Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club

Karzie

Banzai!

Karzie

I would have loved to be included in a team for the TT (even if it was full of has-beens and never-was's) but I guess I was not good enough to be chosen.

Sorry Julio, I thought it was me that was going to be left out.

Karzie

If it wasn't busy, you might be able to go up to Kuranda in the cable car with your bike and then ride back down or somewhere else on the table land. There's some lovely places.

Karzie

Thursday, 10 June 2010 A record 110 teams have entered for Sunday weeks NSW Team Time Trial Championships to be held at Somersby, NSW’s Central Coast. CEO Kevin Young says the numbers confirm the strength of our sport with 27 of our 58 Clubs entering teams in this years championships. It also includ...

Karzie

It would be fun to do some empirical modelling and see what the TTF (Time To Failure) is under the different care models.

Karzie

Hmmm...

It'll probably need a bit of advance warning so people can organise leave and make sure it's not an important race week.
I notice that the original race was at the mid/end of September. Perfect time for that neck of the woods.

Karzie

September or october like those rides would be the better time of year Hear hear. We should do it when the wattles are flowering. A supported ride with a sag wagon/equipment tender, one of those extenda-tents (don't know what they're called) and a gas cooker would make it cheap enough for everyone ...

Karzie

I have gone the reverse. I used to clean the chain and cassette quite regularly but have for the last year or so not bothered. Even after a wet ride (rare), I would only just rinse the chain down with a bit of detergent. All other situation it's just a solid wipe down with a rag and fresh dry lubes...

Karzie

hey i heard a suggestion that we make the teams more official, with more of a club choosing whos in them, maybe the road captain or so. For elite men this works fine, as its not far from how we do it now, but for vets etc, it would mean every one telling James fowlerthe teams they want to put in, a...

Karzie

Doesn't get any cheaper than this for clip-on's http://www.torpedo7.com.au/products/T7HBAN9TC Do these meet UCI specs? ie can you use them on the track and more strict road meets? I'll try and race with my illegal vintage aero bars (on the vintage Pinny) but it would be good to have a backup and a ...

Karzie

Zinn had to replace chains every month? How much does he ride? :shock: And then he could ride around Italy every day for a year before he had to replace. It's starting to sound just like our conversation. As I stated before, I believe it's actually the regular cleaning of the worn metal particles t...

Karzie

Karzie, Amy or Othy - is there any chance you can pick up Sean Colley's skinsuit order if you go on THursday to pick up yours? I will pick it up at your house - seeing you are close and I know where you live.

Sure, Trouty, I'm going to be in the area so will swing by and pick it all up then.

Karzie

http://www.progoldmfr.com/reprints/Zinn.pdf

Karzie

Leonard Zinn says that the lube should be applied just before riding, so that the lubricant can use the heat of the chain in use to bond with the metal's surface.

Sheldon Brown [external usenet poster] says:

I hate that stuff!

It's got a nasty slimy aftertaste, and tends to give me diharrea.

Karzie

To my understanding, Prolink isn't a wax or anything conventional but a proprietary polymer metal surface treatment. YUK. I'll check the bottle tonite. Might've got it wrong. I've only been using whatever it is for 12 months as it seems to keep the chain cleaner. Pretty sure I would have seen 'Poly...

Karzie

Yep, I use prolink too. It's great till it get's wet as it's a wax made to be in a water suspension. When new, i use a teflon based lube as 'foundation' and use the prolink every few days. It helps to keep the chain clean, which is the most important consideration of all. Once it starts getting a bi...

Karzie

Thanks Trouty sounds like a plan. I will try to find his contact details. Pat Pat, On the forum you can see some buttons up on the top line. Third from the end is 'members'. If you click on this you will see Lindsay's name up near the top of the list on page 1. On the right of his name is a 'PM' (P...

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I may be slow, but I don't understand this cryptic comment at all ??? Stewart, the RAW hats have a whole heap of stripes on the front of them and apparently some of our more aesthetically endowed members thought it a bit lairy. Hence my reference to 'skid marks'. :mrgreen: You will notice that Simo...

Karzie

Shortlist for the team is?

Karzie, Toff, Peter, Lindsay

We're going to ride our vintage collection

Karzie

I invested $15 in a chain checker tool which has saved me many times that amount in cassettes and chainrings. Wont' save your chain though.

Thanks Toff. 'Out of stock' of course!

Karzie

Well, ours may say "Saturday Slowies" Trouty, but they won't have so many skid marks!

