Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club

matt

I might be in too, depending on how my fitness is going by then.

matt

Getting better, back to commuting to work and should be fine in time for the B2B. Loop the Lake is out though.

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I'll take that car spot if its still free please

matt

Victory is sweet,

however you define it.

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I think this issue is relevant to the slowies as well. Maybe even more so, as its with this group that most new riders start, there is a greater range of skill levels. Some of the rides back from Waterfall to Sutherland lately have been pretty hair-raising. What the more experienced riders need to s...

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Yes Big Matt and his glasses have come home. I couldn't get any more time off work so turned north after day 4 and rode up to Canberra and caught a plane home. I didn't fully appreciate what a tailwind we had had until I had to ride 120kms back into it. I'm sorry to miss out on the rest of the tour ...

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According to the ride2work tim tam calculator, 5 days riding to Canberra via Berridale should require me to burn 37714 calories, or a bit over 7500 calories a day. Thats 80 Tim Tams a day or one Tim Tam every 6 minutes over an eight hour day of riding. At 9 per pack that means i would have to carry ...

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I'd hate to think what we'd have to do to beat him at this stage.

Then again, if the doctor was female she might outdo him on bonus points.

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Wow thats shocking news. really bad luck. Hope you get better soon Mike.

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What about we catch the train to gosford and ride from there? thats about 85kms. Also can i get a lift back on the sunday?

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Jo, what are you doing on the computer at home at 7.15 on saturdau morning when you should be setting the pace at slowies? Looked for you but alas, no Jo coach.

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Brilliant Glenno, Thats exactly what i was looking for, I'll go down on monday if i get a chance. do you know the name of the shop?

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Thanks weiyun, I cant wear contacts and I need a certain 'base arc' because of my prescription. I tried OPSM in burwood and they told me to go to a cycling store.

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Does anyone know of a bike shop or optometrist around here that has a range of prescription capable cycling sunglasses to try on?? I'd appreciate it if anyone had any advice experience on models avaliable etc . I'm trying to keep the price down as well so am trying to aviod paying Rudy Project sorts...

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Thanks James. This wil be my first go at touring so three days should be a nice little test run.

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Hey James, I can't get much time off work so I was thinking of coming along for the first two days then riding back to Nowra on day 3. Is there accomodation left in Nowra and Moruya for one more?

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I'm keen. Wouldn't mind riding up at least part of the way on the saturday too.

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I would like the slow group to be red instead of white, that way they can be called "The Red Lanterns". We will thereby be bringing back the "Lantern Rouge" - the only tour distinction many of us could ever aspire to. I believe that this is something that fits neatly with both th...

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Theres also a big difference in the way a fixie and single speed climb. You can use a bigger gear on a fixie because your forward momentum is always helping you spin as you climb. On a fixie I suffer more on the descent, on a single speed the climbing is harder. Of course this may have something to ...

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I am staging an Aussie Joe Bugner style come back in order to survive this historic event and would like to vote for the weekend of the 25/26 of October or the 15/16 November.

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I'll take 1 red with black stripe, hold the 'burns.

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45 - I'll be out the front at 6.15

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Sounds great, I'll see you at Mick Mazzas at 6.15. Can you text me if you decide its too wet?

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Sounds pretty damn 7speed to me, especially on a fixie, maybe with a freewheel on the flip side and a few spare cogs in me pocket. I'm planning on touring up to Port Macquarie in July and this could be good practice. I'll check with the family and let you know.

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climb like a robot mountain goat with nuclear muscles and rocket power

I'll take half a dozen thanks

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Grant and Huw, sorry to hear about your tyre dramas yesterday, I rolled by just as you two got that first flat, but didn't even register until i was well past. i think i was too busy suffering by that stage. and ended up giving one of my spare tubes away anyway. There was some nasty debris on the M5...

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I might have to go hang out with my new mates at easts - they can understand my blingy look at moi tendencies

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Yeah, theyre deep Vs. I originally planned to get the silver rims, spokes and hubs but these where the only ones he had with the flip flop hub. (and he said that huw got em so they must be cool) I'm having the morning afters slightly, not sure if theyre too much, haven't ridden it yet. Building and ...

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What can i say? i just let it flow. But i won't be suffering for my bling, that stem is staying where it is, i would probably have it higher if i could. I may not be too old for bling, but I'm definitely too old to bend that far.

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Oh and thanks for the tech support guys, wasn't nearly as hard as i expected.

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The latest incarnation of my fixed wheel randonneur in full pre century livery. Just bought some new wheels for it from al. Started off black and just kept gettin blacker.

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Hey how do you post pictures? i just got some new wheels for me fixie and i want to show it off.

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Now youre talkin! I reckon triple mocha choc powerbars wrapped in cabbage leaves should be compulsory on sunday, washed down with magnesium laced machiatos. and now that you mention it, I think youre right, the axiety attacks must be when i eat caffiene gels AFTER the three shots of coffee at bobos.

