Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club

christian

As John and myself have decided we need a few more k's leading up to the 24hr we are doing an extended ride tomorrow morning. The plane is to enter RNP at loftus and come out at Stanwell tops then back through Helensburg. How far is it? I'll let you know when we get back. Are there hills? There sure...

christian

Changed my size, still haven't found one to try on but I think the XS is going to be too short. ----- Nalini sizing chart: http://www.redroseimports.com/Nalinicustom_sizingchart.html * Please state your name per forum ID as this would assist with future communications. * If you enter the order on be...

christian

As the number of riders on the Sunday ride to Waterfall has increased and will continue to increase as spring will be upon us very soon we go over the program for the ride. In discussion with Lindsay, who was in discussion with Geoff S and Mike C the Cruisers will be split into two bunches. These wi...

christian

I'm not too upset with that. According to the handicappers you're the fastest DHBC rider Alex.

christian

With this race quickly approaching we need to sort out who will be coming down on the bus. This will include any support crew and hangers on you are bringing with you.

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Christian
Victoria

christian

Sizes and quantity updated, although I haven't found a small Nalini jersey to try on yet, and my chest measurement is between two sizes. ----- Nalini sizing chart: http://www.redroseimports.com/Nalinicustom_sizingchart.html * Please state your name per forum ID as this would assist with future commu...

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Lending Victoria a tube and changing one for Julian the other day 22 jimmy 21 20 19 18 Glenno 17 16 15 .5 Timyone 14 13 12 11 11 10 09 mikesbytes 08 07.5 Alex C 07 Camilla 06.5 06 Terry, orphic 05 Huw, Kate 04.5 Micklan 04 Simon S, Simon, Lindsay, Wallman 03.5 yewenyi, Mark L 03 02.5 Christian 02 Ge...

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Correction, 8.193km/h. I can walk faster then that.

christian

That's a break neck 8.8km/h from me, I think I can do a better time with a bit of practice.

christian

We are very close to having transport organised. We have a mini bus lined up, it even comes with a driver and an enclosed trailer for our bikes and camping gear. The trailer is going to be left at the race with us, if we have space, we'll be able to use it as a shed. The bus will be heading off to C...

christian

I'm entered, put me on the list of people that'll need somewhere to sleep.

christian

John - confirmed
Kevin - confirmed
Simon
Jessica
Lindsay
Tim
Alex
James
Matt
Christian - confirmed
Victoria
Mike
Terry
Mark L

christian

I'm in as well, assuming I get a bike together in time.

christian

I get stuff from pure nutrition
http://www.purenutrition.com.au/

christian

Put on some cyclocross tyres and take the short cut down Lady Carrington Drive, its about 10km plus the bits on the ends. Just don't let anyone see you do this.

christian

Course is here
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/DH ... ial-course

It may be shorter then this depending on where the finish is going to be. It its at Audley then we will miss the climb at the end.

you can get the elevation from the show menu.

christian

I'm running a SRAM PC1070 on my road bike, they are a bit cheaper then the 1090.

christian

I'm in, and I'm going to let Alex win.

christian

A short write up of what we did in the Div 3 point a lap race.
http://www.rawtrack.com.au/index.php/topic,70.0.html

Also there is Trouty's report.

christian

Hard to say, its not just about your ability to pedal, bike handling comes into it. You can be a really strong rider and not be quick on technical tracks.

The 24hr isn't all that technical. Once you ride off road once or twice you/we will have a better idea how you'll be likely to go.

christian

Tim, if you look at the list they are all road wheels, and it mentions in 1.3.018 that it applies to mass start races, no mention of track.

christian

This makes a lot of wheels illegal. Whats the depth of a velocity deep V? I know this makes my TWE road wheels illegal as they are 30mm deep rims. With any luck Greg will be getting these tested so they pass. This ruling is only for mass start events, so it doesn't include track or time trials (not ...

christian

Do I get extra points for doing it on a penny.

