Australia - New Zealand - The Aussie thread. . . part cinq.

Actually classic1, I prefer "Thylacine Cycles - Kicking Against the Pricks" :D

I have to say....and this might be controversial.....but I think I prefer Fifth Gear :eek: :)

Comedy wise? South Park is dead. I'm sorry, but the arse head episode wasn't funny. At all. Certainly no Paris Hilton episode anyway.

Denton is rockin' as always. I'm actually bracing myself for Dr.Hans Kreepy and his Plasticised People Show. Will I have nightmares tonight? That's the big question.

Well.... I took a deep breath, knowing full well I was about to destroy all chances of a root from my dinner companion.....

Ah, does life get any better?

sounds like somone needs a perenium cut out for their saddle! :p

Was an exgirlfriend across the table actually. And it is alright to snog an ex goodnight after dinner, isn't it?
Matagi, twas the local, Sel et Poivre on Victoria st, they're not about to win any Michelin stars but it's good hearty food. The pleasantly eccentric chap who owns it can always be relied on to entertain with his way wiz ze ladies, and is perfectly counterpointed by the smooth elegance of the Aussie woman who runs it with him. All good.

A much better French restaurant some friends have recently opened on Bourke st. just off Taylor Square called Le Pelican. Great ambience, Excellent food. Highly recommended.

Well lar dee farkin' dar. Pies, Fish and Chips and Chico Rolls not good enough for ya! Got to go and get some of that farkin fancy pooftah posh foreign food to impress a shiela? Closest I get to foreign food is when I say to Nick the Greek at the local fish and chip shop to gis a Souvalaki.

The one time I took my missus out for wog pooftah food was to the pizza shop. Ungrateful cow never stopped whinging about how I drank too much when I'd only drunk a dozen cans and how I was always hangin' out with me mates. Fair dinkum said it in front of them right there in the pizza shop and everything, bloody embarrassment. Mates hung sh1t on me for bein under the thumb for weeks. Never again! Bloody women get all uppity when they get introduced to culture and edjucation and stuff.

:beer:

Tiger boy,
1) I agree Pereiro was the REAL story at the tour.
2) you can call me a haggis humper and I won't ban you
3) Indecision may or may not be my problem.

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lotek how the **** did that get stickied?

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=213272

lotek how the **** did that get stickied?


+1

OLN will now be renamed Only Landis Network

with is it with yanks cyclists being named L? Levi, Lance, Landis .....

.......Comedy wise? South Park is dead. I'm sorry, but the arse head episode wasn't funny. At all. Certainly no Paris Hilton episode anyway.

I would agree that South Park has lost it. Last night would be the first time in months that I have actually bothered to watch the show and it had only mildly amusing bits. But more than the show before it. (Actually I got way more laughs out of Top Gear crap car segment)

Paris Hilton episode...very very wrong....and very very funny!

with is it with yanks cyclists being named L? Levi, Lance, Landis .....

LeMond

I would agree that South Park has lost it. Last night would be the first time in months that I have actually bothered to watch the show and it had only mildly amusing bits. But more than the show before it. (Actually I got way more laughs out of Top Gear crap car segment)

Paris Hilton episode...very very wrong....and very very funny!

Dude, they had arses....for heads!!!!

:D

Or the Stig doing the hand signals on the fast lap


bloody funny. Top Gear is topic du jour in the office this morning....the 1500 pound coupe challenge was a classic.

Hammond: "You've bought a grandfather clock!"

LeMond


Can't win the Tour without having a massive personal setback, either....

-mistaken for a turkey by your brother-in-law and shot

-jack the dancer

-necrotizing hip joint

Is having the personality of a stunned Macaque a personal setback?

Was an exgirlfriend across the table actually. And it is alright to snog an ex goodnight after dinner, isn't it?
Matagi, twas the local, Sel et Poivre on Victoria st, they're not about to win any Michelin stars but it's good hearty food. The pleasantly eccentric chap who owns it can always be relied on to entertain with his way wiz ze ladies, and is perfectly counterpointed by the smooth elegance of the Aussie woman who runs it with him. All good.

A much better French restaurant some friends have recently opened on Bourke st. just off Taylor Square called Le Pelican. Great ambience, Excellent food. Highly recommended.

Ah yes, I've eaten at Sel et Poivre, went with a bunch of sailing buddies after a twilight race. I think I would probably have enjoyed it more had I been dining a deux with my beloved spouse. :)

Best French restaurant I've ever eaten at in Sydney was the short lived Restaurant Liberte at Cockle Bay. Alas, the chef, Philippe Mouchel, has returned to Melbourne - and yes, it is the same Philippe Mouchel that cooked the odd dish in those appalling Garry Gatt segments during the TdF broadcast.

