Yeah mate, absolutely!

I've got the same shoes (somewhere), but they're the grey ones and they're ripped to shreds! Cost me $150 at Terry Hammond in 1987, and I used them for about 10 years. They didn't cut it with clipless.

LOL

Gave an identical pair to a mate of mine. I still have a pair of the silver ones with the 'aero' cover (super Merckx or something). There might even be a pair my original Adidas Merckx shoes floating (with the leather stripes) around at my parents house.

good stuff, the Aussie Masters RR is also on May 7th up at Calga, you should check it out. It's just up the road from the TT.

I live in N Fitzroy and often stay in Bentleigh with my girlfriend

Please tell us you didn't buy a Learsport.

Did you see the thread on the Learsport? I thought you might like that.

Buying a Learsport is a good way to get a groupo cheaper than aussie retail. Pity you have to scrap the rest of the bike.

Not a very sustanable way to buy groupo's.

sweet, ill try to check that out. ill probably have the GF with me, so i dont want to push my luck. shes normally really open to comming to races etc, jsut dont want to change that!

is the ATTA TT held on the same course as the CCCC RR's?

speaking of racing on the central coast, are you or Pshaw doing the night XC race at Ourimbah in june? id give it a go but i dont have the lights, (or the mega bucks for a good set)

Does anyone know who is the Australian delivery agent for Parcelforce (UK)?

My parcel arrived Monday but wasn't at work to accept. I don't know who actually delivered it to call to get it re-delivered.
Stoopid receptionist didn't give me the details.

Take a big dump on Saturday morning and yer in!
It might be our last at Dunlop Rd cos of: a) council permits and b) Casey Fields
I'm not sure which grade I'm this weekend... hopefully C, and hopefully this flu will have completely gone by then.

Ian, have you joined the Bicycles Victoria forum? Might be worth giving it a go.

https://www.bv.com.au/forums/index.php

Regarding silicon and cadence ... well just check out the lack of bounce on someone with implants, 'nuff said.

I plan on doing the night race and the 4 hour one later in the year. Need to get out and do some practice at night up there, but hopefully it will come off. I would like to do the May race but it clashes with my wife birthing my second daughter.

https://www.parcelforce.com/portal/pw...ediaId=2600005

Lookie here

Yeah stupid thing is only for UK deliveries. You need a postcode, which is for UK addresses only.

I've emailed them but reply time is 24-72hrs.

I want my wheels damn it!

Ill be there for the may round. what is silly though is that CCOMTB dont do a pointscore for anyone but members of CCOMTB. It would be nice if it applied to outside club riders like every other club series ive done

Deliveryman - "I have a parcel here for XXXXX XXXX"
Secretary - "Sorry, no XXXXX XXXX works here"
Deliveryman - "Are you sure? It says XXXXX XXXX and this address"
Secretary - "Pretty sure"
Deliveryman - "Oh, okay....thanks"

Ten minutes pass. XXXXX XXXX walks past the secretary on the way to the water cooler.

XXXXX XXXX - "Hi Melanie, how's it going?"
Secretary - "Hi XXXXX. Pretty good thanks"

Thats why they get paid the big bucks!

https://www.bikeforums.net/track-cycling-velodrome-racing-training-area/185966-flying-200m-times.html

Check this 'ultraman' character - reckons he was doing sub 10 flying 200m on the track!!!

man!!! Them Learsports/Azzurris are an ABSOLOUTE bargain (so I keep saying). $500 for a Columbus Zonal frame without a fork!! I very nearly bought one

Glad I gave you dudes a few laughs with the shoe pic.

Complete tosser!!

And I love his advice about learning to spin faster. ...."(i sugest try to stay that hour at 80 rpms)". In which reality is 80rpm fast cadence?

in that case, I assume you'd wanna do Beach Rd rides? There are quite a few large group rides that are total hammer-fests, and there are other, smaller groups coming out the local shops that aren't so fast. As far as weeknights go, John Kennedy does a couple of very slow, recovery rides (i forget which nights); I've seen a small Hampton Cycles group on Wednesdays, and they don't seem to be going too hard; Terry Hammond does a Wednesday night ride, and they go about half/three-quarter pace till the last 10km, where they fire up


here's a list of most of the large, hammer-fests:
https://www.skcc.com.au/index.php?opt...d=11&Itemid=30
There's also a Beach Rd., Tuesday night ride that hits the cnr of New St. and Beach at about 6:45pm.

As I suggested, there are other rides, you've just gotta ring around the shops. I'm not sure how welcoming some of the shop groups are, and I know some of them are a bit elitist, but I'm not gunna name names. Fairdinkum, some of them dress up in their matching bike shop gear and think they're a pro squad. It's a farkin joke!! I know Kennedy will welcome just about anyone.

crikey!! 80 is nothing!! Even I can sustain that

531, nice of you not to name names, even if we all have the "freedom" to say what we want...hehehe

Ianh..there are some other group rides that don't include Beach Rd too. Bikelife in Hawthorn has a Sunday ride up the 1 in 20 to Sassafrass (av spedd is high 20k's per hour if I recall), and I think there is a bunch from the cyclingforums board that 531 mentioned earlier that does a hilly loop up through Warrandyte & Kangaroo ground etc who welcome new dudes. Haven't done that one myself though.

Yeah, what a joke...even triathletes can spin that fast

Hey! I can spin at 80, does that make me a triathelete?