Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club

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Tim, what subjects are you studying?

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I cross there Mon-Fri in the evening after dark. The problem must occur later.

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Yes, you are right, I didn't read the post properly.

What about going on the other side of the road and then crossing at that "safety zone"

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The road in front of that pub on the western end of Pyrmont Br is often littered with broken glass from the previous night, especially on Sat mornings.

Yes, I remember riding that way with you, it was a real shocker. You need an alternative route to that one.

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Yesterday I didn't actually puncture, I don't know what cut the tyre, but it must of gone across it and didn't push in too deeply. Perhaps my luck is changing.

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2000 87kg
2001 84kg
2002 83kg
2003 82kg
2004 82kg
2005 82kg
2006 74kg
2007 80kg

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Its not actually weight lifting, its a cardio activity done with weights. I've been doing it since 2004

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2003 5 flats (the last 2 on the 31st December, shouldn't of gone to work that day)
2004 5 flats
2005 5 flats
2006 6 flats
2007 17 flats (so far)

what the ?

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As in the same weight on the bar as the Scot's man. And we know they build them tough up there.

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Eat more food.

I was a bit off colour Tuesday night.

Hey this morning I did Body Pump and I did the heaviest weight in lunges that I'm aware of world wide. I'm sure there's some freak somewhere I'm not aware of, but this freak is only aware of a freak in Scotland who does the same weight.

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Thats good, I didn't really want tyres that only lasted 800k on the rear.

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At the gym this morning I felt dizzy after doing my max lifts, which I did 2. Each time I had to sit down for a couple of minutes.

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I pulled the tyre off and to my surprise the large cut had hardly damaged the carcus, so I put a patch inside the tyre and put it back on. Now I've discovered something interesting about those pro2race tyres. On the packaging they have a symbol with the words "HIGH PERFORMANCE + Silicium Energy...

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17 flats this year so far

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I've got to put both ProRace2's on the bike now, leaving only the conti ultra speed as spare.

Pity about the Rubino, it was virtually new. Maybe I can glue it together and use it on the beast when it works again, won't use it on the front.

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Next time someones ordering, I need some more tyres, my rear rubino has a big cut in it, I'll be lucky to ride home.

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My Home PC. I use my work laptop from home and work, carry it in my back pack, good strength training. My work laptop stopped working a couple of weeks ago, its only about 4 months old, they gave me a replacement and sent it off for repair and then I got back. Pretty much hassle free. Home PC is goi...

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My PC blew up on Monday, I think the power supply has burnt out.

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And the seller has a rating of .... wait for it ..... 1

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I better check the mirror just in case "sucker" is printed across my forehead.

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romantic

Has Huw lost weight ?

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The real men of DHBC showed their devotion by riding out to Waterfall in the morning and then still going to the track at night. The role of honor was; - Lindsay - Tim - AlHassan - yours truly The best beard award was a dead heat between Lindsay and Tim, despite neither of them riding bents. On the ...

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Hey Tim, put a post over here;

http://www.mcnews.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=14034

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Nowadays the bikes are built better, so mods don't give you much of a boost.

BTW, I agree with Lindsay, way too much beard, especially for a clean skin.

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16 years

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That accident at EC raceway must of been pretty bad. I've been out on some practice days, back around 81. I was on a GS550, which had a rated top speed of 180kph, but mine would do 190kph, due to K&N filters and a 4into1 exaust system. Fastest on the race circuit I got it to was 170kph on the ba...

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How are you at getting the power to the ground?

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EC Dragway

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How much do motorbike tyres cost nowadays?

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Slept in this morning, got to the gym late, but I'm feeling good cos I did my PB in one of the exercises.

Work is dragging and its only 10.38am. How much does the dole pay nowadays?

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You only have one set of knees, err on the side of caution James C.

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Tim, I've watched the MotoGP, will bring the tape tonight.

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Upload them somewhere like flickr or photobucket and link them

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Does becoming a dad two days prior qualify one for an exclusion from this BOP?

Congratulations.

Boy or Girl ?

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OK, I'm in, see you 6.30am Monday

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I got lightly showered on going along General Homes, no big deal. Apart from that it was dry riding all the way apart from a bit of spray off the wheels. I was making good pace and then I got a flat outside Westfield. After that I kinda went into cruise mode. The coffee and B&E wrap were good. G...

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I better get them back to Al and Coral as they a short of cups, gadgets and spare parts etc.

I hear Al has a tractor, but he doesn't know where it is.

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My commute shoes are still wet. The advantage in having two pairs is that I had nice dry shoes to ride in this morning.

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Hey Geoff,

Don't know how, but I missed your post.