Karzie

DHBC Masters Team entered.

Karzie

Karzie: How do you spec the condition of your chain?

More the condition of the sprocket, Weiyun.

As for the chain, I usually just check lateral flexibility and for frozen links.

My philosophy has been that I've left it too late when it starts to slip.

How do you check?

Karzie

Are these figures right?

I do approx 250 km each week. At 3,000 km, that means a new chain every 12 weeks?

I've done 18,000 km on my last chain and cassette and it's still sweet for another two or three I reckon.

Cleaned once a week (hot water, detergent and toothbrush) and using wax lubricant.

Karzie

I've got Spinervals if you want them, but they are old. That's ok, so am I. You get used to the graininess, lack of focus and dated lyrics after a bit... So, what's the wet weather plan Simon? I will need to hear the rain and then go back to sleep even if it's just for a little while. On principle.

Karzie

Ummm.... back on topic - let me know what you want to do Simon and I'll book it in. The DVD I made lasts an hour, and I was surprised how quickly it went, with a bit of entertainment thrown in. If we wanted to go a bit longer maybe someone has ideas for material. Alternatively, if there's any hills ...

Karzie

The RTA has released a plan for the Light rail extension and consideration of greenway, including a shared (with pedestrians, dogs and prams) cycleway MAYBE. Not all that was hoped for. There's a call for submissions and everyone with an interest is urged to comment now. While it's raining. No invec...

Karzie

Anyone got a projector? We could show cycling DVDs or a movie ...

I've got one we could use. Also, made a training dvd. Mike and Lindsay have copies, if you want to do that again.

Looks like the wet might be settling in for another week....

Karzie

high heels increase the logical length of the foot, so if Vic was to use them she could stick to her current cranks.

Quite so, Mike. I've always wondered why the size (length) of a person's foot is almost never discussed as a factor in this particular (long-time) debate.

Karzie

He's still fixated with those high heel clip-ons...

Karzie

RFIDs are usually proximity sensitive. ie they're not focused. I expect that just standing next to it would allow it to detect your presence.

Karzie

it's getting a bit late to organise now. Coffee at marrickville road sounds ok.

Karzie

OK, I'm in!

Karzie

For me it'shttp://www.crazyguyonabike.com

Right on, Lindsay.

See http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page ... 148214&v=a

Now that's a cycling adventure!

Karzie

That was a crap ride, shouldn't of gone

Yeah, I got a hundred yards up the road and remembered all those other crap rides that I'd ever been on in the wet and turned around and went back to bed.

Karzie

n+1

What are you going to juggle?

Karzie

I read very few bike blogs, but perhaps you know of others?

http://babesonbikes.tumblr.com/

Karzie

I think someone mentioned some footage in HD too. Perhaps they'll think of it and hoy it online shortly. Anthony, that was the HD version. At least that's what it says on the camera. I was even further away than Geoff, and that's unfortunately as good as it gets. Next time, please crash a little cl...

Karzie

Were we watching a 1920s film restored in colour? :shock: No Weiyun, it was just a long way away, and it's an edited zoom on mpeg from my still camera - so quality pretty poor. The audio was pretty good tho'! Just a shame I didn't think to get a picture of the trashed tyre. Torn off the beading for...

Karzie

I'll be at a wedding in Canberra, shame to miss such a flat course.

Karzie

So how did the "training ride" go?

John won, but I'm not sure if there was any foul play on the final turn.

Sounded like Smith & Wesson to me....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVzwJUp7cS0

Karzie

More olderators than moderators :)

Karzie

This old thing is still alive?!!

You know after 12md the jokes on you?

Karzie

- lost bunch second lap, convincingly won second bunch but a long way behind the first bunch.

Mike, those guys are on the juice for sure. I'd demand testing!

Karzie

There's a length restriction, measured I think from the seat. The loop that joins the two bars makes many of the older aero bars illegal because it makes them too long Thanks mike. There's a good explanation and diagrams from Bikenz at http://www.bikenz.org.nz/Article.aspx?ID=4778&Mode=1 Looks ...

Karzie

I'd like to race if there's a spot.

Otherwise, I could probably do a support vehicle if we need one.

Karzie

Does anyone know if 25 year old 'Profile' areo bars still legal?

Karzie

There's two masters teams as well. One open and the other 150+ years.

Karzie

Only Vehicles fitted with a rotating yellow light and
"Caution Cyclists Ahead" signs that conform with the RTA guide lines for road racing, will be allowed to follow their team.

I've got a rotating yellow light.

