had 5 Magpie 'incidents'...is this a club record for most strikes in a ride? Any advances?

Grant Bond

60k is a 1 (750ml) bidon sort of race...there would not typically be a water stop in such an event. Take 2 if you are really worried or its hot on the day.

Grant Bond

necro obsession ? what the...I was under the mistaken understanding that this was a cycling forum! How do you find these sites mykesbytes

Grant Bond

Kevin,
Good to hear that the card got there Ok...and sorry to the few that wanted to sign it and didnt get the chance.
Its also good to hear that Terry is down at the track and going OK...he is one of the gentlemen of cycling.

Grant Bond

Im pretty sure its $50 for the team..ie $10 each

Grant Bond

Thankyou for the useful advice Eugene...

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I think not..

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Mate I say if you have got them use them..Triples are great for a bail out gear.

Grant Bond

Im hoping to book the pub.about $60 per head. Need to get numbers confirmed.

Grant Bond

Ill come as far as Wollongong-might take the short route and come back via Mt Keira... Ill see how my legs are on the day.

Grant Bond

please share

Grant Bond

Huw...Good one.
Im sure you meant "When you make it to Inverell"

Grant Bond

Matt 1....its real the veldrome is booked and ready to roll. 2. its early days in them promotional side of things. 3. Probably...but in a good way...It will be a heap of fun. 4. Its building everyday...For sures so far are Grant, Lindsay, Huw, Adrian, Eugene but we expect LOTS more...will we see you...

Grant Bond

Adrian, I'm no expert on these things and havent really seen you on the bike enough to know your specific issues. In my limited experience shoulder pain tends to be due to-: 1. bearing too much weight on the arms and not enough where it should be ( ie on the bum). This is normally due to too much to...

Grant Bond

Sorry didnt read the question properly...id say LindC would take that title if im not mistaken.

Grant Bond

4. DHBC- easy...i believe campag was founded in the 30s
5. DHBC -
6. Shouldnt really be mentioning juniors names on a forum.....not acceptable
7. Al or campag...thats a harder question

Grant Bond

Ill be running my triple...but I am officially soft.

Grant Bond

1. My beautiful steed for the Penny Farthing Championships..although Georges hair is funny. 2. Is "Big Red" the artist formerly known as the little white bike or a new addition to the Penny stable that we dont know about? 3. The 54" Penny with 4mm spokes- not good for the obstacle rac...

Grant Bond

Good luck for Cootamundra, james, ron and al...sorry i didnt make it this time around.

Grant Bond

The Grafton to Inverell road race (228km) is nearly upon us. This year we will have a six Dulwich Hill riders in the field of this gruelling road event, namely Eugene James Adrian Simon Huw Grant Eugene and Adrian have complete the course before but for the rest of us it is uncharted territory. Its ...

Grant Bond

If your head was doing that you may have problrms that are not so easially resolved by said leaf...may have to apply the whole cabbage.

Grant Bond

true...but if big guys that do 20km of motor pace and then 3 sprints and then go home and eat are comitted to finishing (however long it takes) im pretty sure that our lightweight roadie friends will be too...no worries there.

Grant Bond

For anybody that cares... for waterfall rides and commuting i run 69 (48/19) and it works a treat. A bigger gear is a lot harder to get going at lights and the like so its good for training rides where you just want to run a good even cadence but not so good for dancing amongst the traffic jams. 69 ...

Grant Bond

In relation to the cabbage leaf...doesnt everybody?

Grant Bond

Hey Grafton Riders, With so many riders this year i thought we should do something to mark the occasion in style. Simon and I have discussed doing the race and seeking donations from people on the basis that they pay up if we ALL finish. Its only fair to make sure everybody is cool with that before ...

Grant Bond

Lionel Rode for Marrickville yeah? My understanding is that Petersham also had a Club back in the day....it would have been pretty awesome racing at Henson Park in a massive bunch. Al tells some great storys of riding at Henson and Sydney Showground on Dirt surfaces..they are worth listening to if y...

Grant Bond

I got mine from Terry out at Rocky Point Cycles... Although I believe Uncle Al Sumner sells them too. I didnt really shop around for price...went to terry because he supports the track side of things. If you show him your CA licence he will probaly give you 5% off normal retail as well. If you can a...

Grant Bond

Lionels medal was definitely in '52 although he may well have competed in the '56 games...pretty sure he did.

As for sweet talking i think you could say that Lionel let his actions on the bike do the talking....and you have to respect that.

Grant Bond

I have been meaning to post this all week. We achieved a 50/50 split of women and men last week at Saturday Slowies...I bet thats the first time any clubs bunch could say that for a long time. A big milestone on the journey towards our goal of being a club that reflects the diversity of our communit...

Grant Bond

Geoff, dont even consider a 54cm frame. Thats way too small for you and you will be really cramped up. As an example Gill is on a 51v/54h frame (admitedly with a short stem) and you would have to admit that you differ significantly in stature. Get something that fitsthen you will be happy and comfor...

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