Congrats on the new PB.

BTW, does Al make a good cuppa ?

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What rims would you use for building? Carbon Deep V i would assume. Tubular? & Dura ace hubs? DT spokes? Lightweight climbing wheels would help the man who can't climb... I would of thought you would of being a medium climber like Huw and me. Heavy but strong. The TWE wheels seem to be good val...

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Nay. 30/25 is your bottom gear!

Yes, I was thinking of that one for the bridge, but it wasn't needed.

In 2001 the wind on the bridge gave me the impression that I was going to be lifted upwards, as distinct from being blown sidewise.

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At Milsons pt, I got down to bottom gear (42/25) and I was thinking mmm its going to be windy on the bridge, but it wasn't so bad on the bridge.

Windy, but nothing like that night in 2001.

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It seems to have picked up since this morning, going to be a long ride home today, especially as I have to go to a "work function" and then ride home straight afterwards.

Doesn't look to promising for Saturday Slowies.

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Sounds like Saturday slowies for me on Saturday. I don't think my knee is good enough to run on and I don't see myself racing Saturday Arvo.

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Wasn't that windy today.

In 2001 is was so windy crossing the harbor bridge that I rode down hill in bottom gear. Many riders decided not to even try crossing.

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I bit windy this morning, but to my surprise, it was 13 deg.

Whats the forecast for the weekend?

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Thanks again everyone for chipping in. The order is now in and CT it is. I ended up going for an 11-25 cassette and it should have RNP covered for both downs and ups. Given it is a relatively new combo for Campag, it's worth a try. I'm running 11-25 and I don't notice the gaps. Its an individual th...

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Thanks Simon. Forgot that you are also on a CT. Yes, the 11 cog would be somewhat irrelevant for me on 50, but thought it might come in handy on the 34 by extending its range a bit. Yet again, that's bad cross chaining. Yes, but the 12 isn't crossed and if it only went down to 12, then you would on...

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Then I wouldn't bother with 11-21, the closest I'd go would be 11-23

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The ones you saw me in on Sunday were the heavier ones, which I brought from Torpedo 7. The Torpedo 7 ones have a zip at the back so they are easier to put on and take off.

Having used them, I have to ask myself the question, "why didn't I buy them years ago?"

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Do you have 10 speed or 9 speed ?

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First time I had worn booties in the rain. I wore the lighter $10 ones and they did a pretty good job of keeping the water out. A little bit got in thru the tops and got the top of the socks wet (cotton sport socks), which moved thru the sock a little, but the shoes themselves are relatively dry. I ...

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Do you feel the gaps between the gears on the existing 12-25?

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I brought a complete spare set of clothing to work, assuming that the morning clothes would be no good for the return journey.

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I haven't tried to open it yet using the same process cos I'm not oververtly concerned.

A bit wet this morning, cycling numbers were down a little.

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There you go

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20070309 (CK-IBM) Firefox/2.0.0.3

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Efficient coder.

Firefox 1.5 series? The latest release is up to 2.0.0.4.

The beast isn't the latest bike either.

I've just checked the company internal download site, I'm permitted to use 2.0.0.3 so I'll download it.

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You answer the question when its asked.

So in answer to your question;
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.12) Gecko/20070508 (CK-IBM) Firefox/1.5.0.12

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Forum is still not working on Firefox. Works in IE

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lol!! ok i should have been more clear, they arent writing much on here.

man how are you two both up to 100 posts all ready?! (just about)

Cos we have computer related jobs

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Northern Suburbs crit championships are on Monday.

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man its because weiyun and michael seem not to be talking!

If he doesn't know why I'm mad, well I'm not going to tell him.

Forum is not working for me from firefox, but is working from IE. Firefox tries to download something instead of opening the window.

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Gosh, you extended a long way out!

From my recollection, I just saw this guy having half of his torso out of the passenger side window waving a DHBC jersey.

That was Geoffs biceps

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The suspense is killing me!

And here's the quiz: Who was the driver of the car GeoffM was riding in this morning?

Doesn't Geoff only drive when they need to get to the airport in 20 minutes?

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Come on I know plenty of you guys were out there, so whats the news?

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Lindsay suggested changing the shoulders as per what you have as the detail in the existing jersey was a bit lost when they wrinkled. The different font and line looks much better. What would it look like with red underneath it? BTW, the way around your vertal font problem, is to rotate the picture ...

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Perhaps the real problem is that text on the side of black pants just doesn't cut it. Out of the states, Victoria is the worst. The other thing we haven't discussed is the background colour, on the NSW ones, they have continued the light blue theme down the side, while retaining black on the inside....

