Was it a LOOK that broke? Who had the broken plastic frame? I can't keep track anymore.

Hitchy's plastic 486 took a tumble and put the derailleur through the spokes or something like that. It rings a bell that it buggered up the derailleur hanger and he got a new frame out of the deal.

yeah, that was Hitchy's 486, but the 'derailleur/Thylacine' incident left only superficial damage; the frame was replaced a couple of months later after he noticed crack(s?) at the chainstay/BB join, apparently caused by normal hammering.

Man, I need a scorecard. Was that the episode blamed on tourists?

nah, I don't think so. He just spotted some marks when he was cleaning his bike which he thought was cracked paint (a suspicious sign), but obviously turned out to be cracks

that's why, when I'm pasting a quote from somewhere else, I not only use quotation marks, but I often also use italics, a different colour, and a different font to make it REALLY obvious that they ain't my words!! This usually makes my quotes idiot proof, but.........

Idiots abound.

you must have an IQ of 140 as well

Italics?

Different colours???


Remember who you're dealing with, Nev. I had to e-mail ya to ask how to post pics, remember??

Thats the kind of post where it's tempting to use my EDIT function for evil, not good.

Can't you just get into threads like that and start biatch-slappin ppls who obviously need it

that was funny coz I don't know how to ATTACH a pic

hmmmm, maibee, but I dout it

Yes, but no one reported it. I'll go have a look, and see what needs fixin'.

I told that man he needed a Titanium frame....and needed to learn how to run red lights.

What's up with the 15 year old wanting to know how to weight train for cycling? Why doesn't he just do what the rest of us did back then - ride like an idiot until you bonk so hard you have to go have a lie-down on the side of the road, then repeat?

Tiger, you forgot the spewing. It's all part of training. I posted there, not so much in Ed's defence as to make fun of someone's boast.

By the way, when I was 20, I was a dedicated roadie with a Ciocc and a Basso. I could ride all day, and I was a mad sprinter. I just couldn't maintain a high average speed.

I could have soooo much fun with an edit function

I read the post you deleted. Ed, you're an idiot, and I mean that in the nicest way.

Anyone see this in cyclingnews yesterday https://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?...yder_velodrome

Sounds a mite ambitious.

I'm not a smart man.

Honestly, I've seen plenty of posts like that. You'd be surprised how many people hit the SPAM button instead of REPLY. Keeps me amused. I reckon you're a pretty smart guy though.

would sure beat the jumping castle for the kiddies B'day parties tho!

Wow!!

My mum always told me that!!!

hmmmm. New Olympics event? BMXers on track. Must have bell, streamers, and a pretty pink basket on the handlebars. Training wheels optional.

Have fun, time to inflict more pain and suffering on mr and mrs quadraceps

Time to go to the LBS. Dura Ace gloves. Large.