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and I hate picking carbon fibres out of my teeth

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Interesting tip about antacids in that article of yours weiyun, the ingredients of Quick-Eze are: calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate and magnesium trisilicate. As an emergency source of Ca and Mg they should make a very handy addition to the saddle bag, with the added bonus of helping to keep th...

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I am deeply disturbed by your post Huw, powerbars are the only time i can eat things called "Cookies and Cream" and "Triple choc Fudge Brownie" and feel no guilt. After three hours of suffering i can lean over on one hand and munch on a big chewy chocolate bar and feel like a spo...

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Is there anything that cabbage leaves CAN'T do?

I'm partial to high protein energy bars myself for anything over a few hours

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Thanks guys, I've got some Magnesium into me and will see how i go. I'm also adressing the position and gearing issues so hopefully my legs will come good. Your advice was definitely worth a few snakes.

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Thanks Geoff, what sort of magnesium pills do you use?

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Hey guys, heres one for the DHBC medical Brains trust: A couple of times over the last month or so i have experienced debilitating cramps in the legs, they happened early in the ride (after only a couple of ks) and were in both legs (mainly quads). I can't seem to pin down what is causing it. I thin...

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I think we discussed this on a previous thread.

Count me in.

who's bringing the cabbage?

matt

Love the chainrings, and youre right about the lug work. A thing of beauty, and the right colour too.

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Thats brilliant weiyun, I have been using that hill to test gearing on the fixie, so its great for me to have that data - it gives me a distance and gradient benchmark. Looks like you had a busy morning, 10 laps and 5 hills? Although is that a short cut I detect on that first climb?? BTW Can you use...

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The couriers should be right into it. Are there any other fixed gear only events?

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Is he starting from sydney?

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I have hardly ridden at all on the track, and the trackies will probably bite my head off but maybe there are different issues between fixed on the track and fixed on the road. On the track you dont have to consider climbing or descending and variation in crank length is limited to avoid bottoming o...

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Another issue apart from wheel size when comparing gearing on different bikes is crank length. I tend to think that Sheldon Brown might have it right with his "Gain Ratio" method. I recently changed from 170 to 175 cranks on the fixie and it made a noticable difference. I have also read ar...

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At least the worst of the climbing and descending will be in the first half of the ride

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Nice one weiyun, that makes a lot of sense.

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Might be biggish with 165 cranks, depends on how big a gear you usually climb with.

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Its because sheldon brown's calculator defaults to a 27 inch wheel

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Got a flip flop hub?

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You guys can suffer as much as you like, at least I'll know where I'm going.

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I'm trying to get some fixed wheel miles into my legs before the big event in November, and also want to check out the route, so I was planning on riding the fixie out to Camden and back along the Tempetation route this Saturday the 13th or next Saturday the 20th of October. Anyone interested in com...

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Did that too, but i think he wanted a lower gear

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I was looking out for him on the way back but never spotted him, lot of riders around though. At least he wasn't on the side of the road looking for a fresh twig.

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Huw, I have an old centurion steel frame and fork at home which might be the right size (seat tube is 60cm and top tube 58ish from memory) but its pretty heavy. Alternatively the forks might be just long enough for your fettuccinni frame, I'm not using either so youre welcome to them. Private messag...

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sounds good for me. won't know if i have security clearance until thursday though.

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So is that 48/19 and 48/21, grant?

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I'm in.

Any thoughts on gearing? I had a look at some profiles for that route on bikely - lots of down hill but hard to tell what sort uphill sections.

matt

Just bought my new bottom bracket on ebay so fixie mark 2 is on its way. Whats the plan for accomodation at bundanoon? is everyone staying at one place? how soon do i need to book?

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Just saw this on the DHBC home page and can't hardy stand how excited I am about it. Stopped working immediately and started checking bikely route profiles and considering gear ratios and training plans. Is this real? Why haven't I heard about it before? Can I come? Will it hurt? Is there much inter...

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Hang on, i know this one...

1. a security device used by wealthy cyclists

2. performance enhancing chewing gum

3. chilled caffeinated beverage used after waterfall rides in summer

matt

Help!

I'm trying to order a XXXL and the form wont let me. Is this some form of sizist conspiracy persecuting oversized humans?

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Nice.

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Why not use that design for the basis of the website design?

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Additional Am I the only one who thinks that the logo for the forum is out of place? Should we try and have a logo similar to what we have on the jerseys and the website? James It would be nice to have the same logo for everything, website, jerseys etc. I like the design on the newer jerseys with t...

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sounds good for me

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Thanks Tim, it was great to have a good go at the track for the first time and especially good to have the opportunity to get so much good advice and support from lindsay, simon and yourself. It can be a bit daunting to do something new when your not sure what all the rules are. Its also good to hav...

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