Maybe it's amber...

Karzie

Every time I manage to get out of Sydney, you guys do this ride. Grrrrr

Karzie

looks alright i guess.

Now to work out transport. Who's driving and has room for another person or bike??

Allan Sumner said last week he still had a spare seat. I don't know what the ride is going to be like in the van, however....

Karzie

Boy colours and girl colours:

http://blag.xkcd.com/2010/05/03/color-survey-results/

hahaha That's gold!

Karzie

but the legs are still uncovered and so is the face...

And cellulite...

Karzie

Have To Follow U, Dulwich Hillers

Karzie

1 cappucino = 247 seconds

Karzie

LOL

That's good

Karzie

Republic of Ireland: Tim Llewellyn
Republic of Congo: Simon Llewellyn
Italy: Jessica Norman
France: Victoria Armstrong
Iceland: Christian
India: Alex C
Japan: Michael Chid
Germany: Nathan
Cuba: Ian C - I'll bring the Rum and cigars

Karzie

Hmmm. greek cafe food was lovely. Cap was creamy. Stainless steel tables

The service was amazingly quick for so many people, and they didn't forget my long large latte!

Karzie

Perhaps I should wear a green jersey

Like The Green Lantern?

Do you have to say something magical too?

Karzie

We could have the aussie version "camp'o" like John'o, Jack'o, Dave'o

No Mike, Campo was a rugger bugger! Toff will never go for it.

Mind you, I did like some of his ?magazine covers. Do you think he'd mind me borrowing them? Just for the articles of course....

Karzie

....a bit insulting that the commentators didn't even think Cadel was in contention. They basically thought Contador had it

yes, one of them sounds like he has a furball stuck in his throat when Cadel made his move.

Hahahaha

Karzie

http://www.bigringriding.com/ - amusing macho BS

Thanks Simon.

Karzie

Err.. One hour at walking pace. That's a 4-5 km range guys.
I preferred that NZ one that ?Mike linked to. At least it can go fairly fast and has handles to hold onto!

Karzie

oh seen it, i was meaning the pic of the guy in the shirt that says the killing thing It was on the TV news Tim, but I wasn't recording it. Apparently it's the name of a band.... but I somehow don't think that was exactly why he was wearing it. He seemed a bit surprised there was a media crew there.

Karzie

A Channel Nine camera crew were waiting for the drivers to come to work the next day. The person they said was the driver of the truck concerned was wearing a green t-shirt which said "Kill, baby, Kill" on the front of it...

Karzie

I'll be coming also.

Ian

Karzie

Is anyone coming this Sunday to RNP?

I'm a probably, but ultimately depending on what time I get to bed Sat night...

Karzie

Karzie

Great news about the 3m bicycle lane though - that rocks! Yes, but are they going to sweep it regularly? Also, if they put in a barrier it may make it hard for groups to overtake, esp newbies. It seems to me that a lot of this development in recent years is more a response to motorists demands that...

Karzie

The race will also double as the third round of the Macarthur Club Championship although entry from all riders is welcome. That would be a great day. We could set up a barbecue near the microwave towers...! Rnd 3: Old Razorback HillClimb Time Trial 1 August 2010 http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/x...

Karzie

...good suggestions out there for a suitable collective noun for Michaels....

What a about a "thicket" of Michaels...

Hehehehe...

Karzie

But a great day by any measure Weyun. Thanks to you and Mike - and Peter with his traditional navigation system. It is a great thing to claim a whole day for yourself, even tho' it got a bit masochistic at times! Mike did a clanking good job riding around the highlands with a loose casette most of t...

Karzie

How was today's ride? Here's some photos. Now that's Breakfast! http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/icarswell/Sounthern%20Highland%20Ride%2028-3-10/DSC02404.jpg Early Days http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/icarswell/Sounthern%20Highland%20Ride%2028-3-10/DSC02408.jpg The Three Musketeers h...

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PS. Everyone coming on the ride should carry an ICE card with emergency contact information in their jersey pocket.

As they found in the London Tube bombing, it's a good idea to have an ICE number on your mobile. That's where mine is.

Karzie

Thanks for that Yewenyi and Weiyun. I had posted a couple of items from my son's new Mac.

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Karzie

To be sure you can use the follwing command in a windows command prompt:

c:\ipconfig /flushdns

How do you flush your dns cache on a Mac?

Karzie

I've just done the maths on it and I can't do it. I'd have a problem converting my fixie to singlespeed in time for the 6th March and the 20th March clashes with the NSW Masters Scratch race.

