I needed my strine dictionary for that one. I may send HD another pump by boat - might be quicker.

from today's RBR newsletter:

Shimano Corporation is recalling about 5,000 front quick-release skewers. Shimano says that after the QR is locked into position, the skewer could spontaneously break. Silver-colored QR skewers purchased or received after Nov. 1, 2005, are affected. Not being recalled are black skewers or those that have a small round sticker on the back of the lever. The recall affects Shimano 105, Ultegra, Dura-Ace, XT and XTR hubs, and Dura-Ace front wheels, including some Sport Dynamo hubs. According to the trade publication Bicycle Retailer and Industry News, Shimano will send a letter to retailers by May 31 with plans for replacing affected front skewers. Check with a Shimano dealer then if you have a suspect QR. In the meantime, stop riding with it[

Australia v Greece at the G match report. Crowd of 95K, interesting game, not just defence or keepings off. Flares were thrown & lit in the stands so it felt like a real soccer game and two pitch invaders made tools of the fat donut cops at the end of the match.

All in all a good nite.

also the Matildas came from behind to beat the Mexican chicks 2-1 in the warm-up match.

Congratulations climbo (and Mrs climbo!). Another cycling superstar is born

Hey 531, is size 43 the size you just bought, or the size you have that doesn't fit?


Edit: And a big congrats to the climbo family on the new arrival, too!!

congrats climbo. seeing as its early (?) i expect to see you down at ourimbah on saturday!!

Congrats Climbo

Congratulations Climbo!!

Ed073, I think you mentioned the book "A Pieper's Tale" a while ago & said that you couldn't get your hands an a copy.....

Don't know if you have managed to get a copy yet but I just read on another forum that Melbourne Sports Books in Flinders St has it in stock.

Congrats Climbo! Do it fer ya country!

Jock - how did you pull up today after your 1st rid ein 6 weeks? any soreness?

how long do you think it will take you to get back on form?

gawd some ****** drivers around. Two cars got in the way of an ambulance at one set of lights today. I couldnt believe it.

Pulled up fine. No muscle soreness, but then i wasn't thrashing yesterday just putting in the miles. Bit of kneecap pain which I didn't expect, but that's easy to control and gives me an excuse to avoid those horrible hill-things for a bit.

Back to form in 3-6 weeks depending on how quickly I can shed the weight so I can get back into tougher training. I can't do a lot yet anyways coz the shoulder muscles are all clapped out and the break isn't completely knitted, so hard standing starts and savage hocking are out of the question for another 3-4 weeks.

I'll drop in and race at Calga in a few weeks time to get a feel for what needs to be done. No point ATM because I descend like a B grader and climb like an E grader on mandrax.

Yeah, and for the money!

Congrats to you and the missus.

Meh, ya cranky old bugger, dont see you chaztizing HD for asking how you are feeling
Prefferenshal treatment I tells ye.....

So, Tuesday for my first commute? when do we set off?

sounds like we have somthing in common then!

my mates racing ourimbah on sunday after 6 weeks off the bike... should be interesting.... 10 bucks says hel still beat me at ourimbah as my technical skills suck the big left one at the moment and unless they put demtel hill in im screwed

TIMES OF CIVIL TWILIGHT FOR:
GOSFORD Lat=-33°25'00" Long=+151°20'00"
30/05/2006 Rise 0622 Set 1723

Useable light at 6:22am means we can set off at about 5:00am from East Gosford (limit of battery life). Forecast is for mostly fine conditions, so daylight won't lag behind cloud.

Expected Temperatures: Gosford: 11, Mooney Creek & Berowra: 5

Reckon you'll be out of bed by then?

size 43 is my new size. Last time I really stuffed up buying 44s, but they felt quite tight when I was walking around the shop. I learnt that walking around a shop isn't the way to test bike shoes, coz as soon as i was on the bike they were looser, and a month later i was wearing 3 pairs of socks and using 2 insoles!

I'll be keeping both pairs, if that's what you're getting at

Belated congrats...2 girls, hhmmmm time to get a shot gun!

The thought had crossed my mind that if you were stuck with an unwanted pair in the right size perhaps and arrangement could be made....hehehe

Although, that being said, I haven't actually tried on any Sidi's at all, and I know that there is definately differences in fit in the same size shoe between various brands so Sidi may not be what I need anyway.

Nev has pigmy feet, heh heh.

congrats to climbo and his better half.
Don't tell me you were a Lothario in a past life to deserve the two girls?

Man, what a day. Insanity. I need a beer or 10 more than I can describe.

Anyway fellas, here's the latest cub to leave the Thylacine Den, thought I'd share. This one is bound for Tassie (Thanks Adam!) -

Now that's a colour you never see out there in the wild. Very eccentric.

Those dropouts are ultra-cool. What are they?

Certainly wouldn't see it out in the wild, it would be too camoflaged!

Dropouts are Paragon Machine Works Sliders. These ones are specifically for the Rohloff 14 speed hub.

Ahhh......a felafel and a sixpack of Monteiths Pilsner. I feel better already!