Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club

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A flat on Friday night coming home from work. WhooHoo! 30 points. No, wait. CRAP! 30 jimmy 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 Timyone 20 19 18 Glenno 17 16 15 Wallman 14 orphic 13 12 mikesbytes 11 10 09 08.5 Alex C 08 07 Camilla 06.5 06 Terry, Simon S 05 Huw, Kate, Simon 04.5 Micklan, Christian 04 Lindsay 0...

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From memory, the only claim to fame that the Goulburn Brewery has is from this ad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHyVqJTsefc

You can see it at about 18-20 seconds in. It is the tower in the background. You can see this from the bypass as you go past Goulburn.

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I didn't think that the Brewery at Goulburn was a Brewery anymore. You may want to confirm that before heading in.

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911 won't do much for you in Australia, 000 will though

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If there is enough interest, then I would probably get the USPS Global Priority Shipping. According to Road ID's website, the delivery time for this is 2 to 10 days. Considering the number of Aus/US Flights daily, I would expect it would be closer to 2 than 10. I will be putting the order through on...

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I am looking at getting myself and my brother a Road ID. I thought that I would throw it open to other club members to see if anyone else was interested. http://www.roadid.com They are basically a bracelet that you wear when you are riding in case you are injured while on the bike and you can't comm...

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I don't know why I bother buying new tubes. It seems that as soon as I put one in the tyre, I am changing it within a week. I should save my self the hassle, buy a new tube, and just put a hole in it and patch it. 29 jimmy 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 Timyone 20 19 18 Glenno 17 16 15 Wallman 14 orphic 13...

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Nada asked me to get some photos up of this a couple of weeks back. I finally got my act together and took some. The new bag is made of a thinner material, so it is a better fit in the small saddle bag that I have. Because the material is slightly grippy, there is no need for the elastic at the top ...

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Over the last week or so, there has been construction work occurring in Bourke Street between Huntley Street and Gardeners Road. There may be more elsewhere, but this is the only section that I ride along. I noticed that there were a few signs on it indicating that it was cycling related, and out of...

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If anyone is interested, this coming weekend (28th November), the A Group is going to go to Brooklyn Bridge, and the B Group is going to Pie in the Sky. They are basically the same ride, with the A Group doing the descent and climb to Brooklyn from Pie in the Sky, so you can always ride out with the...

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It's been a while, so -100 points for not having had a flat for a while, +1 for getting one on Friday night on the commuter. Actually, I've heard that not everyone has been reporting all of their flats. Makes it a bit unfair when someone has been reporting theirs and others haven't been... 28 jimmy ...

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I have installed forum software on my Renegade microsite, that is where we are going to post future rides from the Renegade Shop.

Leaving weekly at 6:30am sharp every Saturday morning (weather dependant).

http://www.jamescheetham.net/Renegade/forum/

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I'm planning on still riding north. I will try and advise here what we are planning on doing with the A Group. We will probably decide on a week to week basis.

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jimmy

These rides with Renegade are currently suspended until some time next year. They are a bit short on Staff to run them, and the B group was starting to get a bit large.

The keen types are probably going to keep riding on the routes North though.

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jimmy

Riding for Poverty. Isn't that what every rider ends up doing?

Or is that riding your way into poverty, constantly buying new stuff for the bike.

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Unless it has changed recently, it is just show up with Race License and $10. Start is at 6pm, so get there 15 minutes early or so to enter and warm up.

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Elliot

Glad you enjoyed the ride, it was a good work out for me, so I had a lot of fun as well. I wasn't functioning the best at Unicycle Hockey this week, but it was still a good game.

You will have to come along at the beginning of December for the other Direction.

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jimmy

And be aware that if you buy it from a US Store, that the charge may not be rated for 230V.

