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Im against the rego idea, next would be toll bike paths.
Its obvious the RTA/NSW govt dont know how to look after the state especially in the transport department |
Originally Posted by HDTVKSS
woo hoo, after 20 odd minutes in the anerobic hurt box picked up 2nd in C grade at the dirt crits last night. actually thought id won it, but it turns out the guy i overtook was going a lap down and the winner was no where in sight. some great hadle bar to handle bar racing. im still pretty happy, 1st podium and hopefully not the last!
Anyone else going to DGV on Satdy?? |
Anyone help with a restoration plan, my thoughts so-far....
Re-chrome forks & rear-stay Paint frame & lugs (original colour, contrasting lugs) Brooks seat New bar tape Dura-ace EX brake levers with tan hoods (ebay) Dura-ace brakes (modern) Re-lace wheels (replace spokes) Tyres Possibles: Dura-ace EX hubs Dura-ace EX seatpost Chris King headset |
Originally Posted by climbo
Damo, do you commute/ride in CT ? I used to do it in NJ and Sydney (and Australia) seems no worse, in fact, probably better because commuters on bikes in NJ were such low numbers that there is not much consideration for any bike out on the road at all from motorists. These news articles jusy hype it up a bit, make it look horrible but it's not really that bad.
I've ridden in Vt, Ma, CT, RI and upstate NY and never had real drama at all. I never did ride in NJ though ... might just be a bigger city thing, where I am it's probably a smaller town than Newcastle and I've never ridden in a city as big as Sydney ... and I ride away from it ... my commute takes me away from the city ( I live in the city and work in the burbs ) |
Originally Posted by poopypants
Yeah on occasion.
I've ridden in Vt, Ma, CT, RI and upstate NY and never had real drama at all. I never did ride in NJ though ... might just be a bigger city thing, where I am it's probably a smaller town than Newcastle and I've never ridden in a city as big as Sydney ... and I ride away from it ... my commute takes me away from the city ( I live in the city and work in the burbs ) |
Originally Posted by pshaw
Anyone help with a restoration plan, my thoughts so-far....
Re-chrome forks & rear-stay Paint frame & lugs (original colour, contrasting lugs) Brooks seat New bar tape Dura-ace EX brake levers with tan hoods (ebay) Dura-ace brakes (modern) Re-lace wheels (replace spokes) Tyres Possibles: Dura-ace EX hubs Dura-ace EX seatpost Chris King headset |
On the wat to work today I spotted a man in joggers, what appeared to be king gee shorts and a tee, and an old helmet riding along on a brand new black C50, fully deck ed out.
Then a woman in all red assos, top, shorts, gloves & socks with joggers on riding along on a carbon fibre giant, with a mountian bike riser bar set-up. Eastern Suburb madness. Sold a bunch of old bike bits on ebay this week and made $1200, here comes track bike. |
Originally Posted by was_bmxer
Sold a bunch of old bike bits on ebay this week and made $1200, here comes track bike.
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Originally Posted by was_bmxer
On the wat to work today I spotted a man in joggers, what appeared to be king gee shorts and a tee, and an old helmet riding along on a brand new black C50, fully deck ed out.
Then a woman in all red assos, top, shorts, gloves & socks with joggers on riding along on a carbon fibre giant, with a mountian bike riser bar set-up. Eastern Suburb madness. Sold a bunch of old bike bits on ebay this week and made $1200, here comes track bike. |
I'm wearing my King Gees today, but not doing any riding. :( A couple more weeks, a couple thousand dollars, and I'll have my bikes here...
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You guys should not be reading the Sydney Morning Herald. Next you'll be quoting Alan Jones as some pillar of wisdom.
Bottom line - we're the most over, taxed over regulated western nation in the world, and taxes and levies just go into one big coffer. Your rego does not pay for roadworks. The government decided how much it's going to spend on roadworks depending on how much we whinge about potholes. That is all. God people are stupid. :) |
Go Tiger!
Everyone cross your fingers for us. We're trying to get into a 5 bedroom 2 bath home. Repayment is about $600/month. And taxes are lower here too. :D |
Originally Posted by Expatriate
Go Tiger!