As for snogging an ex goodnight ..... I would have to say probably not alright, unless she initiated the snog. :p

And good news about the back ed. Hope the recovery continues. You'll find yourself dusting off the Scapin yet.


true dat....the old surgeon goes to me "Have you got a racing bike?" Ed: "Ummm....yes." [doesn't remind the old bloke that in our previous consultation we chatted about bike racing for about 10 minutes] Doc: "Get on it....great exercise that keeps your spine in a neutral supported position."

Wants me to get in the pool too...

Look for a fat, pale lump on a Scapin on Beach Rd at travelling ~25kmh....say g'day.

Look for a fat, pale lump on a Scapin on Beach Rd at travelling ~25kmh....say g'day.

No way could I ride that fast:)

Look for a fat, pale lump on a Scapin on Beach Rd at travelling ~25kmh....say g'day.

Hehehe. Well, here's a story for you about getting back on the bike ed. Actually you probably know the bloke....Third item down, dated 4/7/06 "The Comeback" :D
http://www.blackburncycling.org.au/

Hehehe. Well, here's a story for you about getting back on the bike ed. Actually you probably know the bloke....Third item down, dated 4/7/06 "The Comeback" :D
http://www.blackburncycling.org.au/


Classic....

I know the name, but a bit before my time. I bailed on blackburn in 1995 (I think) had a fight with them over funding to get a couple of us to a race. Joined Italo-Australia with Macca.

My brother is a member of Italo. They are sort of like the club that isn't a club...no home track or races etc. :)
I raced with BBN for a couple of years but not since 2004 and have have thought I might sign up with the Italo boys if I want to (or get fit enough to) race again. Their kit matches my bike so I could join the OCP thread!:rolleyes:

I might sign up with the Italo boys if I want to (or get fit enough to) race again. Their kit matches my bike so I could join the OCP thread!:rolleyes:


Way to go...I think Gino Carmelli is still the man over there. Used to be my regular pusher for handicap starts at Northcote (when it was concrete and outdoors....:D).

Although I did manage to get a launch once from big John Kennedy in a heat of the Austral or Melb Cup on Wheels or something. Like being shot out of a cannon...and I think he was wearing flip-flops!!

As for snogging an ex goodnight ..... I would have to say probably not alright, unless she initiated the snog. :p

matagi, you're putting images in my head that a young lad like me shouldn't be thinking! :p

....the old surgeon wants me to get in the pool too....

oh nooooo, not you too ed? :roflmao:

TAT has gone awl wrong!!!!

oh nooooo, not you too ed? :roflmao:

TAT has gone awl wrong!!!!


I know!!!! The budgie smugglers/meat hangers/dick dacks are coming out of retirement.

Oh dear :rolleyes:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=213272

lotek how the **** did that get stickied?

Mrkott3r, Ed073,

To quote the esteemable Mr. Bowie (David, not Jim)
"I haven't got a clue"
Ok, he won the tour, did a brave ride on the worst day but a sightings thread?
GMAFB. . . .
ok, back to budgie smugglers, haggis humpers, seppo bashing and the normal
fare for TAT. Me, I'm going out back for a camel and a Stella Artois, I'd drink
a castle or Windhoek lager if I could find em, and no I don't like american
beer, and I don't like my beer warm (bloody poms).

cheers,
marty

make sure you show a nice bit of winter fur poking out to impress the ladies.

just flip it!

make sure you show a nice bit of winter fur poking out to impress the ladies.


fo shizzle....it's gonna look like lycra meets brushtail possum.

GMAFB??

Oh...just got it. :D :D

I'm going out back for a camel and a Stella Artois,
cheers,
marty


mmmm I got pissed on stella (and bourbon) one night. Bad idea, I threw up everywhere, haven't been able to drink it since. Which is ok because its so exxy.

Favourite beer at the moment...Little Creatures Pale Ale.
Its from Western Australia so I dont think you can get it Lotek.
Worth checking out if you can.

oky doke...

It goes back to Jan....after a leg workout, I was really stiff and sore in the lower back for at least a week. Normally subsided after 2-3 days. Of course, did nothing about it.

Never really felt right since....but over the last 2-3 months (with constant badgering from her indoors) eventually got around to some physio/chiro (didn't really do much) and the pain was becoming constant and I was walking on a tilt. Was VERY sore through the hip/knee/ankle in the mornings, some days couldn't even sit on the toilet. Pretty depressing.

Bit the bullet....went to the neurosurgeon (squeezed me in...normally a 2 month wait) with a CT scan in hand. Sent me off for an MRI....came back with that, diagnosed bulging disc at L4/5 causing all my problems Sent me off with home traction kit as treatment with f/u appoint. booked for a month

2 weeks later, collapsed in agony making brekky on a Monday morning (World Cup final was on TV) screaming for an amublance to the missus. Long story short, she's in tears freaking out, I'm on the floor unable to move for 2 hours while my GP father in law comes over and fills me up on muscle relaxants and painkillers. Managed to get to the shower, pull on some trackies and a t-shirt and get into bed for the day.

