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10-03-04, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Hitchy
....could be, but at least we've moved on from lasts weeks subject d'jour, "how many poohs do you have before riding"?........
On my bike in the lovely pussing rain (the rains a coula degs warmer in the spring) thanks for the insights.
10-04-04, 02:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Hitchy
....could be, but at least we've moved on from lasts weeks subject d'jour, "how many poohs do you have before riding"?........
You mean I missed the chance to get my $0.02 (US) in on THIS?!?!?!
10-04-04, 02:22 AM
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so who's doing Taupo? 62vette, myself, BMW_MANIAC, ZUB_ZUB...anyone else?
K1? Myself and BMW_MANIAC...62vette?
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so who's doing Taupo? 62vette, myself, BMW_MANIAC, ZUB_ZUB...anyone else?
K1? Myself and BMW_MANIAC...62vette?
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10-04-04, 10:52 PM
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https://www.cyclechallenge.org.nz/ Around taupo, 160km of moderate hills. Is split into 4 sections for team racing.
https://www.sportzhub.com/arc/K2/ K1 and K2...100km and 200km of HILLS around coromandel. also split into sections.
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https://www.sportzhub.com/arc/K2/ K1 and K2...100km and 200km of HILLS around coromandel. also split into sections.
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10-05-04, 12:27 PM
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Yep, Taupo and K2.
My K2 training is going reasonably well - hills followed by more hills. I know it will hurt on race day though
There is also a new 85k race on November 6, two laps of Lake Rotorua. www.bikethelake.com. You even have the opportunity to go for the sprint finish against Stuart O'Grady
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My K2 training is going reasonably well - hills followed by more hills. I know it will hurt on race day though
There is also a new 85k race on November 6, two laps of Lake Rotorua. www.bikethelake.com. You even have the opportunity to go for the sprint finish against Stuart O'Grady
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10-05-04, 05:42 PM
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Oi Kiwi's,
make yourselves useful for a change.......
.....a regular contributor to the forums, galen 52657 is looking to contact a kiwi called Matt Brick, who apparently was world duathalon champ & is into ironman type competitions now....he's a doctor & hails from the Tauranga area....any assistance in tracking this guy down or getting a contact would be appreciated...over to you Sherlock Kiwi's,
cheers,
Hitchy
make yourselves useful for a change.......
.....a regular contributor to the forums, galen 52657 is looking to contact a kiwi called Matt Brick, who apparently was world duathalon champ & is into ironman type competitions now....he's a doctor & hails from the Tauranga area....any assistance in tracking this guy down or getting a contact would be appreciated...over to you Sherlock Kiwi's,cheers,
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10-05-04, 06:07 PM
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You smart arse Ockers...greywolf is not just a pretty face afterall. Info has been PMd to you Hitchy.
10-05-04, 06:09 PM
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Aaawww.....Hitchy's cross-ditch matchmaking service.
Kind of makes me teary...."sniff"
Kind of makes me teary...."sniff"
10-05-04, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ed073
Aaawww.....Hitchy's cross-ditch matchmaking service.
Kind of makes me teary...."sniff"
Kind of makes me teary...."sniff"
10-17-04, 02:31 AM
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So I got a 12-27 cassette last week and took it for a "run-in" ride on Saturday. Should make the last hill on K2 when I am completely shagged that little bit easier Actually it will make ALL the K2 hills easier...
You can't find them for love nor money in the shops right now. I got one off trademe.co.nz from a bloke in Hamilton.
Ultegra - snappy weight saving design, the biggest three cogs are mounted on an aluminium splined holder, unlike the smaller clusters where the larger cogs are just riveted together with all the spacers. It ends up about 20gm lighter than a 12-25 105 cassette.
344 km this past week.
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Actually it will make ALL the K2 hills easier...You can't find them for love nor money in the shops right now. I got one off trademe.co.nz from a bloke in Hamilton.
Ultegra - snappy weight saving design, the biggest three cogs are mounted on an aluminium splined holder, unlike the smaller clusters where the larger cogs are just riveted together with all the spacers. It ends up about 20gm lighter than a 12-25 105 cassette.
344 km this past week.
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10-17-04, 02:49 AM
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you put me to shame! im just going to try and survive K1 with my 12-25..... with 175cranks haha TT machine on a hill race!
I did a total of FOUR hours on gym bikes on friday....charity event in town square
I did a total of FOUR hours on gym bikes on friday....charity event in town square
10-19-04, 03:01 AM
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On tonight's club ride we had a nice tail wind heading down the beach, doing 40+kmh and the guy one or two behind me was up out of the saddle getting back on after we turned out of a side street, went through a man hole cover and his bars snapped right at the stem. He bounced a few times, grazed just about everything available and was unconsious for about 30 seconds.
He was pretty dazed for a while, but was able to walk into the ambulance when it arrived, with probably just superficial wounds apart from having his bell rung pretty hard.
The riders following managed to avoid the carnage, some track skills coming in handy for the rider immediately behind, luckily as he is off to the nationals in a couple of days.
And helping restore my faith in youth was that the only two cars that stopped (in quite busy traffic) were occupied by under 25s, one lot offering to transport the guy's bike if necessary, and supplying a blanket to keep the patient warm.