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i reckon go with dullwich hill

i reckon the clearer who we are the better

Brotherly luv

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Simon, your argument about the writing being read sideways is flawed in your case, cos your cadience is so high, you legs are just a blurr

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Simon, your argument about the writing being read sideways is flawed in your case, cos your cadience is so high, you legs are just a blurr

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Went out in the tin top at 8pm and it was figging cold even with the heater on. Today it was a bit cold going thru Duffy's forrest, I recon it will be a tad colder Sunday morning.

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Looks like you are forcing me to use the "C" word Alan. OK, I'll be there, I'll PM you my mobile number.

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I'm still going to Dapto, although at this point look it looks like I'll be on me Pat Malone after Waterfall.

Would love to do it, just don't have enough time.

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I'll do it, but I'll probably be a little slower as I didn't a hill ride today.

The good news is that I've already had this weeks flat (#16) so there shouldn't be any stops for flats from me.

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Simon, don't you do a lot of standing around? I mean while they are doing all those presentations for your victorys that is.

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That was quick, so it's not just on the bike that your quick Simon. It's much more identifible from a distance than plain text, due to the larger letters. I'd loose the wiggly line and have the letters above each other (top to bottom). The circle could probably do with a bit red around it. Anyway, w...

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If I understand the potential deal with the kiwi concern, we have as many different types of articles as we want, as long as we get 100 units. Lindsay can correct me on this. So if thats the case, then we can do different vesions if so desired. I'm being thinking black with the 4 circles down it. We...

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I suggested to Lindsay on Monday to put the 4 circles of DHBC down the sides of the legs

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So I wouldn't know if I'm racing at 12.15 or 1.45, probably until I turn up.

Perhaps I'll go to Heffron instead

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So in Vet B race I'll get a different width of behind to look at.

Seriously, how do they know how to grade me?

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Whats the difference between Vet B and Vet A? How do I know which one is me?

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I just realised this race is tomorrow. There's Masters A and Masters B, I'm not sure what the definition of A and B is.

Entry list
http://www.nsw.cycling.org.au/files/rac ... /07097.htm

Flyer

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Well, it wasn't that simple. Did a thorough check last night and it was very worthwhile as I've found two points where the rim got dinged. As a result, there's a sharp ridge that protrudes against the tyre's side wall and would definitely wear through over time. I've now unmounted the tyres and wil...

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Thats the one benifit that alloy cages have, you just bend them a little until you have the desired tension.

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What are the major variations from the stats we looked at last year?

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The order went in Sunday night... I'm quite desperate for those pedals...

Dam !

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Hey when i went to sprint this morning (i was by myself) i pulled my foot again without any effort whatsoever, the spring in the pedal is well past its due by date. So my racing bike has now been declared unraceable, so i'm pretty keen to invest in pedals very soon. So if you want to order i will b...

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Mabyee there's a business opportunity there, to setup a mail order house based out of there.

I purchased some booties from Deanwoods direct today $10 plus postage.

http://www.deanwoods.com.au/store/prod117.htm

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How was the trip?

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1. Pump the tyres up
2. Head out the door

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Looks like everyones being out riding today.

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Here's Ernies photos. http://erniesmithphoto.com.au Not particually good pictures of me, but the fog is kinda cool. http://erniesmithphoto.com.au/photos/Img0476_0010_thm.jpg http://erniesmithphoto.com.au/photos/Img0476_0069_thm.jpg Here's Simon http://erniesmithphoto.com.au/photos/Img0477_0053_thm.j...

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You also need a wider BB if you want to go from a double to a triple.

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Whats that ????? beautiful weather !!!!!

I raced in fog, it was hard to see the breakaway at times.

I think the smaller MMAS4 bunch over elite made it a little safter. It was good to race was such experienced riders, you could see the difference between them and Heffron C.

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James, why don't you change it every so often when you get bored of the existing one.

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I'm inclined to agree, personally I'd use a standard double or for an extra 100-150gms a triple. Like many things, its personal choice.

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Well its over, I now know what the best of Sydney breed for guys my age. I got dropped once when the pack splintered and managed to get back on with the assistance of one other although for a while we though we wouldn't get back on and stayed with the pack all the way, getting dropped with 2k to go....

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I injured my right forearm on Monday and my left knee on Tuesday (its been a bad week), but I don't think that either should be an issue for the race. I'm gunna die anyway, cos there's some A graders in my race.

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Yeh, I think its 5k.

So that makes my race 50k and Simons 100k.

Mine starts at 8.10am so I better wear leg and arm warmers and have a magnesium tablet.

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