Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club

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Dulwich Hill had 4 riders in attendence, Huw, Simon, Tim and myself. Huw and I were first timers so we were put in Div 5 / E grade, which consisted of 6 riders. I'll report Div 5, cos I was in the race and therfor paying attention. Race 1 Scratch 8 laps. Huw 1st, me 2nd and then daylight Race 2 Hand...

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Excellent piece of advice.

In C grade you need to worry about being taken out by someone who doesn't know what they are doing

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lol or like beards

Hows the lady at work?

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I agree with Simon and Grant.

Hi Michael, heard you were sick, hence not seeing you on the road lately. Hows it going, are you better? Cheers Mike.

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Looking for yoga stuff, came upon girlie forum

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Looks like I might as well buy 2 pairs of black cleats from PBK

http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=A1602

$13.19 a pair

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34.18kmh !!!!! the average dude couldn't average that down hill

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What I figured out is that you loose power after bending the body past 90deg, so the amount of aerodynamics is limited by the angle of your seat tube, which on on OCR is relaxed, although I could put the seat forward a little, but does it affect your knees putting the seat forward?

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Try this link

http://www.yvonnehijgenaar.nl/fotogalle ... e_2006.jpg

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Didn't they average something like 30.5kph over the stage? Pretty amazing.

Caldel Evans ain't that far from the pointy end, he could end up with an overall placing.

Shame about the accidents.

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Its something we always new, but here's the proof

http://forums.vogue.com.au/showthread.php?t=259116

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Hey Tim, have you seen the "didn't see you mate" vid?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6IFb7gn8Dw

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Hi James, I use to own a house in Cecily st, Lillyfield, a long long time ago.

Lilyfield is on my commute, I'll wave to you as I commute up and down Lillyfield rd.

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I don't know why, but I've stopped getting any significant colds and flus over the last couple of years, go back to the 80's and 90's and I was knocked out for about 2 weeks every year.

Anyway, take it easy and get better.

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If that's your comfort position, then would a zero angle setting cause you trouble? If I think about it I can hold the foot in the correct postion, so the cleat should result in a simple correct. I noticed today that I'm walking with the left toes pointing out a little. Should point out that my bod...

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OK, due to my knee injury I'm pointing the left heal inwards a little and moving the knee outwards a little.

I think a black cleat will rectify this

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Does 0% float mean that the shoe doesn't rock from left to right, or does it mean that the heal doesn't pivot from left to right ?

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Amazing cadience

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I've heard the 1000 watt figure before, but is there actually some data floating around?

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They can put out a high wattage output for a very short time.

How steep was the finish?

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I just noticed it has bar ends. the ultimate flat bar racer ?

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Thanks for the link Kieran. I was looking quite closely at your riding postion on Sunday as you probably have the lowest postion of all. I have been working on my flexibility over the last year or so and I seem to be able to crunch my body down and then roll it forward on the hips to free up the che...

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Disk brake.... straight over the handlebars

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Depends who I'm been compared with

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That's normally more to do with speed than tyre. If you go less than 15km/hr there's a chance you'll slip off. Obviously grippier tyres are better to prevent it...

So slow riders like me should get grippy tyres

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OK, I won't order until after Monday night. Maybe I'm being a bit paranoid, but I've heard of grip problems and Dunc Grey.

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Should I get IRC tyres?

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I had IRC's back in the 70's

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The SBS coverage is 11.50pm to 3.35am. I turn into a punkin at midnight, so I don't think I'm capable of watching it. blah blah blah blah.

I.E. I'll be riding tomorrow morning, at a guess probably by myself.

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I think you have a point about the breathing, I can see how your lungs will get cramped, particularly if you have insufficient flexibility in the lumber and hip areas. I lowered my bars about 8mm earlier this year and it did take a couple of weeks to get use to it. I'll lower it another 8mm and see ...

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Singles are out, I have clincher wheels

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I was just thinking, what about tyres for the track bike. What tyres are suitable for both Canterbury and Dunc Grey ?

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Why would lowering your handlebars reduce power output?

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According to those stats, the frame drag is more important that the wheel drag

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Having read this article about wheels, I can see that weight and aero of wheels is way down the order and the most important thing is wind drag on the body. All the details are in the article and here's a simplification; % improvement 26.0% Rider drag 9.7% Rolling resistance 3.7% Frame drag 1.8% Rid...

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Oh, so the $65 is for the entire team, not the individual within the team?

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Alan, the entry fee is a bit pricy, is that due to some sort of liability thats not covered under our current bike racing licenses?

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If anyone needs anything, then let me know

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Looking around I'm thinking of an SRAM chain and Ultegra cassette from PBK.

SRAM chain

Ultegra cassette

Any opinions

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How come Day License has -40 points.

Come to think of it whats "Day License" ?

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What about our Waterfall ride?

Seriously though, I wouldn't mind trying them out. Just not this coming Sun though. Will be on another activity that kill legs.

If your keen, you could ride Waterfall afterwards

They only do the Tennis centre every so often

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Seems Keiran had no choice but to cop the fine; At the end of the race, the main bunch caught the last group on the road with about 3km to go. You have one bunch doing about 30km/h and one doing 40+km/h. It was on a little tiny access road with zero traffic on it. The fast bunch had the option of si...