He was pretty dazed for a while, but was able to walk into the ambulance when it arrived, with probably just superficial wounds apart from having his bell rung pretty hard.
The riders following managed to avoid the carnage, some track skills coming in handy for the rider immediately behind, luckily as he is off to the nationals in a couple of days.
And helping restore my faith in youth was that the only two cars that stopped (in quite busy traffic) were occupied by under 25s, one lot offering to transport the guy's bike if necessary, and supplying a blanket to keep the patient warm.
10-19-04, 03:50 AM
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Aahhh yes - the Kiw vs Aussie thread. Mate, I just spent three days trying to drink Seedneey out of VB's before I go on my pre-Taupo detox. We chased these things all over town, there were plenty of em up around the cross as usual, and ahhh - all those luuvly pubs down the rocks. Guess what - it bloody rained - spent Sunday arvo watching the Phillip Island grand prix at the hotel.
Anyway - glad I survived (again) and back in serious training now for 27 Nov. I am also scared by big hills as I think I carry about two full hams-on-the-bone's worth of beer that somehow turned into belly.
I have signed a pact at work where AJ can not eat/drink - Pies, Fries Pizzas, Burgers, Sausage Rolls, Soft Drink or Alcohol for all of November. I think I just about crammed a whole month's worth in the last couple of weeks !!!
Go the Kiwis - AJ
Anyway - glad I survived (again) and back in serious training now for 27 Nov. I am also scared by big hills as I think I carry about two full hams-on-the-bone's worth of beer that somehow turned into belly.
I have signed a pact at work where AJ can not eat/drink - Pies, Fries Pizzas, Burgers, Sausage Rolls, Soft Drink or Alcohol for all of November. I think I just about crammed a whole month's worth in the last couple of weeks !!!
Go the Kiwis - AJ
10-19-04, 04:52 AM
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Originally Posted by 62vette
road over a man hole cover and his bars snapped right at the stem.
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10-19-04, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
SH1T !!! What sort of bars were they?
10-19-04, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by 62vette
And helping restore my faith in youth was that the only two cars that stopped (in quite busy traffic) were occupied by under 25s, one lot offering to transport the guy's bike if necessary, and supplying a blanket to keep the patient warm.
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Originally Posted by greywolf
He done better than me , I lay there on the ground proped up on one arm in the pissing rain with a broken hip,fractured arm & mild concusion watching all the 4pm traffic go past for 20 mins !till another bloke on a bike stopped , called an ambulance on his cell phone & waited with me till it arrived .
You have to wonder about people driving past someone lying on the ground (cyclist or not.) It's all very well if it looks like they already have help, but most people don't normally have a lie down next to the road if everything is under control
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Originally Posted by 62vette
Yeah, when I crashed and broke my collarbone earlier this year I called my own ambulance (always ride with the cell phone.) No cars stopped, but another cyclist stopped about 5 minutes after I stacked and waited with me and picked up my bike and bottles.
You have to wonder about people driving past someone lying on the ground (cyclist or not.) It's all very well if it looks like they already have help, but most people don't normally have a lie down next to the road if everything is under control
You have to wonder about people driving past someone lying on the ground (cyclist or not.) It's all very well if it looks like they already have help, but most people don't normally have a lie down next to the road if everything is under control
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10-19-04, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by ajst2duk
Geez you guys have a lot of crashes down there, you better get something done about those roads. They didn't look that bad when I was there. I rode over the hill to Rotorua, found it pretty hard going with a headwind. How would that compare with the Taupo ride (recognising that it is only 75 km so 1/2 way).
The council useualy start to fix all the potholes just before Xmass ,just in time for the tourist season ! The other problem is the Friday & Saterday night wild eyed bottle throwers
10-20-04, 04:41 PM
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The Pye's Pa road to Rotorua is good to ride at the moment as it's closed to traffic through the gorge due to road re-aligning & has only local traffic using it ,I like to ride up as far as the school then turn back & do a fast down hill back to town , I used to include a loop through Joyce Road but I've been to scared to tackle it since I had my crash ,I dont think my hip is healed enough for that yet 
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I've been riding up that way too. Joyce Rd still has a short (50m) section unsealed after they did some work on the bridge in the gully at the town end of it, although you can just coast through it. And that short hill is a b%gger to climb!
In fact you've prompted me to go riding that way this arvo. I'll see if I can get out to the roadworks inside an hour.
You certainly need to stick within your limits while you are recovering from a big stack like you had. I do believe that activity really helps build bone strength after a fracture, so you're doing all the right things.
In fact you've prompted me to go riding that way this arvo. I'll see if I can get out to the roadworks inside an hour.
You certainly need to stick within your limits while you are recovering from a big stack like you had. I do believe that activity really helps build bone strength after a fracture, so you're doing all the right things.
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Hav'nt been on Joyce Rd since Jan ,must have been the cyclone a coupla months ago washed out the road , I saw the road is all messed up where that woman was killed by a falling tree on the Pyes Rd. Oripi Road is another good climb to the end of the tarmac. a bit harder than Pyes Pa ??