150km+
160km+ christian
200km+
250km+ jimmy
300km+
320km+

christian

You do realise thats not legal.

christian

Unless you intend on being a hard core XC mountain bike rider I'd go the candys, but John will be able to give you more info as he rides with egg beaters. As for being freaked out, it is hard work riding off road. The race shouldn't fill up this week, so if you get shoes and pedals before the weeken...

christian

The SS doesn't have a small enough gear on it, you'd just kill yourself, but that could be funny to watch. You'd need to get some pedals and shoes as well, you can't ride off road with road cleats.

christian

I could be up for this one, maybe as a pair if anyone is interested.

christian

This year going solo means I get to ride the best lap, 5am and may not ride the worst lap, 3am. But if I'm asleep at 5am its going to be hard to get up and get on a bike.

christian

I'm entered solo. After talking to Rob last night about riding it single speed I've decided not to, instead ride the heavy prophet, taking comfort over speed. If I have an attack of insanity before the event I'm sure I'll be able to change catagories.

christian

The course had a bit of everything, climbing with switch backs, single track, fire trails, downhill-ish parts, sandy and rock sections. Last year it comprised of two loops, one being a climb up to the old observatory with the descent back down and the other being a flatter loop, both around 14kms lo...

christian

Its almost time to consider punishing yourself for a whole 24 hours. Entries will open soon for this years Scott 24 hour mountain bike race at Mt Stromlo in Canberra, 10th and 11th of October. This is a quality event, not like a road open. There is a big transition area, lots of stores from sponsors...

christian

Interesting, this could mean you're now faster then me. This seems to be happening a lot lately, I think I need to train more.

christian

Thats a good suggestion James. I didn't spend that much time on the front on the way out, since it was a slowies ride. Through the park a rode with the back people, so I got to take it fairly easy. I will admit that I pushed the pace a bit for the half of the return trip where I was on the front, I ...

christian

I'll take a flat over a crash any day.

christian

I know its meant to be a no drop ride, and I was prepared to back everyone off so we didn't drop Ron and Stuart. They both said to leave them behind. As for the speed, what is the average speed of the slow bunch meant to be, I though it was 25-27km/h?

christian

My descent knicks arrived today, but who really wants to check out my behind.

christian

I'll be there.

christian

Speaking of parts, anyone got a spare steel frame they want to offload, around 54-55cm square? Doesn't need to have horizontal dropouts, I'm prepared to change the dropouts and respace the frame.

christian

Who is this forth person you speak of?

christian

Just get one from your nearest reliable bike shop, this sort of thing is pretty much the same price everywhere.

christian

I'm going to be there a bit after 6, we need to stake our land claim.

christian

Too late, the order has been placed.

christian

Anyone want anything from chain reaction cycles www.chainreactioncycles.com, my order is only up to $240 (it may be $280), and the free shipping amount is $550. I think I've been sent a 10% off email as well. I was going to put the order in today or tomorrow.

christian

We will be leaving from MM at 6.30 using the same route as last time.
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Ro ... -Dunc-Grey

If you want to meet us on the corner of Milton St and Georges River Rd be there by 6.45.

christian

As opposed to the others masters teams we did no training for this. I've already started to think of riders for next year so we place better.

christian

Well we didn't come last, 34th out of 37 teams. We can definitely improve on this result. We did it in 1.12, that's around 35.8km/h for the 43kms.

christian

My back is a lot better today, looks like I'm back in. Just going to use lots of tape so I don't pull any stitches out.

christian

Does anyone want to ride on the vet team this Sunday. I may not be able to make it, I'll know more tomorrow, waiting to see if the holes in my back are healed enough to race. They cut deeper to remove the chuck then I was expecting them to.

christian

I was going to go on a training ride this morning, but after last night at the track where it was so #$!*%$ cold I decided to have a day off.

christian

First flat of the year on Sunday, and the tyre will need replacing as well its got a nice deep glass slash in it now. Lent a tube to othy the other day as well. 17 jimmy 16 15 14 Glenno 13 12 11 10 09 08.5 timyone 08 07 Camilla 06 mikesbytes 05 Huw, Terry, Kate 04.5 04 Simon, Lindsay 03.5 Alex, Mick...

