What an afternoon!!
Ferociously hot at the track, Jongewaard & co sprinted from the start, really hammering the first few laps which got him out to 1:25 at one stage but I was wondering if he could last at that pace. Once the Pom and Canuck dropped Sid, they really went to work on Chris.

I've got to have a ride around that course, looks like hell in some places... got to get a decent digital camera too.


Big Telly


Joshua Fleming leads Ermin Van Wyk


Geoff Kabush


Chris J


Oli Beckingsdale leads Sid Taberlay leads Kashi Leuchs


Lots o flags


Chris J

from what ive read kabush had a big one on the 1st or 2nd lap( that wasnt shown on teevee ) hence why he was so far back.

I dunno if this has been pointed out yet but this frame is nuts link

"he 100% carbon fibre frame made from Easton’s "CNT“ Carbon Nanotube Technology"
and ....
"BMC says the new SLC01 frame weighs in at 960 grams (2.11 lbs)"

pretty nuts, but for me I wouldnt buy it.

Give me steel, lots of steel from the starry skies above, do not give me carbon fibre

If it was gonna hit me from the sky above, make mine nano thin CF

Can someone fill me in?

Good work. Thanks for that. Veronica's always top work. The second one looks like my ex minus the extra strength fun bits. Last one is very much my style as well.


And what's with pasty poms's winning more ****e? Where would they get a chance to go mtbing? Across trafalga square or somethink?

I'll be racing on the C.Coast this weekend.

I'm sailing a two day regatta at Tookley SC, ........
and camping 'on site' Canton Beach.

BUMPING

the podium will be out of Davis, Walker, Hayman, Cox, Hunter.

Punt Road will be where the crucial break is made, about 7th lap. The win will be made on the 10th lap, then it is 11 laps on Punt Rd. Walker will go. Cox will try and match him, and Davis Hayman and Hunter will be behind him. The second last lap, be on Punt road, that is wher I will be

Walker will continue his rise and beat the Protour hitters Hunter and Davis.

Lithium is THE WAY TO GO. It's like putting Carbon bits on your bike.
Seriously, Lithium has many pros. Extremely high cycle life, linear voltage discharge, very high energy density (lightweight), robust. It also has some nasty gotchas for the unwary.

You could go with 3-cell LiPoly or LiIon. LiIon is better for low current apps such as lighting. 3 series LiIon cells would give you a nominal terminal voltage of 10.8V.

Try to get a pack around 5AH capacity. Expect to pay around $200. To charge it you WILL ABSOLUTELY need an intelligent charger. I suggest the Novatech B8070 which will auto charge LiIon and LiPoly in both serial and parallel configurations. This charger is around $50 at good model stores, say HStore (do a google search).

Try to get a battery pack with a cell breakout connector on it (HStore has them). The Novatech charger is one of the few chargers which is capable of using this connector to parallel charge the cells. Expect a charge time of about 2 hours (no less with any Lithium chemistry - it's a constant voltage charge profile).

LiIon is more robust than LiPoly but has a higher impedance and cannot deliver as much current. About 1C is it's safe limit, so your 5AH battery will deliver 5A, which should light up the road ahead, and the next 'burb too!!

LiPoly can "kick ass" seriously, around 20C discharge rate. A modern 5AH pack ought to be able to deliver 100A if it's kept cool. Competitive modellers do this all the time. Really good if you want a searchlight on your bike!!! The disadvantage of LiPoly is a capacity loss of about 50% over 2 years, independent of it's amount of useage.

In either case, if you are cavalier about charging series connected Lithium chemistry batteries they will catch fire and burn your house down. Seriously. This is a big deal in modelling circles and there are many stories of modellers burning down their houses, workshops, cars, etc. You can't put the fire out either - water makes it burn better!!!

The absolute safe way to charge is to break out the cell connections and charge the cells in parallel. The charger I suggested will do this. A fire WILL NOT occur if you use this charger.

Any modeller doing competitive electrics, heli or aero, should be able to help you - the modellers have got this technology nailed!!

Hope this helps.

Crikey!!!

The Peak District, the Pennines, Yorkshire Moors, Salisbury Plains, the Chilterns, Cotswolds, the list goes on . Not many mountains but lots of steep hills and unless you're in the norfolk/suffolk area you'd be hard pressed to be much more than an hours drive from suitable terrain. Even the fairly flat south has miles and miles of coastal paths. I can't argue with the pasty bit though .

... except the ones that burnt down their houeses

you could always buy a chemical fire extingusher. But you would probably still want to move after you put the fire out.

Hang on, Kabush had a big stack at Lysterfield? What? Bwahahaha!

Track ain't that hard, AND the guy is riding an FS!

And as for the Poms, mate, England is a harsh place to ride. Brecon Beacons, parts of Wales...so steep you can't even WALK up. You don't need massive mountains to be a good cycling nation. Hello? Australia?

I want to credit card mountain bike tour the Pennine Way. Ride yourself silly during the day, Stay in an 16th century pub and drink Stones' Bitter all night.

Perrrrrfection!

Have fun!

its all relative, only takes a minor mistake to end up OTB. example, the weekend, just dropped concentration for a second and ended up otb. from what the pros were saying, Lysterfield is quite un - techy, but that means the faster you go the cleaner you have to get it to make it fast which is the big challenge. ive never ridden there so i really dont know, mot race courses in and sydney are quite technical.

Can't say I've ever had Stones on tap but the canned stuff used to be cheap. Once you get into Yorkshire though the real beer starts. Hmm Theakstons. I'm not sure if you're allowed to bike the Pennine Way though there is a largely parallel Pennine Cycleway that goes from Derby to Berwick. You've given me an idea of what to do the next time I visit home.

You'll be fine in C Group, but you'll know you're alive halfway up the second climb.

On your first ride just pace yourself. The group always waits for the 'fallen'. By the time you've done it 2 or 3 times you'll start to get the hunger to be more competitive on the climbs. And that's what the rides are about: measuring your improvement against your fellow riders.

The ride is only 2 hours and averages a tad under 30kmh for C Group. 30-35kmh is quite easy in the group, the hard parts are the numerous climbs and rises. All good fun

speaking of those guys (Peleton sports), anyone have an e-mail contact for the web leader or someone who can put up the info about our 2006 road calendar. The new website thing they have going on is hard to use.

well im averaging around 30 kph on the M2 at the moment, not that thats really hilly, but i figure i can probably manage more than that in a group.

i guess im mostly nervy about riding on somones wheel when ive had no expereince at it. is the best thing to do there to stay up the back of the group?

whats the story with the ground up at lysterfield? a lot of the pics look like its crushed rock / gravel that doesnt look natural?

mail@turramurracyclery.com.au is a good start, im not sure of any addresses that go to the race comittee guys.

Bit crusty in the office today.....Kanye West last night.

Probably the best gig I've seen. The guy is a serious talent.

from what ive seen in interviews, you dont even have to ask him and hell tell you all about how good he is!