Dale was 18th in the IP. He's got a few more events to come.

nasty stuff...the Hell Ride is appropriately named then.

Thats the one. McEwen was still an amateur. He had a crook guts, took a dump out the freeway somewhere, got back on, then got in a break with Stevo and I think Serrano and beat them in the sprint. They did the last 40km or so at the gardens

full CCOMTB calendar is out, mixing it up with one night race and a 4 hour late in the year.

https://www.ccomtb.org.au/Calendar.html

Hey Ed , was the dvd purchased locally ?

Hey Climbo, what track bike do you ride? I really want to start riding the track, problem is I am 195 cm's and weigh around 95kg's. I can't find anything to fit.

Anyone suggest something? I looked a hillbrick's, but it's more or less $2k for a custom Zonal Alu frame.

this beauty...



what dimensions are you looking for? it's not easy finiding a production track frame for your size.

Chrome track bikes are cool. You can check how your hair looks in the toptube while riding along. If I could grow hair I'd get one.

I ma not 100% sure really. Spoke to a guy I know on saturday's ride and he wasn't sure as he has been out of the track riding for too long. Not up on current theories. I have always put it off because I didn't want to buy another bike, as I could never borrow one to try it out.

May just have to do it and see what happens. I just want to avoid buying things and finding out they were a waste of money. I have until next summer though in reality, should be able to get a good frame then. Mate is currently working at Precision cycles down in the sutherland shire, starting his own wheel company and is a really good mechanic. I know he will help me out, but it won't be cheap like it want it to.

I think the Bianchi goes up to a 59cm? bit cramped for me

Meooooowwwww...

https://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/***...074229545.html

Our other human headline is at it again

the 61cm is still only a 59.5 TT so pretty short. You'd be looking for about a 62 TT - huge.

Even though Jana Pittman is a pain the blurter, at least she has actually won something at an international level. The other one can't even make a friggin' final. What did Nick Bideau call her? ' a model who runs occassionally' or something.

You can find plenty of entry level track bikes for under $1500. Felt, Raceline, Avanti, Fuji, etc make a range of bikes that suit most people. One guy in our club is over 6' and rides a new 60cm Felt. very happy with it. I ride a Raceline and its doing fine by me. There's plenty out there.

Bikecology in Gosford 02 4325 1400 have had a 60cm Raceline frame hanging up for ages. Got it in for some guy who said no when one of the measurements he took was out by 2cm. You might be able to strike up a deal with them to get it off their hands.

Head down to your local track on race night and suss out the tall guys riding new bikes. Ask 'em questions, maybe even ask 'em for a try on their bike Just don't crash

Yeah, huge top tube. That is the killer. My road bike has a 61 or 61.5cm tt. Was a pain in the rear to get them to make it. They (columbus) would not do it for warranty reasons, that was what I was told anyway?

My legs and upper body is in proportion, huge in both. I was 6'3" at 13 so I have never been "off the rack" that I can really remember anyway. At least with a BMX you get a long TT, stem and cranks and you are good to go.

Thanks jock, I may check that raceline out.

I have been out to the track, not to many folks my height 6' 5-6". S Campbell (computer) is a bit smaller than me, but his bike is already too small for him otherwise I could prob ride that.

So are you gonna be riding it tonight, or swimming with the fishies again?

pffffft, i don't ride it so the chrome doesn't get damaged, it just looks good down at the coffee shop

schweet. just put them into the racing calendar. was tossing up deciding whether i was going to race MWMTB or CCOMTB, CCO wins purely cause i love the track and also cause they run much deeper into the year. the 6 months of racing that most clubs have come up with is a joke.

can also win over the misses by telling her that once a month we can go on a " holiday" to my parents place on the coast.... ill be back sunday mid day

exactly, 6 months is nothing, MTB riding/racing is year round anyway.

well i know if Tamsyn Lewis offered me a " reward " for catching her id make sure i damn well did!

good lord, cycling actually makes an appearance in the SMH....

https://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/imp...074229519.html

Just in time for Expat's arrival...
https://www.bikebiz.co.uk/daily-news/article.php?id=6448

Yep. I forgot about the last bit. I remember the crook guts...Robbie looked liek crap on the run back into the city. Tough unit.

Sure was. But not through "retail" channels, if you catch my drift.

M19 25km Points Race Final

1 Cameron Meyer (WA) 23 pts
2 Hayden Josefski (Qld) 17
3 Jack Bobridge (SA) 11
4 Leigh Howard (Vic) 10
5 Travis Meyer (WA) 10
6 Duane Johansen (WA) 7
7 Dale Scarfe (NSW) 6
8 Alexander Smyth (Vic) 5
9 Aaron Jones (Tas) 4
10 James Langedyk (Vic) 4
11 Thomas Robinson (Tas) 3
12 Richard Lang (NSW) 2
13 Joshua Edwards (Qld) 2
14 Reuben Meneaud-Young (SA) 1
15 Joel Lewis (Qld) 0
16 Christos Winter (SA) 0
17 Matt King (NT) 0
18 Justin Tomlinson (NSW) -17
DNF Yuta Sunaga (Jpn) 0
DNF David Trott (NT) 0
DNF William Robinson (Tas) 0