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10 hills thrown in isn't it?

12 hills (12 laps)

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Ride for life

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Weiyun, based on your weekend performance, I'd say that you would probably be quicker than most of club D and would easily run in the club C pack.

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Congratulations guys, great racing.

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She's cool, c ya tonight

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Did ya watch the Assen GP ?

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Jim Bundy made bike frames between something like 1940 and 1985. He's still kicking and does odd jobs such has changing the dropouts in old steel bikes for conversion to fixies. The jersey is pretty old. I also have a matching short sleeved one. BTW, anyone who is curious about the jersey, click on ...

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I don't think the knee impacted my performance that much.

BTW Nice photos

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I think you done me in about 6 hills to my 2

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Weiyun burnt me on the hills today, he was quick

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Based on the description of the route, I doubt that a tri-bike would have that much of a advantage over a standard bike, perhaps as little as 30 seconds

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I think more importantly, you should start on a tricycle build! Or you'll end up having to buy one of those K-Mart special.

(Personal experience)

Do they make a CF version?

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Hi Alan, is it a relay or do we do all 3 legs?

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Good luck on the weekend.

Grading looks interesting. I wouldn't of thought that Eugen would of been 2 divisions above you and Kieran. And there is only one division down to Grant.

So where would they have put the C graders such as me? Div5 or Div6

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I'll have to write you off the Christmas card list.

Seriously don't worry about it.

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man would that get dirt onto the velledrome?

I was thinking the same. I recon it would be too tempting not to ride the motorpace motorbike over it.

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I got a compliment on my beard today off a nice blond girl at work

She must have good taste in Men

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Wasn't me. James C lives not too far from that corner.

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With Lindsay and Tim not riding, who got the best beard award ?

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I've got a BMX

Whats the flat sealed track between the velodrome and the dirt track ?

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You could deal with the varied strength of the riders by having the weaker rider spend a little less time on the front.

With James C's ongoing knee problem, your one lighter on elite riders.

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I got a second session in at the gym on Saturday morning. Got back to OZ this evening.

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Do I get a softie exemption cos I was in NZ this morning?

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The only exercise I've done since Sunday is a single session at the gym.

See ya Monday night

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Have a good holiday.

Does this mean that Tim will be winning the best beard award for the next 2 weeks ?

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I haven't ridden since Sunday. I've been to the gym once this week and thats it.

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EuroBikeParts don't have Shimano groupsets. They may be cheaper for Campy, but i haven't really found anywhere cheaper for Shimano. As for Japan, i've seen some good prices for shimano stuff at online japanese shops, though i couldn't read much of it, so i didn't have a clue if they shipped out of ...

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I read somewhere that 105 10 speed is a good step up from 105 9 speed

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Based on those prices, it sounds like Ultegra is the best value for money. Just my opinion

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Music to my ears. The mini pump should have no other use.

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There are at least two or three company sponsored internet stations at the airport (at least with the International terminal). Or SQ's SilverKris lounge has free internet terminals. Didn't ask what NZ lounge has when I was in there a few weeks ago. Thats what I used, I didn't try the laptop out, so...

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The chockie bikkies beat me, I didn't eat the last 2.

Hey they have free internet at the Airport.

See Ya guys/gals Monday week at the track

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I checked the radar map before heading out and the rain was just off the coast

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2 to go

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5 to go

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16 biscuits eaten, 8 to go.

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How many calories do we burn on the Waterfall ride?

How many calories in 24 chocolate biscuits?

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Good one Grant. Yeh you going to have to get Gill training so she can give Joanne a run for her money.

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I bet youth group is pretty tiring

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It was a good ride this morning, there were 3 of us, Allan (Fen paddler), Lindsay and yours truly. The weather held out with one really light shower on the way back and we even got some sunshine.

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I've got my bike stuff ready for the Sunday ride. What do you recon the odds are?

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A bit wet today

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What about judge dredd ?

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So governor Geoff can't ban the style police from this thread

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So off topic is on topic

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I'm flying to NZ on Monday morning, so if I don't do that activity that I'm not allowed to mention in the Nonbikerealated talking thread, then it may be a while before I do that activity again.

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Got the PC fixed, turned out to be a blown motherboard

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Seen any good movies lately ?

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Focused on your own physique

Of course

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The gyms I go to are 80% females, the only place that male out number is in the weights room.

Most of the females are there to do cardio or classes (bikes, yoga, pump, attack, boxing, combat, balance etc).

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There's a shortage of good men at the gym, you could kill two birds with one stone.

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Bummer

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Michael, there's some nice lugs on that http://www.columbinecycle.com/default.php

There use to be another classic brand;

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The course is a bachelor in theology, the classes this semester were theology of the hebrew bible, the book of (st) John, and ministry formation

Is there a good mix of single females?

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http://www.classicrendezvous.com/Austra ... Hellon.htm

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Dunc Gray 20th July 2007

Men in Lycra are HOT

0% float - black cleats

Aerodynamics is the key, not wheels

New Chain and Cassette

Waterfall vs Chocolate Biscuits

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