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You made a few scenes on the Herald's site.

http://media.smh.com.au/national/nation ... m=videobox

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I grabbed mine last night. Christian mentioned that some of the lids don't seem to fit properly (as is shown in the picture above). When I bought two of these style of bidons several years ago, I had a similar issue, the problem is with the bottle not the lid, but it is easily rectified. If you look...

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There is an article on SMH from Carl Scully, apparently while supporting cycling, he wanted to keep cyclists of the road. http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/cyclists-do-not-have-the-same-rights-as-motorists-on-roads-20091111-i7wf.html Even if you don't want to read the article, there is a straw ...

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Tempe track photos are there, I was looking through all of them and stumbled across them, they just aren't tagged as DHBC.

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Active Physiotherapy, cnr of Erskinville Rd and Wilson St.

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A lot of wasted bike time.

No time on the bike is ever wasted.

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This is the problem with all of these newfangled Social Networking Sites.

People try and tell you how good something was in 150 characters. There must be more to tell than everyone survived.

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When you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

Remind me to never let Tim near my bike when it is broken.

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Late Notice. I am now out, I had a run in at work, and I don't think that it is a good idea for me to ride a tandem for the first time tomorrow morning surrounded by a lot of other cyclists. So, my entry is free to a good home, with a condition. I was due to ride this with Nada on Lindsay's Tandem a...

jimmy · Don't forget the Gong Ride starts at 6:00am this year. James

Don't forget the Gong Ride starts at 6:00am this year.

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I hope you aren't planning on taking the Pacific Highway to Melbourne.

I assume you mean the Princess Highway, then the answer is no. I have ridden along it from Sydney to Melbourne, and after Wollongong/Shellharbour area, the road is often only a single lane each way.

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Gonna wear gum boots?

Well, they'll keep you out of the hospital and infirmary...

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The Cook's River Valley times has mentioned the Fixie Century. They have also revealed that my recent training is really paying off - check out the caption to this story: http://www.torchpublishing.com.au/read/index_assets/Valley%20Times_22_10_09/Valley_Times_Page_007.jpg I saw one of the logos and...

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Hey, I knew I had been having a bad run, but I didn't think that it was that bad.

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I won't be around on the 1st of November, as I will be on the Gong Ride. If anyone is planning on doing the ride on the 1st. I would recommend an earlier depart than 6am. That way you can hopefully beat the Gong Ride crowd.

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G - I removed the Number Plate from your post. I don't feel that we should post car's plates that have done us wrong. We should go to the authorities if we feel that it is serious enough to justify it, but we shouldn't be looking for vigilante justice. The full story, is Pete, G and I had just turne...

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G

If you are interested, I have a bike box you are welcome to borrow.

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I think that the start times are going to be controlled by the letter on your start number. Nada and I have the same letter, and we are 15 minutes apart in our start times (6:15 and 6:30). I suspect that anyone with a start time of up to 6:30am has a letter of "A" on their number. On that ...

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Wet and Miserable at 5am

Ride Cancelled

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Just a quick reminder that as Daylight Savings is now in place, you will need lights for the 5:45am start.

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OK I'll help run this ride, it would be good to have someone else who is experienced with the route. I will sit on the back of the bunch, otherwise, I will just steadily increase the pace on the front until there is no one left or someone yells out. However, I will push to the front before the desce...

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I can do this if there is enough interest.

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I have used these type of bottles for a few years now, they don't leak, you can hold them upside down and they don't drip. They actually take a reasonable amount of force to get them to "let go" before you get water. Obviously, if you put them in your bag, and then lean up against it, they...

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So there is a better picture, I understand that the lids will be like these.

They are a point and squeeze bottles. I have used these for a couple of years now and much prefer them over the older style.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXluQI9GQXk

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I agree with T-Bone, considering that there are expecting to be 30 sold before you have even ordered, and as you say they are cheap to purchase, is it worthwhile to order a lot more initially? We have nearly 200 people registered on this forum as it is, I have no idea how many club members we have, ...

