It was still a pro championship. McEwen was still an amatuer and won the 'Open' event, similar to Will Walker this year. Stevo was Aussie Road champ. I think they were still giving out the cack green jerseys with the chest bands then as champion jerseys then!

That's right. Festina wouldn't let him wear the nasho jersey in Europe. Reckoned it wasn't prestigious enough.

Trevorrow had a shocking sprint jersey for the Bay Crits. I think Trent Wilson was just happy to wear t, it could have been babies vomit.

Wilson, Trent, he of the 100 metre breakaway in the Giro that lasts for 3 kilometres and only serves to ruin the paceline.

Time to go and play. Coming Climbo? ;)

Jock I rang about that raceline frame, long gone.

I can get one of those pretty cheap. Have a long list for e-bay together now, should come out about even. Even if it's not the perfect size, it will help me see where to head any way.

Cheers, Aaron.

alchemy lists a 62cm track frame on their website, might be worth a look.

yeah, but not with you :( :o

And both got schooled by a Kiwi dud, which of course is quickly overlooked by the media who continue to talk them up.

:lol:


I'd like to declare my support for Torah Bright, Aussie snowboard chick in the Winter Olympics. Anyone else on board with that? :D (pun not intended)

Come straight from the pool with your budige smugglers :eek:
You wont look ridiculous if Jock agrees to wear a skinsuit ;)
I'll even wear my flying bannana outfit :D

Don't even get me started on Kyle van der Hype or Crap or Kuip or whatever his name is. How overrated is that bloke?

How long do ya reckon some of these duds would last in the cycling, hockey or swim teams?

'Oh deary me, it's such a joy to be here at the opening ceremony. This is what it is all about. Not results. The Australian tax payer should get down on their hands and knees in gratitude that they have to support me in my endeavours to just be here' BARF. SPEW. Rant over.

are tan coloured budgies OK? :)

athletics bores the crap out of me, I don't even take an interest in it, swimming isn't much better and we have to put up with that constantly too.

perhaps this chick could host Cycling Central

http://static.flickr.com/41/97024294_36c2ea01ac.jpg

looks like it says "jugos" on the tv in that pic.

Interesting story...

Very pretty young Mormon girl.....so the beautiful, clean-living Aussie angle is a sponsor's wet dream.. Family moved to Salt Lake in 2004, I think. Currently the "face" of Roxy wimmin's surf brand, has an X-Box game named after her.

Her career is being very carefully stage managed in the lead up to the Olympics....journos are being told you can take as many pix as you want, but she won't be doing any interviews or answering ad hoc questions.

Sign of the times we live in, I guess. If she wins gold, we may only hear about what it was like through "approved" channels....read: glossy mags, Today Tonight puff piece, etc etc.

Magnificent unit....that photo was in the Herald Sun "news"paper yesterday.

Think it says New Jugs!

Geebus. I came to ask some dumb questions but my brain has just emptied. Must... stop... looking....

Ack, I'm back. Now where was we. Oh my bike.

Got it serviced at the shop before the Alpine. Done 200km since then. Now I find the steering is binding up when you turn it very far off center. The thing is only 15 months old so the bearings can't be worn out. You think they might have done something at the shop?

Secondly, when I pedal the thing makes a clackety clackety sound, like tiny maraccas. Doesn;t mappen when I coast. Happens in all gears and either sitting or standing, although I do notice it most going slow up hills, I guess because there's less wind noise. It's not the gears cause I've had a play. Thought it might be the bottom bracket or cranks but there doesn't seem to be any play down there and it's still spinning smooth.

So any of you mechanics have a clue what's going on? Wouldn't mind some some angles to go to the bike shop with when I accuse them of farking my bike and making them fix it for free.

I'd be happy to see MT given the boot for Stephanie Brantz who hosts Toyota World Sport. She is a very fine unit...and does well on the hosting job.
http://www20.sbs.com.au/sport/index.php?pg=tm&id=6

Farkin oath she is. Hot as!!! :eek:

+2 000 000!!!

molto, molto molto bella!!

Did you travel up there with it on one of the roof racks that you clamp onto the fork? Front wheel out??

Could have pitted the race....has happened to me a cupla times. New h/s required, I'm afraid.

I thought Italian TV sucked when I was overthere in October. I may have to completely reassess my opinion since this new evidence has come to hand :)

Every ad is for either ice-cream or a type of ham. Funny.

Ack, sure did. So are roof racks bad ideas for transporting bikes? I wouldn't have thought they would have put as much stress on stuff as actually riding the thing down a bumpy road?

Bugger. What do headsets cost? :(

[Edit] Ack, google says like $200+ for a good un. :(