Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club

Philip

90% enjoyance 10% endurance

Philip

Every year we say "never again" and every year we forget the pain and go again.

So who's in? Bookings are open.

http://goo.gl/L8gYSH

Philip

Looks like we are gunna have to do some secret training

So secret not even we know we're doing it.

Philip

Stuart and Eleri, I was linking images through Flickr but that's double handling and Flickr has become a pain (yahoo's killed Flickr). As it stands I backup images to drop box, I don't really want to then load them onto another service and then link them back to the forum. It's a small thing but It ...

Philip

Am I the only one to get iritated at the inability to post images directly on the forum.

Any way this is a link to a pic of Adam from Saturday's Hills Ride. It seems to work as a link on a computer but not on Tapatalk.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/x4v7kwb0vfdvg ... 6.39-1.jpg

Philip

Actually scrap that last post. I'll probably opt for the hills instead. I'll envy you all though. It'll be a great ride.

Philip

You can repeat the hills waiting for us to get to the top

58 Galston Gorges will get you an Everest.

Still hoping to come, I'll see how the head is in the morning. Don't wait for me. Are you still hoping to be back by 11.30?

Philip

If I can throw off my cold I'll be there. Looks like being a superb day for the gorges.

Philip

Bib knicks (if you don't specify M/W I will assume M) $120 S M L XL Skin suit (specify M/W and either long or short sleeves) $160 S M - James R, long sleeve, mens M - Noel, SS, Men's. M - Stu Binns, 1x LS / 1x SS M - Philip L, 1x Long Sleeve men's L - Mike, short sleeve, mens L - Rob W, short sleeve...

Philip

Must be a mid-week ride, eh Philip?

Mid week riding... the curse of the under employed!

Philip

mindboggling ability to procure leav passes striking again?

from one leave pass guru to another. I have no chance in hell of riding on Sunday.

Philip

Ditto! Will we get age adjusted times like the waratahs.

Philip

By my rough reckoning only 76 hill repeats on artillery. Sunday anyone??

Philip

artillery hill here I come!!

Philip

Really?

Philip

Surely the answer is to license pedestrians.

Philip

Hi Simon, I've sent you a text. I'm interested in the fixie for my hipster daughter. Cheers Philip.

Philip

Had a great time. I think I like ITT's no one to blame but myself, which is strangely liberating. I was pleasantly surprised I could maintain an average of 33.5kph for the 25km. Didn't hurt to much, which is in fact a problem, I rarely visit the "house of pain". I'd surely do better if I d...

Philip

Most of it I don't really know so I'll leave it to others. The bit I'd be worried about is the M5, the road works seem to be never ending and make it a less than enjoyable ride. Definitely an early Sunday ride you'll want to minimise the traffic on the major roads. I used to often do the M5-M7 retur...

Philip

Looks like fun! Great report too.

Philip

Thanks from me to. A great day in the saddle. To good in fact, I didn't get many pics, to busy riding. What I did get can be found via the link below. I'll leave them there for a week or so, feel free to take and use what you like.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/31c1uzzbnw6fgs6/GUcy60PFRt

Philip

What's a wind trainer? If it's like what you gave me a year or so ago you can have that one back. If it's what you need let me know and I'll drop it off.

Philip

I'm in until the last gorge then I'll leave you fine folk as I have an appointment with some fine food.

Philip

I'd love to but I'm a no. The shorter Stuart option suits my family plans better, enjoy the pies.

Philip

I may be a starter but not a finisher. I need to be in Monavale for Easter lunch. I'll try to figure out the logistics. If it turns out to be tricky I'll opt for Stuarts 3 gorge option.

Philip

While walking in the RNP a month or so ago my wife also picked up a leech. It was on her for ages and left a nice blood stain on her trousers. They are very effective at numbing the area to avoid detection. They also inject some anti coagulant which is why the spot bleeds so much after they detach. ...

Philip

Hi jo, I'll do part the way with you. I'll turn around at the 75km mark or thereabouts. Although I might take the seacliff bridge route. Decide as the mood takes me. See you at 6.

Philip

Or a noodle around a length of PVC pipe then cut it into lengths and sell them. Cottage industry in the making. What I want to know is what are these rollers for? Is this another exercise fad I've missed?

Philip

Adam I think, looking strong in the RNP this morning, going counter clockwise.

Philip

changing tubes and cleaning chains I've got sorted but very keen to know how to adjust gears, change chains and re-grease a bottom bracket (mine loves to creak) So while I won't put my name down for this one I'll be there for the next.

Philip

Thanks guys, if I was a real cyclist I'd know this stuff. Sadly the bikes gone already.

Philip

How tall a person would a 52inch frame fit? It might be good for my hipster older daughter.

Philip

no, no, no. It's clearly Murphy's Law!
Fixing a flat with the whole bunch of your fellow cyclists standing around watching is obviously far worse in the rain, ipso facto more punctures in the rain.

Philip

Andrew, you have got to upload your ACE ride. It's like living the glory all over again with no pain. I think we can also view our rides together. Great find Stuart!

Philip

The weather is looking like hot cross buns in bed so don't wait for me, I'm a highly unlikely starter.