christian

We didn't come back through the park, we took the old Princess highway back to Waterfall. Both John and James cracked, James managed to get it back together, John was not so lucky, the train was required.

christian

I think you mean the Pacific Highway.

christian

That's just annoying that there is a time trial already on at the course. Why did they put it on a long weekend. I also think that this is an individual time trial. I don't think they will be closing the road so we should still be able to ride the course. There isn't a train station near Calga, so y...

christian

I just looked at the map, Jones Rd in Calga is this side of Mooney Mooney creek, which is where the start is, the turn around is in Somersby. May as well ride out.

christian

Are we riding up, or taking the train and riding back? I guess this depends on how many laps we want to do of the 20km circuit and how we all feel after Saturdays ride.

christian

I'll get Tim to use up all him ammunition in the first 10kms to spare us the rest of the way.

christian

At this point I'm in. Then we get to back up for the Central Coast ride on Sunday.

christian

From now on I'm going to draft as many trucks as possible. Can one of our riders in the team time trial be a truck?

christian

You can put me down as a yes, I'll have to check something when I get home but I'm pretty sure I'm free to ride.

Tim, we will be in the non age restricted masters category.

christian

How do you even get that gear moving.

christian

In all my many crashes I can think of a few where I have stayed attached to the bike, or you could say tangled in the bike, none of these were major crashes. I've also managed to tear a cleat out of the shoe, leaving a hole in the sole.

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christian

Last year towards the end they did have a newbie grade below div 5. If this is the case again this year then I'd say you will have to ride that division for your first week, then go up to div 5. Riding at DGV can be a bit daunting the first time you do it, its a lot steeper then Tempe and slippery i...

christian

The race was a lot of hard work. I was in the 19 minute bunch, Alex, Matt and James were 5 minutes behind me, Mike C was 5 minutes in front and Bill, Peter and Geoff were in the limit bunch. The pace in my bunch started at around 38km/h with only about 6 of us doing the work and the rest of them jus...

christian

I'm expecting rain and wind, that way it can only be better. I'm going to two watter bottles, it is 90kms, and you don't want to run out of water. This has the potential to be a bit of a painful ride if the weather is against us.

christian

That's better then I was expecting. Its only a 5 minute head start Alex, and you have James and Matt to keep you company until you catch me.

christian

Good idea. You could make it out of a water proof or slightly water proof material like sail cloth or if your feeling rich Gortex.

christian

Consider it the route we are taking. For this time anyway. I was a bit slack and only came up with it yesterday, drove it this morning on my way to DGV.

christian

We will be riding as one group. That corner is about 5 kms in, so if we average say 28km/h its 11 minutes, now we know that isn´t going to happen. I´d say we will be there 15 minutes in, so 6.45 if we get away on time. This route isn´t set in stone yet, but if people are going to meet us along the w...

christian

There may be less hills that way, I´m not sure as I don´t know the area. Its around the same distance, we can argue about it tomorrow morning on the way out as they both start the same. I don´t think Bankstown is going to be a problem that time of the day. I´m also not sure about the little bit in t...

christian

And don´t forget to bring your license.

christian

Ok, sorted out a route, its less then 20km, but I will warn you, its not flat all the way, there are a few hills. Of course if someone has come up with a better one Iḿ all open. http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Route-from-Marrickville-to-Dunc-Grey I could have made it slightly more direct, but I...

christian

get a long neck of VB into him.

christian

Is anyone interested in riding the Eddie Salas cup on the 10th of May. Its a graded scratch out at Eastern Creek. Its a masters only event.