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In Magda's defense, she has since apologised for her comments and has stated that she is going to take part in Ride to Work Day. I am not trying to defend her comments, she was out of line. No one should ever tell people to physically injure someone else. However, all of the facts need to be pointed...

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How to pump up your tyres

Burst out laughing at the last line in that by the male off camera.

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I hate to tell you this, but the taxi company will speak to the driver, who will come up with some bullsh*t story, which the company will take hook, line and sinker, and they will then dismiss your complaint. If you even get a response from the taxi company. The Taxi's own complaint service should b...

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I worked out the rough distance from Map My Ride today. I think that it was only about 85km, even so, the longest distance in one day that I have done on that. The previous best was only about 50km. For those who were interested, it is a 36" wheel with 125mm cranks. After riding it, and then ju...

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Is it possible to get them in clear with a red logo?

I don't think that my black bike would look good with red bidons.

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From what I know of the Spam Act legislation, you should be fine. The Act has the caveat that if there is a reasonable assumption that there will be communication. So, when someone provides an email address to the Club, there is a reasonable assumption, that we will be sending them information. As l...

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And I think that Mike is confusing Newton with Galileo. Newton came up with the three laws of motion 1) Any object will remain in motion unless acted upon by an external unbalanced force. 2) F=ma 3) For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction It was Galileo that proved that gravity acts...

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I saw the results of this on Sunday as well as having it happen to myself. If you are riding on the front of the group, you need to know where you are going. If you are unsure, make sure you inform the person beside you that you don't know. Then they can make sure that they let you know of any turns...

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Well done to Julian and Peter who came out this morning for a jaunt through the park. Especially well done to Julian, who despite having been sick, put in some hard yakka on the front, and then hit the wall in spectacular fashion after Flat Rock Creek, but still struggled on to the Top of Waterfall....

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Who else is doing Spring Cycle next weekend (27th Sept)? Nada and I are doing it and we will be riding to the start (through the City and over the Harbour Bridge). The start time is 7am, and I want to get rolling then, so I will probably leave home at 6am or so. Is anyone else interested in taking t...

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I left home at about 5:50am this morning, hoping to pass you along the way. I never saw you, about half way through the park, I realised that it was highly unlikely that you were still ahead of me. I think that I must have passed you when I went through the big dipper and you must have been in Suthe...

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I should be in there. I have no idea where they are going at this stage.

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Blast Another flat on the way home last night, that totals 3 flats in 3 trips (30km). Luckily I didn't flat this morning on the way in. 27 jimmy 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 Glenno 17 .5 Timyone 16 15 14 13 12 11 11 10 orphic 09 mikesbytes 08 07.5 Alex C 07 Camilla 06.5 06 Terry 05 Huw, Kate 04.5 Mick...

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Bullshit.... Flatted on the way home last night (hit something and pinch flatted), and then flatted on the way in again this morning. The puncture gods are exacting their revenge for me showing another class of people how to change a tyre and patch a tube. 26 jimmy 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 Glenno 17 ...

jimmy

As a rough guide, expect about another 12km or so.

It is a very enjoyable route, and now that it is starting to warm up down there, very nice.

Keep an eye out for Lyrebirds.

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Was going to ask about that yesterday...noticed you in little on the front little on the back, with a pretty ugly chain angle. Chers, Alan W No particular reason, I try and avoid small small, not for the chain angle, but because I get more noise out of the system in that configuration. I was probab...

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Mike, that's assuming that you kept pace with me? If you didn't then you didn't hit that rpm.

I stayed in the small ring, and I hit 153rpm, that was the highest that I saw on the computer.

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I think that I hit about 65km going down there.

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A Flat on the way to work this morning 24 jimmy 23 22 21 20 19 18 Glenno 17 16 15 .5 Timyone 14 13 12 11 11 10 orphic 09 mikesbytes 08 07.5 Alex C 07 Camilla 06.5 06 Terry 05 Huw, Kate 04.5 Micklan 04 Simon S, Simon, Lindsay, Wallman 03.5 yewenyi, Mark L 03 02.5 Christian 02 Geoffs, TBone 01.5 01 Vi...

