Rob is my kind of bike rider. State champion, holder of many state, national, and specific records. And yet he has always been just 'some other guy' in the pack, willing to chat or offer training advice on the fly. Should be knighted or awarded the purple heart or something.

On a side note, I went up to Kooragang on a VERY windy day for a central div champ race and there was this bike flailing about and about to come a super special gutser. So I moved it down the rail a bit to get it out of harms (winds) way. Bloody thing weighed in at about 4.5kg, I kid you not. Not exactly UCI legal, but hey, its only district level racing.

About 20mins later I bump into Rob and say gday. He thanks me for saving his bike! Apparently he was caught by ear by someone and all the while he was watching his bike teetering on the point of destruction. But he wouldn't interrupt the potential/valued customer to save it. 20 mins before the start of a champ race!! How fargin cool is that?