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Forum: Australia - New Zealand
12-16-08, 07:16 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 8,603
Posted By jstava

Not today - raining

Not today, raining.

Last Thursday, I set out on a little shakedown ride of the new touring bike. Full load. Toc to Shepparton 80 k, Friday 115 to Mansfield, in the rain. Monday: Mansfield to...
Forum: Australia - New Zealand
12-16-08, 06:58 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,739
Posted By jstava

Check out the Rail trails

In the Brisbane area and Northeast of Melbourne (and other places) are networks of railtrails. these make nice day trips and alternatives to road travel where covering the big distances is not the...
Forum: Touring
02-18-08, 07:05 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,465
Posted By jstava

Peterpan 1: I'd agree. The biofeedback...

Peterpan 1: I'd agree.

The biofeedback goal is really number ONE. The body makes it happen and that comes first. It's got to be doable and sustainable, for anyone, if they are going to...
Forum: Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
02-11-08, 06:17 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 10,413
Posted By jstava

I'm with Ianjk. I'm still riding the same old...

I'm with Ianjk. I'm still riding the same old road bike, It was a good used bike bought off a friend of mine second or fourth hand over 30 years ago. I've replaced the brake cables twice, the rear...
Forum: Australia - New Zealand
02-10-08, 10:36 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 33,832
Posted By jstava

I've got a lot of doubt about suspension...

I've got a lot of doubt about suspension generally. Even the people who have supposedly good front shockers seem to be fiddling about with the little problems with seals and things way too much,...
Forum: Touring
02-10-08, 06:41 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,465
Posted By jstava

I can Identify with that Rowan. For me, it's...

I can Identify with that Rowan. For me, it's definitely the journey, not the destination. I just like the preoccupation with the day and place as it is, the conditions, diversions to check something...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-10-08, 06:14 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,549
Posted By jstava

I'm doing a couple of months of relieving...

I'm doing a couple of months of relieving teaching. The first week (Feb 4-8) it was mid 70s in the mornings and high 90s coming home. 12 miles each way. It just takes more water and a little more...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-10-08, 05:57 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,395
Posted By jstava

I've always ridden a MTB with plain pedals, the...

I've always ridden a MTB with plain pedals, the road bike with clips, Shimano SPDs are coming my way, with cages so I don't have to use shoes with cleats, but I've got some shoes to go with them. ...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-10-08, 05:42 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,117
Posted By jstava

Dreamweaver is very good. It has more capability...

Dreamweaver is very good. It has more capability than most will ever run out of, and is fairly intuitive to use. Certainly my favourite. I've used Front Page and other more basic authoring...
Forum: Australia - New Zealand
02-07-08, 09:52 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,693
Posted By jstava

They tell me it's actually closer (from Melbourne...

They tell me it's actually closer (from Melbourne to Darwin) to go North first up the Newell highway, then across via Mt Isa, though it wouldn't be if you went as far as Weipa, or Normanton.
Forum: Introductions
02-05-08, 03:20 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 335
Posted By jstava

I agree entirely, at age 56, RonH. The trick is...

I agree entirely, at age 56, RonH. The trick is to just keeping doing those things, whatever they are, that keep one fit and active, and enjoy.
Forum: Introductions
02-05-08, 03:10 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 238
Posted By jstava

This One's from Down Under

What a great forum. I had a bit of a look last night. There's a wealth of knowledge here, and lots of opinion. I'll get a bit active here, perhaps.

Here's a bit about me: 56 year old Male,...
Forum: Touring
02-04-08, 07:04 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 843
Posted By jstava

If you come around here and and are caucasian,...

If you come around here and and are caucasian, You will fry in the sun - Use sunscreen, or your skin will die. It's simple, cover up. Covering the skin, so the sun does not shine directly on it...
Forum: Touring
02-04-08, 06:40 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 5,454
Posted By jstava

I'd have to agree with an early post by Vic. ...

I'd have to agree with an early post by Vic. Cantilever brakes are simple, cheap, apply their force to the rim, which doesn't stress spokes. When touring, I regard reliability as paramount. ...
Forum: Touring
02-04-08, 06:24 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 665
Posted By jstava

Sorry to go on. Rid, is the insecticide of...

Sorry to go on. Rid, is the insecticide of choice - it's DEET. There can be sand flies - innocuous little buggers that cause great itching and welts later, hard to spot until it's too late. Not...
Forum: Touring
02-04-08, 06:14 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 665
Posted By jstava

If it was me I'd be going throught Tamworth,...

If it was me I'd be going throught Tamworth, Armidale, Glen Innes, Warwick, Toowoomba, Maryborough, Makay, or just up the coast and allowing myself 6 weeks or more, but I'm old. Not sure what the...
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