did you sort this out? I adjust my rear derailleur to be teeny weenyley on the 'slow' side to reduce the chance of gear jumping under load.


forum seems to be workiing better today

What frame did you get, was-bmxer?

Hey, I have absolutely no sympathy for anyo ne who whinges about pricing and availability here. Between us, Patty and I can get almost anything way cheaper than even WHOLESALE pricing here. The only thing stopping you guys cashing in on the savings is a bit of organisation and a bit of faith.

I can have a complete '06 Record group on my doorstep in 10 days for about the same price as you'd pay for the cranks alone over the counter.

Anyway, if anyone wants the hookup for the goodies, you know where to find me. :o :)

True, but you have to look at the reason WHY.

When you buy anything in this country, never mind bikes:

1. Costello takes a huge cut.
2. NSW govt takes a another cut.
3. GST.

You can't win. GST was meant to get rid of all the other "taxes". This hasn't happened.

Thanks Oz, nah, not yet. Since I stuffed my bike comp yesterday, I've been trying to sort that out.
Jumping one gear, I've usually been able to adjust it out (doing like you said) but I was in 53/17 when I jumped on Satdy and the POS went to 15 then straight to 14... lucky the bloke on my wheel didn't run into me. Never jumped 2 cogs before.

I'll clean everything down and set it up again. See what happens, but I think the frame might have something to do with it.

you might have to take some paint off to see if that's a crack near the drop-out

Hokay. How much for a Specialized Toupe saddle in 143? Yes, I'll be wearing it on my head. :p

Wow, this BBS is truely buggered.

Anyway, can't help you with Fecalized or Toupes. Maybe try toupes-r-us.com? :p

It was never going to happen. Only have to look at the history of the writing of the constitution to see it coming.
Sorry to go negative. But meh its true.

EDIT: sorry to here about the smash bmxer

What I seriously want to know is; with all this extra dosh going to the Govnmt, taxes, fines yada yada, how come all our srevices are totally crapp? Where TF is the money going**********?

it went into paying for the olympics, which ironicly we are still paying for.... i know that the olympics was the straw that broke the camels back as far as rail infrastructure went, its all been downhill from there...

Hmmm. A guy could probably make some decent pocket change shipping stuff to you guys... :D

The LBS down the road sells Specialized. I'll get a price from them this weekend. I've got to get some new contacts here for goods.

recommended retail is $150 U.S.!!!! Crikey!!!!

http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCEqS...addlesMultiuse

Almost anything he says. Then falls at the first hurdle. Thlyo, you've failed me. :(

Expat on the other hand at least makes the right noises. Thanks Expat. :)

I've never actually seen a price over here for one. I'd say I'd have a cardiac if I ever did.

I'm hoping now Paddies back home with the mob, he'll be able to get one off the back of a truck (or at least substantially cheaper). ;)

I got hit by a U turning car back in Nov. and wrote my frame and fork off. Oh yeah and my face... Well few a stitchs anyways.

I got thyo to give me a quote which resulted in me getting a bit of a frame upgrade.. (Ummm Ti...) and a bit of change to upgrade some other bits.

:D

A bit of an upgrade? Sheesh. :rolleyes:

I can tell you where it's NOT going:

Roads
petrol subsidies
health care
child care
plan b for what happens when warragamba runs dry
soil errosion
salinity problems

heavens to betsy.........

Don't want to sound like I totally rolled the insurance company. ;)

Well, I think they finally got the server upgrade sorted. This forum is flyin'

Anyone see the Melbourne papers? One orange bellied parrot is worth $220 million :D

LOL...yep, saw that. Wonder if the prop blades will be made of carbon??? :D

I do miss Oz. We had 5 pubs within 5 minutes walk. On the bright side, the missus is thrilled that she can get a bottle of beer in a restaurant for $2, and a 6 pack at the store is only US$6.

Yeah, it's only worth 2 bucks, that's why. :)

I don't get Thursdays paper. Whats the deal with the parrot?

Hey, I'm on dial-up. Nothing flies for me.

Just more federal vs state fun............

http://www.theage.com.au/news/nation...916636694.html

I got a dream hp, colnago. I agree with your paying retail thingy. This frame is going to cost me just over $2k, I belive they are around $2700 wholesale here in Au, still that is cheaper than retail in Italy for the same product. They are $3750 or something here retail.

the site moves quick and seems to work again, been bored at work all day.

I just forwarded that article onto my wife. She did the visual assessment for that windfarm, and is doing another one just north of ballarat at the moment. From what I understand, the parrot thing is a total red herring. Our reliance on coal is a total farce, and here we have a federal government looking for any excuse it can to avoid Kyoto or any alternative power source for that matter.

I wish I knew we voted these ****ts in so I could smash them in the face.

Good deal on the Colnago, was-bmxer. I mean, I wouldn't buy one, but....you know. Fark, 3750 is more than my custom Ti. That's a lot of coin extra for paying some old Italian guy to spray 'Colnago' on every tube in black spraypaint.