Philip

I'm in

Philip

What confuses me is you've been riding solidly all year, wouldn't your base been well and truly taken care of by now ?

Philip

Kudos!! That's a serious route to crack your first 200's on. Serious whichever way you look at it really.

Philip

1. Noel
2. Peter B - (no objection to 5am departure)
3. Philip - 5am is good. We could start from around my place if you want to take the south west passage. 40 minutes to Sutherland. Gives us more time on the real hills. Just a thought.

Philip

I let myself receive my parcels at my work. But then I'm a very forbearing boss, and a very appreciative employee.

Philip

Ditto, I saw it at 6am when I woke. Bit late.

Still, meant I got to seek out the mythical south west passage to Sutho.

Philip

While I love a good whine as much as the next bloke, and I agree the solution is a pretty crap one. I disagree that there wasn't a problem. Previously if you were traveling downstream you'd hit the road on the wrong side of a narrow road coming out of a blind corner. While regulars are all to famili...

Philip

I'm going to look into Saturday accommodation in Bright pronto. Watch this space.

Bright?

I'd love to do this but it's right after Vietnam, so I suspect I'll have buckleys of getting a day pass.

Philip

I've been searching for a size that will fit my bike, in readiness for Vietnam's roads. Currently tried and failed with Schwalbe marathons 28, ultremo zx 28 and durano plus 25. The durano plus were ok until I rode in the wet then the extra muck on the tyre caused some rubbing. Looks like I have to s...

Philip

take the train back from either Wollongong or Kiama?

Any thoughts?

"take the train back", what's this "take the train back" business???

Philip

We thought it would be fun to add up all the kms DHBCers did on the big day.

Eleri: 250
Mark L: 250
Amy: 200
Adam: 200
Ted: 200
Adrian: 200
Camilla: 200
Philip: 250

running total: 1750

Philip

Phillip - when are you down? Our household is in residence now and we're here all week :-) I've got two full on days of work which may in fact be more gruelling than the ACE. Then I'm on the Friday morning plane, then a hire car, then I'm there. When and where is the pool party? Hopefully I'll be t...

Philip

Thanks Stuart. I've ordered a few of the bits you've mentioned. They probably won't be here in time for ACE but they'll get used for Vietnam. Otherwise I've stocked up on foam and bubble wrap. Should be ok, fingers crossed. Thanks for your help.

Philip

Thanks Guys, success. The pipe did the trick. I'm now in need of more foam, it still looks very vulnerable. Trip to Bunnings tomorrow. Do you detach the hanger, it looks particularly vulnerable? I plan to even though the pictures I've seen have it still attached.

Cheers.

Philip

I may not make it due to mechanical incompetence. In a worthy attempt to practice packing my bike into its flight bag I came unstuck at pretty much the first hurdle. I can't get the pedals off. Yes I've checked the direction I should be turning but can't budge them. Agghhhhh!!!! Where's my pit crew??

Philip

Thanks Marc, all the earlier ones are i-phone the recent ones are shot with a little camera I've started riding with. Some are shot while riding, some are shot when stopped.

Philip

Could be interesting,
Forecast for Bright, Friday 24th is possible thunderstorms top of 34, while Hotham is top of 16 also possible thunderstorms. What that means for Sunday is anyones guess.

Philip

Vietnam, you know you want to!!! Still some places left.

http://www.rideandseek.com/local/vietnam

Philip

Leave it with me John, I'll see what i can do. Check back tomorrow.

Philip

Hi All, I have gathered a few pics on my rides of late and don't really know what to do with them. I don't want to flood my Instagram followers with too many lycra clad sweaty bodies, i'm already stretching the tollerance of a few non cycling friends. So I've set up a drop box folder to dump them in...

Philip

I rode that road on Sunday so reading this was very scary. Just awful.

Philip

Sunday 5 Jan 6am

1. Adam W
2. Tony
3. Anthony K Sleep Permitting
4. Bnej
5. James R
6. John M
7. Philip. One way only. Getting picked up on the way to Jamberoo... "where you control the action"

Philip

spotted John H tearing through RNP near Otford, and I think I saw Adam also in the RNP.

Philip

Final tally.
Rode 10,591 km
Climbed 109,488 m

Pretty pleased, not bad for an old guy.
Happy New Year everyone.

Philip

Hi Mike, tempting but I'll not have my bike with me, and the family would kill me if I took off during "family" time. I'll just have to train hard when I get back. I'm only away for a week so I should be still in form for the alpine classic. Well as close to form as I'm likely to get. Have...

Philip

The Rapha store is holding some Festive 500 rides over the break. For those interested here are the details. I won't be riding them as I'll be eating figs in NZ. Needless to say these are not DHBC club rides… cycling is a broad church or so they say. So just in case you may have some space on your C...

Philip

4am of course, was there another choice?

Sunrise from mount hotham. It's all about the photo op.

Philip

No, wait till Gary emails you with his address. Or contact him if you like. He needs to have your actual card which gets sent to Paris to get stamped them it gets sent back to you.

How'd you shape up today?

