Kotter,

a second hand mach1600 is worth next to nothing. Do not buy it at $500. I wouldn't pay $200 for it.

For uni you are MUCH better off on a singlespeed setup with 46x17 or 48x17 freewheel or fixie if you're brave. Any crap wheels. Probably flatbar best. Can be standard frame, cruiser, or MTB frame depending on what other uses you have planned for it.

The idea is to ride a bike that you like but is not appealing to potential thieves. The single speed will test you legs on the undulatin terrain around waratah/jesmond and over Scenic Drive on the weekends.

Doesn't your best mate Maurice sell second hand bikes?

yeah, the more I think about......a 2nd hand Tiagra gruop-set would be worth virtually nothing, so maybe it's worth no more than $400

yeah, but I try not to see him much. He has a *few* bikes for sale, but they are fairly expensive. Sorry I cant tell you what he has on sale atm

I guess what I was getting at is you might find much better value in the Saturday paper. A nice bike that's SS or can be easily converted to SS shouldn't set you back more than $80-$120. Doesn't have to have nice shiny spokes and gleaming paintwork if its promary function is commuting to UNI for 3 or 4 years.

You just need a beater bike that's ultra reliable, rain hail or shine.

The bike Ive got could be converted to fg pretty easily (horizontal drops) but where would I get the parts, wheel set, gears, new crank?
or I guess this would go pretty cheap ebay item

Too exxy. Find a second hand beater somewhere so you only have to change minimal stuff. Use the wheels that come with it, just put new rubber and tubes on if needed. New grippy brakepads too.

Ebay doesn't always have what you need/want, and has been a bit exxy on most track gear this summer.

Kenyan (Chris Frome) leads 40km TT after half field gone through in 53:58

jeez, some of these poor buggers can't even afford clip-on tri bars?

or don't they want them?

Ouch!


Man, at first glance, I thought Jock was talking about me. Off topic, our stuff is supposed to be delivered this week.

10 riders to go and Aussie Ben Day leads with the first time under 50mins

Gday Expat.

Man 7 weeks without any kit??!?? you guys must be doin it real tough

O'Neil and Day, 1 and 2 in the ITT.

Is there any more compelling proof that we should become a Republic?

ROFLMAO

Mate, we were well on track to become a banana republic but bloody Howard came in and stuffed Labour's grand plan and Cyclone Larry wiped out the crops that would've been used if Labour ever gets back into power

Well, the missus turned 40 last month. And this past weekend, she was involved in her first snowball fight, made her first snowman, and learned how to make snow angels as well. We took the dog to the park, and ran around like a couple of kids. On the plus side, we can ride to next year's Sundance Film Festival from our house. A small river separates the bike path from the highway. We are so spoiled here.

why couldnt the TT be on yesterday when i had a day off work instead of the that stupid walking joke of an event.

My kids had their first snowball fight on Sunday too!! They sure do love it when dad defrosts the freezer

is Michael Rogers out injured? then again i guess that when your 3 world titles into your career, a comm games gold isnt that much in the grand scheme of things!

A lot of Aussies were allowed to play in the CGs. Not glamourous enuf for their teams to release them. Rodgers was pretty disappointed at not being able to play, but a job's a job and when cycling's all you've got it pays not to get the sack I guess.

Gordy got up for NZ's solitary TT medal. The man's a machine. On New Years eve he got side swiped by a car (hit and run) and broke a bone in his wrist. Two weeks later he was riding the Wellington Tour and training for the Comm Games.

Good on him. The kiwi team have had a real rough time of it on the bike so far these games.

The Kiwi track team are pretty slutted off and could lose some funding based on the poor medal count. Sports funding is pretty results oriented here

Thylo, remember someone slammed you for referring to something on Beach Rd as a "hill"? Well, some of the riders have said stuff like, "it looks flat, but it's not, and "it's harder than it looks". There you go

I'm with ya, by the way: some of the rises are tougher than they look.

Same here in Oz, we just been able to keep ahead of the game for nearly 10 years through some very hard work and a willingness to be open to new thinking.

It won't be long before other countries catch up as their development programs kick into high gear, and our winning ways will thin out somewhat. And so too will the funding.

Slutted off? There's a kiwism for ya. Never heard of that one. I can just hear the pronunciation as well.