Pump report fer matagi:
Took a good look at the Road Morph. It's a great idea having it turn into a floor pump, every review I've read was a good 'un, but they're a bit more cumbersome than I expected. Definitely not 5cm wide ;) , but with the hose running up the side, it's the length of a road pump and the width of a wide MTB pump.
After asking at the shop, I was pointed to one that Oz mentioned:
Mine is by a mob called "Bike Essentials" - Taiwanese, aloominum body.
All the blokes in the shop had 'em on their bikes and reckoned that they were a good thing.
It's rated to 160psi - dunno 'bout that but as soon as I got home, I let me front tyre down and gave it a shot.
110psi in less than a couple of minutes without any fuss so I reckon 130+ wouldn't be out of the question.
The hollow handle has a lid on it fer patches (supplied) and a schraeder adapter (also supplied).
It almost disappears when it's clipped to the frame (bracket uses bottle cage mount bolts)

http://www.ausbike.com/pics/new_pump.jpg

[edit] oh, and it was $36 as opposed to $60 fer the Morph.

yep, that looks like it

what's the latest on which beer won't gimme a headache?

I tracked down the "Black" that Sacco recommended, which wasn't too bad, but it's a bit hard to get and I wasn't crazy about the taste.

This was at the shop with the Trek 5200, which of course has one of these pumps on it.
After pointing out to SWMBO that the Trek had one, she asked "why the hell did you just buy one if that Trek's already got one?"
Music to my ears :D

Have you 'ridd' the Trek yet?

This Scapin S2, made from Columbus Altec2 alu, is the siffest bike I've ever had or ridden. In fact, it was too stiff and uncumfortable, so I took it back after 3 weeks and swapped it for my alu Cinelli

http://vmartin.bigpondhosting.com/ph..._b_w_close.jpg

Nope, but she's pretty much given the nod so I'm off down there again this week to ride a couple of different bikes.

Man!!! I just scored some 2nd hand 9sp Dura-Ace cranks, brakes, front and rear derailleur, an ITM Millenium and Easton EA50 stem from my local shop in exchange for a heap of stuff I had lying around, such as a few pairs of old Campag brakes, various stems, old headsets, old forks, etc....I could'nt believe me luck!!:)

Nuth'n wrong with a drop of Chateau De Cardboard. :rolleyes: I don't mind a nice Margrett River Chardonnay. or a Barrossa Cab Sav.
I'm a cheap drunk really. I just toss 2 bucks on the counter and tell the barman to keep the change and throw me out when I'm pissed. :D

Was that at that recycle joint you've mentioned? Sounds like a nice haul!

yeah, Bicycle Recycle. Mind you, I've spent well over $10,000 there in the last 5 years without buying a complete bike. The guy who owns and runs it is a grouse bloke: Flemming Jensen. He's 'really' a panelbeater, and has the business next door -- he only bought the bike shop coz he heard that it was gunna be taken over by a car wrecker, and he obviously didn't want a wrecker next dorr to his panel shop.

Shiping a bike internationally from Oz
 

Perhaps this should be posted under the General forum, but the sticky Aussie thread seems a little more relevantly targeted.

Can anyone in Oz suggest how I can cost-effectively ship a bike from Sydney to Hong Kong? A bike box exceeds the dimensions allowed by Australia Post, and a courier company would charge $400 for it (assuming they can handle the size anyway).

Thanks.

I have a FedEx account. I'll e-mail them and see how much they want. What are the dimensions of the box and how heavy is it? If that doesn't work out, ship the wheels and the frame seperately. You should be able to squeeze each of those three boxes down to Aust Post-able sizes.

That won't work Thylo. Austpost's fantastic 'cubic weight' restrictions come into play:

"If the parcel is box-shaped, then its length (its longest dimension) must not exceed 105 cm. The girth, measured around the two other dimensions, must not exceed 140 cm."

So a boxed wheel will be too big at 75cm + 20cm + 75cm + 20cm = 190cm girth.

Wouldn't it just go on the plane with you as luggage, womble?

Expat's an expert on flying bikes, maybe he could give you some tips after he's finished perving at the snow bunnies in Utah.

Alright, now we're on a topic I've got some ahem expertise with.:rolleyes:

COOPERS.

Pale Ale.

A case a week enters my gullet and no nasty side effects yet. Nectar of the gods. And not so strong as to rip your balls off, which the Ale can do.
And yep, the blacks can be a bit gentler the next day than a normal beer.

Beer. More is more.

hey its good stuff! except the stella, every bottle is like a 3 course meal, except it gets you drunk!

To matagi, drinking goon is not something I indulge in but its cheap!

for vette:

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/425827/712869

hee hee hee hee, I wish I'd thought of that. :D

No bike is too stiff! Whats wrong with a teeth rattling ride? ;)

I am relieved to hear that, a budding economist should cultivate a taste for the better things in life. :D

Odin, thanks heaps for the pump report. I think I'll go and talk to the nice man I bought my bike from and see if he can get a Road Morph in for me to play with.

My contribution to the pump discussion: I have a "Beto" small size pump that does me okay out on the road. It has a locking mechanism to hold the pump on the valve & a built in pressure gauge too. I only use it as a "get home" device though - gets 80odd PSI in pretty quick (although could go more if I tried) which does me until I can use the floor pump at home.

And is it a good thing to admit to never even having heard of goon? :o

or is it just a northerners word for Chateau de Cardboard?

I'm with you - never heard of it.

ok, that'll be this weekend's beer

thanks