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Oh..

You may also see me a few more times, I am thinking about bringing that out once every couple of months for a spin with the slowies...

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Actually, I want to say thanks to the Saturday Slowies for putting up with me yesterday, especially Geoff who stayed with me on the way back. I could keep up on the flats and uphills, but downhills are the bane of Unicycles. I am going to look at putting on shorter cranks, and that will hopefully gi...

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Flat on the way to work yesterday, replaced the tube, inflated it, but it went down not much further up the road, another faulty tube that is now a write off. Had to finish the way to to work on foot, so a blister on each heel. Plus I also found that my front light wasn't working. Not a good way to ...

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Does anyone have any opinion on the new Tubeless system from Hutchinson? I am probably leaning towards the Eurus, but I can get them with a 2-Way fit option, which means that I can use them in a standard way (i.e. Tyre/Tube), or with the new Tubeless system.

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I think that the difference between those two hills is they way they hit 12%. Waterfall will hit it near the top for a short distance, while Artillery Hill just stays there for about it's entire length. I know that when I do the loop that way that I feel that the end of the Waterfall hill is about t...

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10-12km/hr up that hill is pretty solid. That is about what I manage to do. I also know that hill so, I know where the top is, it is pretty soul destroying as you tend to see a corner approaching thinking that it is the top, only to find that it turns and keeps going, and it does it about three time...

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As some of you saw yesterday, I managed to hit a reasonably sized pothole on Saturday morning on my way to Renegade that resulted in a big enough dent in my rear rim to warrant it's replacement. Further, I am putting your tax payers dollars to work by claiming against the RTA, it was on the approach...

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Which way did you do it? In at Audley or in at Waterfall?

When I do it with the quick riders we typically average around the 30km/hr mark, there would be some leeway in this depending on how quick you climb the hills.

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OK, Yesterday morning while riding to Renegade, I hit a pot hole in the dark at about 40-45km/hr, instant pinch flat, as well as a major dent in the rim which is now a write off. So put in the spare, inflating it, and that went off like a gunshot, turns out there was a major hole in the tyre as well...

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not the first, I have seen at least 2 others.

Just get a real one, it only takes a fortnight to learn...

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I did a ride yesterday at lunch, from work (just of Wentworth Ave), around the airport, and then West Botany Rd to Bestic and then onto Grand Parade, follow the normal route to Rocky Point Rd, then return down Sandringham, back through the airport tunnel (lots of fun), and then take the back road ba...

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Sydney to Gong, Good Weather? Don't make me laugh. Unlike City to Surf which is yet to have bad weather on any of its runnings, Sydney to Gong is lucky if it gets one good year in 4. I seem to remember that the last couple of years haven't been the best. The last time I did it was when it reopened t...

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OK, registration is now open, so you can start registering.

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We were talking about the road quality on Saturday, one theory is that they deliberately made the road surface rough to try and slow the bikes down. That came undone when they had to hot mix the corners of that section because it was getting torn apart. I know that on the first corner past the Bunde...

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Has anyone with out a pre registration code managed to register yet?

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I was hoping to register at about 5am this morning, the registration still isn't open, and I won't be back until about 10-10:30am.

If someone registers before me, feel free to create the team.

Name: Team DHBC

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I'm planning on registering early tomorrow morning. It depends on what they mean by Rego's open on the 15th.

If I am in first, then I will set myself up as Team Captain.

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I am going to be out on Sunday, but not with this ride. Sorry, I'm really not good around other people at the moment.

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I think that there was a topic already for this, but I couldn't find it. Entries for the Gong Ride open this Saturday, 15th August. The numbers this year are limited to 10,000 so, if you plan on riding it, I would suggest that you get in early. http://www.gongride.org.au/ I am assuming that DHBC wil...