It claims that entries close on the 10th, but if you go to enter online it tries to sting you for a late entry fee. I'll be checking out this little issue.

christian

I'll be there

christian

I'd say it is true. Giant and Merida are two biggest frame builders.

christian

It was an interesting race, I spent quite a bit of time on the front of C grade, at times dropping back to 30kms and swinging to the side to try and get someone to come around me, C grade is full of people that just sit on and refuse to do any work. Its almost enough to make me ride B grade, I'd be ...

christian

Isn't the whole glycogen stores thing muscle type dependent? Fast twitch muscles use muscle stored energy while slow twitch are aerobic (use oxygen). Correct me if I'm wrong.

christian

Its not usually a free for all on the way back from Waterfall to Sutherland, this may have happened because it was a mixed bunch. The pace back is quicker, but I wouldn't worry about it too much. They wait at the servo in Sutherland if you get dropped on that stretch.

christian

On a slight side note, I was talking to Terry last night at the track and he mentioned changing your chain every 2000 to 4000 kms, that way you don't need to change your cassette as often. Chains are a lot cheaper then cassettes.

christian

Your chain rings will be 110BCD as they are compact cranks.

If you want to regrease your hubs you need some cone spanners, I can lend you some if you don't want to buy any. I can give you the hub rebuilding lesson if you want as well.

christian

You can't clean or lube a Shimano freewheel body, you can't get them apart and if you do you'll never get it back together again. The load on the bearings shouldn't effect the clicky sound of the freewheel. Unless the sound is coming from somewhere else. How many kms have the wheels done? Do the bea...

christian

I'm guessing this is a Shimano hub? Its the lock nut for the bearing cone, it is meant to be tight, but if you just try to do it up it may move the cone as well. The way these hubs are adjusted is from the non-drive side. You set the drive side cone in the correct position and lock it in position wi...

christian

John at Active Physiotherapy in Newtown is pretty good, does sports physio and acupuncture as well.
http://activephysiotherapy.net.au

christian

The second group led my Toff and myself may have been a little quick at times. But what we were aiming for was riding close together at a reasonable pace with corners, as this is what racing at Heffron is. Even if you're not going to race this will help with important things like holding your line a...

christian

Just in case anyone was thinking about this, its not happening this week. Unless Tim is going.

christian

I was on the front when the road kill was spotted, I backed the pace off considerably and signaled, the signal may not have gotten passed down the line.

christian

As I have had a few enquiries about Tuesday morning training, here is what we have done for the past two weeks. We leave from the corner of Sydney Park road and King St near St Peters station, just around the corner on Sydney Park Rd, 6am, and that means we are leaving at 6am. We ride out towards La...

christian

I'm all for this, as it was my suggestion. We may not need to restrict the pace line size in the fast bunch, as we are all should be able to ride in a straight line and the bunch is usually small. But restricting the pace line size for the middies isn't a bad idea. I think the only exception to rule...

christian

I recently built a bike with SRAM force, which is their middle groupset. I think its meant to be equivalent to Dura Ace. I'm happy with the rear shifting but can't seem to get the front quite right. Its also a bit hard to find built bikes with the SRAM groupsets on them. As already mentioned, some c...

christian

On closer inspection its the Neo Track Lite not the standard Track Lite, different seat post. If you're going to get a quote out of them can you find out how much the Bastis Pro bars cost.

christian

There is a really good chance that the NRT comes from Karbona as he also sells the bars they have. Its the Track Lite.

http://www.karbona.com/pro-b-4-1.html#

christian

I'm not the one that wants red spokes....

christian

Red spokes.... get some red paint.

christian

That's Peter Barnard's branding on that frame. Its the same as the Hillbrick and several others. I've heard that its an open frame design and that there are several manufacturers. I once got a quote out of Karbona for US$750, but that was about 9 months ago.

christian

If only my track bike had the clearance for 32mm tyres.

christian

We need to sort out the transport. Since James and Alex R are in D grade, thats a 7.30 start, will want to be there by 7, leaving here by 6 should do it. I can drive, but I can only take two bikes and two people, that'll include me. How many people can we cram into the other cars, then we can work o...

christian

$38.33 on chain reaction, plus freight.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=1864

christian

The grades are in, Simon, Tim, Alex C and myself are in C grade. Somehow James has been put into D grade. Alex R is yet to be graded. I don't like the idea of having Simon in the same grade as myself.... This means anyone traveling with James will be out there earlier then required, but it is only b...

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Gradings still haven't been posted, will probably be out tomorrow.

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