Epidural under a flouroscopy and local anaesthetic was the next morning, right as rain since.

Was pretty scary there for a while.

Geez 531, you sound like Landis with those symptoms. Booked your ride in the Race to Replace yet? :roflmao:

Uh oh! I can't sit on the dunny sometimes, and I get pain through the hip.....I'm off to the physio.

So, what happens now?
Just manage it, or what?
you pumpin at all?


sorry....should've said all my symptoms were left leg only.

Apparently, some people get the epidural done and never have to go back. Others may have one in 1 year, 5 years etc. 75% of patients experience significant pain relief.....I'd say I'm well ahead of that curve. The next step is surgical removal of offending disc, that's a last resort.

Gotta be a bit sensible....the deadlifts are out for the foreseeable future. Any squatting I'm to wear my back brace AND a weight belt. The rest of my workouts are relatively unaffected....I'm just glad to be back in the gym, rather than doing one or two abridged workouts a fortnight.


The fact that I've had such excellent results apparently bode well for the future.


If I see the Tafi-replica Cervelo on Beach Rd I'm gonna chase you down and bore you to tears with back stories...:D :D

2 weeks later, collapsed in agony making brekky on a Monday morning (World Cup final was on TV) screaming for an amublance to the missus. Long story short, she's in tears freaking out,

I can't blame your missus for being upset , missing the World Cup final.:D

Glad the back's ok.

Never knew making brekky was such a dangerous occupation.

Are you sure the missus didn't take to you with a rolling pin?

I can't blame your missus for being upset , missing the World Cup final.:D

Glad the back's ok.

Pisser....I could've asked "What sport is that?" and she'd go "AFL??"......if I wasn't curled up in the foetal position in my Peter Alexanders with a 1/2 finished bowl of Uncle Tobys finest on the kitchen bench.


Damn that was painful....was telling a mate here at work that I've fallen off bikes at speeds of 0kmh to 70kmh....not one of them came close to that.

Never knew making brekky was such a dangerous occupation.

Are you sure the missus didn't take to you with a rolling pin?


gold...

Neuro said it would've been the transition from what passed for my old version of "sitting" [left leg out ramrod straight, rest of body trying to morph onto couch] to standing that did the damage. Then he launched into horror stories about patients who went into full cauda equina syndrome [Wikipedia THAT for some tasty lunchtime reading] bending to pick up a bit of paper....thanks doc.

GMAFB??

Oh...just got it. :D :D

get me another ****ing beer?;)

Just 'cause they ride on US teams and kick BUTTS !!!..... doesn't mean they are from the USA. They get the NZer right !!!!! :(

Tour de Toona - NE
USA, July 24-30, 2006

Stage 1 - July 24: Altoona time trial, 5.6 km
Results
Pro men

1 Karl Menzies (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis 5.09.15
2 Shawn Milne (USA) Navigators Insurance 0.04.38
3 Jeff Louder (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis 0.04.62
4 Bernard VanUlden (USA) Navigators Insurance 0.04.70
5 Greg Henderson (NZl) Health Net pb Maxxis 0.05.11
6 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota - United 0.05.43
7 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home 0.06.78
8 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita - Sutter Home 0.07.06
9 Nathan O'Neill (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis 0.08.53
10 Friedick Mariano (USA) Toyota - United 0.08.76

Menzies AND O'Neill?? Disgraceful...




PS-Nate Dog in 9th over 5.6km?? Must've had a mechanical.

reading further down, how many times can they stuff it up !!

14 Glen Chadwick (USA) Navigators Insurance 0.10.97
27 Ben Brooks (USA) Navigators Insurance 0.12.99

they get one right out of 5....

41 Matty Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly 0.14.82

fo shizzle....it's gonna look like lycra meets brushtail possum.

That was a mental image I really could have done without. :eek:

That was a mental image I really could have done without. :eek:


heh heh!!

:D

reading further down, how many times can they stuff it up !!

14 Glen Chadwick (USA) Navigators Insurance 0.10.97
27 Ben Brooks (USA) Navigators Insurance 0.12.99

they get one right out of 5....

41 Matty Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly 0.14.82


pretty slack.

anyone one got one of those back 'hanger', inverter things?



That's an interesting name for a girl.....

Karl Menzies is getting some good results over there in the US. I remember seeing him ride the Lygon St stage of the HeraldSun Tour a couple of years ago when he got brought into a team as a last minute replacement. And then proceed to rip everyone's legs off!! :eek:

anyone one got one of those back 'hanger', inverter things?

I wonder if they can be stored in such a way that they don't take up too much space.

http://www.shopcreator.com/mall/Argos/customerimages/products/L_AS1000.jpg


Bad for blood pressure to the cranium....hanging by your arms from a bar is better for you. Plus if you weigh 107kgs, it's a decent test of grip strength.