What would you have to do Mike? I'm not sure what the specs are for 'singlespeed' in this context.

Karzie

I'm interested. Looks like a great ride. I'll see how my knee holds up on Sunday. Maybe I will try and organise a support car in case I blow up or drink too much beer!

Karzie

OK its on !!!!!, but we had to move the date, sorry. Sun Mar 28 - Southern Highlands Non Fixie Imperial Century day trip

Mike, We finish breakfast in Camden the same time we leave Picton for Nattai.

Karzie

Nice spreadsheet and has been around for a while. But it's incompatibility with Excel on the Mac (due to macro dependency) was a show stopper for me.

Boot Camp with Windows 7 .... yum

Karzie

Yep, this is the accepted Parisian style.

If you value your car, you never leave it in gear.

Karzie

Hey, isn't this supposed to be a NON-bike related thread?

You guys!!

I've got some good recipes I can share...

Karzie

Jimmy, I can tell you it's better than them saying 'look at that four-eyed git over there' when anyone can see i've only got two! Otherwise, can anyone send me unusual bike pictures? There can be people on them or not. Nada Nada, go to http://images.google.com.au/images?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&...

Karzie

All the best guys and girls. Have a safe, fun trip. Tip: If you see sheep in the farm, make loud noise like tribal red Indians. The sheep will freak out and run away. Tomas and I did that whenever we had a chance. Hahaha! That's what you think. Tasmanian sheep know what it means when men chase them...

Karzie

If my knee holds up on Saturday, I'll come and keep Simon company. I haven't ridden for six weeks...

Ian

Karzie

Conclusion, 1) It was a sub-critical mass. 2) A demonstration of critical mass ride done wrong. We can get more critical mass on Saturday Slowies! I like the opening line "Despite the presence of police helicopters, no-one was punished"... Like they're gonna use rockets ... or better, nap...

Karzie

the hack only effected Internet Explorer and Windows and was a browser highjack.

I was getting the error on Firefox from 30th Jan...?

It happened last month also, on the last day of the month, then everything fine on the first day of the new month.

Karzie

One large wind vest please.

Ian Carswell

Karzie

Bianchi geometries are listed in their PDF doc.
http://www.bianchi.com/common/products2 ... s_Road.pdf

So would that be a B4P 1885 AS 540 or a 520?

Surely not a 560...

Karzie

Nice choice. Traditional, Italian.... but what are 'medium' measurements? After having to follow Chris and Weiyun's detailed advisories, I demand real numbers here!

Karzie

Any rowers in the club? Umm... I've done a bit over the years. It's good to learn (and fun). Just don't let them talk you into racing :wink: The main reason for learning to row properly is technique. Learning on a rowing machine will seldom lead to good technique and you won't maximise the benefits...

Karzie

What else is helpful apart from swimming and resistance training?

Rowing (machine?) is probably the best overall. No impact, high CV, similar leg muscles plus shoulders, back, arms and CORE.

Karzie

Further to Weyun's post, G, :roll: and as I said last week, you should all minimise your solar exposure as much as possible, esp for Tomas who has no natural melanin protection. He will blister with as little as 40 minutes direct exposure in January, and doesn't have any experience of what the sun c...

Karzie

Thanks also to Michael Clement who came up with the idea and came out to do the filming, and Michael Chidgey for the great artwork. There's no reason we can't do it all outside, if we were to do it again. I guess we could move inside if it were inclement. The beer was great too. So close and so cold...

Karzie

Me, i'd cycle out, do the wedding cake swim and then cycle home again. I don't know if it's still the same, but the Nepean run leg is a bitch. Straight up the side of the escarpment and then back down. The down bit is where a bad knee will go on you...

Karzie

A lap with Casey Stoner piloting would probably do the same for me!

Karzie

Great story G. It was more like a “drown the other swimmers competition” than a triathlon. Or maybe that’s wot a triathlon is supposed to be. The swim is always a bit of a shock when you haven't done one before and it doesn't get easier, especially when it's short course and they only have one buoy ...

Karzie

Here are the newest additions to the Irish Track Team. The club now has three international reps (including Thomas) or am I miscounting?

http://s741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52 ... %20Lopers/

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OK, here's some of my shots from this afternoon These are low res, for quick upload, if you want any copies, just let me know. Ian http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/icarswell/Tempe_Track_091107/_DSC01542b.jpg http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/icarswell/Tempe_Track_091107/_Dsc01532.jpg ht...

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