Everyone cross your fingers for us. We're trying to get into a 5 bedroom 2 bath home. Repayment is about $600/month. And taxes are lower here too. :D |
Originally Posted by Expatriate
Go Tiger!
Everyone cross your fingers for us. We're trying to get into a 5 bedroom 2 bath home. Repayment is about $600/month. And taxes are lower here too. :D |
Where is this? Utah? Is that one bedroom for each wife?
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Status quo in Tour of Cal after today's run along the coast. Would've been a brilliant ride to be on!
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Hey, who insulted Ed? only a handful of posts in two weeks...
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Originally Posted by Thylacine
You guys should not be reading the Sydney Morning Herald. Next you'll be quoting Alan Jones as some pillar of wisdom.
Dude SMH is a fairfax publication its about left wing as you can get for a mainstream publication. So its the opposite of Alan Jones. If you were reading a PBL publication by itself I would be a little worried. finally found a house expat. Good on ya |
Originally Posted by was_bmxer
and what about the garage? How many cars side by side with all doors open?
probably two because the cars are so big :D probably 8 falcons or commodores nose to tail across the width of the garage |
Hmmm. Let's see. No, no beach volleyball. But getting a haircut at Bikini Cuts runs a close 2nd. Sadly, the house only has a 1 car garage. But that extra bedroom is for the bikes. Tiger, what man is his right mind would want more than one wife? It may be the only the they have right, but at least the French know how to do it properly. A mistress is easily discarded, and won't cost you a house and half your super. Back to the car/garage thing now. Kotter, not only is our car tiny by anyone's standards, but there aren't and Falcons or Commodores over here. The do sell the Monaro with a GTO badge, but it's quicker than the Aussie version due to the exhaust re-routing giving it a 15hp boost.
That's all I have to report today. Oh, Amgen's been copping it for sponsoring a race. Hope that doesn't affect their stock price. |
what about the current, balmy 1 degree C (37F) temp in SLC?
And a 'springly' -3C in Bryce Canyon...........yummy http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/forecast...=RWR&version=0 |
Originally Posted by Expatriate
Kotter, not only is our car tiny by anyone's standards, but there aren't and Falcons or Commodores over here. The do sell the Monaro with a GTO badge, but it's quicker than the Aussie version due to the exhaust re-routing giving it a 15hp boost.
The commodore/falcon idea is for comparative illustration purposes only! The GTO got canned in the states as well. Too expensive to re-engineer for the new US airbag regulation. For that type of anyway money I would take a wrx/evo9/alfa gta instead! |
Originally Posted by ozbiker
The problem is very deep - it's a social sickness. Every night (on TV) children can see realistic re-enactments of people being shot. They are bombarded by news of violence by the media - every hour these days on TV. Shooting another person is essentially the ultimate act of cowardice. You terminate life using a machine designed purposely for that purpose, and from the ultimate position of strength - you cannot be stopped - a simple finger operated switch turns off a life like extinguishing a light.
An entire generation has been made immune to the the reality and consequences of this, and similar actions (many people are scared of needles - 1/10th mm diameter and sharp - oh how pathetic!! - they rarely think of a bullet as a needle, 10mm diameter, blunt, and doing Mach 2!!!!). How much of a leap does it take to tranfer this into a car - to sit completely enclosed and unassailable in a steel cocoon, a position of absolute power, the decider of life and death, at least for those weaker than you like cyclists. To buzz a cyclist in a car is a demonstration of power - "see, I can kill you or let you live - my choice - and you can't stop me". **** is a crime of power. Assault is a crime of power. Firearm murder is a crime of power. Buzzing cyclists is a crime of power. What they all have in common is that they are done from a position of absolute safety - the coward's position. |
cant be stuffed discussing it. But the bit about drivers sounds about right for 4wd owners. They are just crazy
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Hey Oz, you were right. Got my hands on some Giramondo stuff the other day... new bibs and jersey.
Damn those bibs are nice... :love: |
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