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One on the commuter last night before heading home 22 jimmy 21 20 19 18 Glenno 17 16 15 14 .5 Timyone 13 12 11 11 10 09 08.5 mikesbytes 08 07.5 Alex C 07 Camilla 06.5 06 Terry 05 Huw, Kate 04.5 Micklan 04 Simon S, Simon, Lindsay, Wallman, orphic 03.5 yewenyi, Mark L 03 02.5 02 Geoffs, TBone 01.5 Chr...

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Sorry Tim

It's pretty piss poor of me to organise a training ride and then not show up.

Hoping that it warms up in the next fortnight, but I will make more of an effort for next time.

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Sorry guys, I'm wimping out, too bloody cold. I think I got spoiled with all of that warm weather I encountered in the North of the Country. Considering that the bottom of the National Park is always a few degrees cooler than the surrounding area, it will be way too cold down there. Looks like anoth...

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Camilla They are on eBay, but yet to attract a bid (or from what I can tell, any interest). Can I change the Buy it Now price to $20, and you get them that way? I am happy for you to collect them or I can deliver them to you if that works. I can't seem to cancel the auction. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/w...

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At the cafe today, there was some discussion about Bicycle Maintenance and good shops to take your precious bicycle to, knowing that you are going to get a good service. Anyway, I have run two courses at work for those who are commuting or doing some cycling on how to do basic maintenance of their o...

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I accidentally bought the wrong cleats yesterday.

So, $20, new seat of Red Look Delta Cleats. They aren't in the packaging, but they are complete.

If I don't have any takes by COB Tuesday, I am going to try and eBay them.

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For those who didn't see this in the Grafton Thread, I am going to run a couple of extra rides on the lead up to the Grafton. Route: Stanwell Tops - Ride to Waterfall, Descend turn right, through National Park to Stanwell Tops, Helensburgh, old Princess Highway to Waterfall back to Marrickville. Dis...

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OK, I know that this race is on the 12th September, so I thought that I would organise a couple of extra training rides for anyone who is interested. Dates: 9th August, 23rd August Route: Stanwell Tops - Ride to Waterfall, Descend turn right, through National Park to Stanwell Tops, Helensburgh, old ...

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The Chain came off, the perils of running a single speed with a chain tensioner. The chain came off, I felt it go while I was standing in the pedals, the first thought was, "I've Got it!", then I picked myself up off the road, injury list Bruise on left shin Bruise on right lower thigh Ski...

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Skin wounds heal fast but crack your ribs and you better be prepared to endure the pain for months. Shallow breathing can only last so long before you need that big breath to clear your lungs... OUCH!

And from what I have heard, forget about sneezing, coughing and laughing...

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Having come of my bike last week (ironic isn't it, ride halfway across the country with no issues, and I fall off within 10km of home), I lost some skin on my right knee. Having been injured in a few places, this has to be one of the most annoying places to hurt yourself. It hurts whenever you strai...

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I have some old wheels, I am not sure of their size, but I think that they all have a free hub. I will have a look tonight.

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If you are unsure, I would say that it is safer to lower your seat than raise it.

I had my saddle too high for a long time, in 2007 I got an injury from this, I still have it and I now manage it rather than heal it.

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I have done this route with All Trails, admittedly, I had a year off after reaching Alice Springs. I don't think that All Trails will do one straight between Adelaide and Darwin, and considering the low numbers on Alice to Darwin this year, I am not sure if they are going to repeat it any time soon....

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Speaking of Drugs, did anyone else see that Di Luca got done?

He tested positive (or more accurately, non-negative) twice in the Giro.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/di-luca ... ra-in-giro

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jimmy

321km

Excuse the nit pick'n

excused.

It's closer to 322km (321.8km to be exact)

jimmy

330km? I wouldn't go that far for my holidays...

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If we are going to organise 300, lets add an extra bit in there and do 320km, then we have all done the imperial double century.

James

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