Philip

Not this time Robert, but there is a good one of you on my Instagram feed from the hills ride. le_masurier

Philip

Robert on the bike path near the M5East using cycling infrastructure, as was I, use it or lose it.

Philip

how about hosting a few in NZ!!! this club is so Dulwich Hill orientated!

Philip

Hi David,

There are currently 5 DHBCers doing the ride that I know about, you'll make it 6.
the forum thread is titled "Leave pass on Dec 8"

3 of us will be riding there and 2 will be driving.

See you there.

Cheers,
Philip

Philip

4.30 it is.

Philip

Double kudos!!

Philip

and i still had time to have a boyfriend and go to work. YEW!

Define "boyfriend" and "work" and is "had time to have a boyfriend" past tense

Where's the kudos button??

Philip

I'm in....

Philip

Great ride, thanks everyone.
There's a couple of pictures on my instagram feed search for le_masurier.
If you ride faster than me both up and down the hills then there's no way I can shoot you. That may well be a good thing, who knows.

Philip

Might even bring my real camera, now I'm an award winning cycling photographer.

1. Andrew Harvey
2. Peter Bownes
3. Jo (accepting I may get dropped).
4. AndrewM
5. Tony o C
6. John H.
7. Phil D.
8. Philip.

Philip

the other option is to do one of Andrew M's Grande Tours, saves the bother of check points and all that palaver. Andrew are you out there?
Or we could do the gorges at a cracking pace, make up for the lack of distance with speed (I'll definitely regret that idea).

Philip

Any one up for a lazy 200 in prep for the ACE
http://www.audax.org.au/public/index.ph ... dney-a-nsw

Philip

Jo is a legend.

Here here from here too!
And also my thanks to Adrian, mammoth effort on front. Great company all round. Riding at its best, despite the heat.

Philip

we were so hot, we were smokin'!… and the beer was excellent.

Philip

Jo
Tim (maybe baby)
Eleri
JamesR
Andrewm
Peter Bownes
Philip (I'll be in full taper, ie slow. nursing a gammy knee. Old shrapnel wound from the war)

Philip

Coming:

1. Geoff M
2. Philip

Philip

Oops got my dates wrong.

1. John

Philip

Sounds good and fits my limited time frame. Are you planing on dodging gong route?

1. John
2. Philip

Philip

they still need more members in NSW to qualify for the next election.

Sign up, you know you want to!

http://www.icycleivote.com

Philip

It hurt, I have to say that now while I can still remember the pain. Memories of pain diminish quickly to be replaced by memories of glory and triumph. So while I still can, let me say it again, IT HURT!!! IT HURT BAD!!! Fast forward 9 months..... "the Fitz, really, is it that time again? Sure ...

Philip

So cool!!

Philip

Dylan just sent me this link to a more detailed itinerary https://www.dropbox.com/s/2sx9sl2epa3tp52/Vietnam%20Itinerary.pdf I've paid my deposit so I'm as good as there, with just the small question of fitness. As Eleri mentioned Dylan is happy to come along and tell us more about the ride and other...

Philip · Re: Fitz - Sunday October 27 2013 Yes it's a small box.

Yes it's a small box.

Philip · Re: Fitz - Sunday October 27 2013 Damn me and my big mouth!

Damn me and my big mouth!

Philip

Oops

1. James R
2. Ben L
3. Philip

Philip

I'm in. Maybe Stanwell park again for me.

Philip

Just sent it to Christian to see if I can persuade him.

Excellent, should we start a list?

Philip

This trip looks pretty amazing and I'm thinking of indulging in an epic next year, so this may be it.
Has any one traveled with these people and if so how were they.

http://www.rideandseek.com/local/vietnam

Thanks for any info.

Philip

Philip

Philip

. Bald Hill is pretty and all, but really you want to do The Wall. 4 x repeats for Philip.

Sheeze, I fold on a few rides and I'm singled out for special punishment. Harsh !

Philip

Phillip,
Ballpark, what time do you expect to get hone doing Bald Hill once? twice?

Anthony, this one took me 5.5 hours including a coffee at Stanwell Park
so probably about the same or longer if I do Bald Hill twice.

http://app.strava.com/activities/85641547

Philip

I'll be doing the park this Sunday also. My legs are still hurting from the epic, so definitely need some more pain before Fitz. I'll follow you in but I think I'll need to head on to Stanwell Park and then turn around and do the Bald Hill climb. Maybe twice, but then maybe I'm dreaming. 1. Anthony ...

Philip

totally!!!

Philip

I'm in

1. Noel
2. Andrew M
3. Peter Bownes
4. Philip

Philip

Sorry Andrew I was to excited to read to the bottom. So 5.30 it is. Peter if I rode as much as you do the dog house would be a step up. More likely I'd be dog food.

1. Andrewm
2. Peter Bownes
3. Philip

Philip

At the cost of substantial political capital, I'm in. Are we talking 6am or earlier. Is there a food stop somewhere, other than James's Devonshire teas at the top of each hill, or are we in true endurance mode?

Philip

pretty sure I'll be good for this one too, besides it seems I have hills to defend, though with James coming along that may be a fruitless task. I'll confirm later today. Either route is good for me.

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