Sometimes I wonder why I even bother living here. Don't shop here, don't frequent any Aussie forums, 95% of the frames go overseas....little Johnny is a racist, sexist, popularist *unt.............I'm sure Patty will chime in any second *laugh*

out of curiosity, how many frames are you managing to move per month / year?

This month it's four, but it varies wildly. The aim is to get to a point where I can quit doing design consulting and go with Thylacine full-time, but not get so busy to the point where I have to compromise customer service to the shameful levels that other custom bike companies stoop to.

The big game plan is no more than about 100 or so frames a year, but that's a looonnnggg way off. IF does about 1200, for comparisson.

When was the last time you were shot at????

59th Halle-Ingooigem - 1.1
Belgium, June 21, 2006

Results
1 Baden Cooke (Aus) Unibet.com
2 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
3 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic

Good work Cookie!! Pity that Unibet got ripped off with no start at the TdF. Especially as the organisers have now bounced one of the Spanish wildcard teams.

Coz despite all that, it's still great!!

8.05pm on the 5th November, 1985, when I was a copper. He came off second best.

Your missus needs to squeeze one out for you, one for her, and one for the good of yer country. Then you can get back some of that cash Johnny's been takin off ya. That's why you bother.

pnw3d.

Jock, Climbo, Pshaw - heading out to Calga this weekend? ill probaby be there, car repairs and weather willing.

SWMBO also comes back into the country after 3 weeks away at 7 am that morning and im not sure how impressed shw will be with me heading off to a bike race, meh!

Here we are fellas, 9 days to the tour



Can Millar win the prologue?


It is more like a 4k ip, and I dont think jens lehmann used to do much road work iin preparation, though he rode for nurembuger div 2.

DZ, and Hincapie are the only ones who will beat him I think.

next line is Wiggins, Boonen, Hushovd, Chavanel, Kashechkin.

Savoldelli Valverde Vinokourov Periero Voigt Julich Ogrady Lang Ullrich Landis E Gutierrez Karpets Chavanel Leipheimer Rogers Zubeldia Grabsch Geslin Pineau Hunter Pozzato, Backstedt, Flecha Sinkewitz VeloSteegmans Horner could all come top ten, but wont win.

then Brochard Nozal Lovqvist Eisel Bennati Velo Evans Basso.


Basso Ullrich and Evans most likely will be top 20, don't expect any to win. Ullrich is an outside chance.

Of those above, almost any could take it, except the bottom line. They might make the top ten

Hincappie to take the prologue, after all he has to win somthing this year doesnt he?

I heard ya call in and try to take over the Will Walker interview on SEN (radio, for the northerners)

Has SEN off the bike moved to friday nites now?

HDT, there's no friggin way you'll be allowed to go racing on the weekend, but I'll bring the pump up anyway. It needs to get out for some fresh air.

Thunder, I was wondering when your Tour form guide would appear.....

edit: Will O'Grady ride the prologue on a fixie? I think he has once before.

i think she will be ok with it, after all she has to sleep to get over the jet lag, unpack, catch up on Gf's gossip and all those other female type things doesnt she? Im sure she doesnt want me cluttering up her life like that

yeah, 7 to 9pm

Woot Ill be on holidays, Ill be watching many a stage into the wee hours of the night

Finally I'll be able to put my 42" plasma to good use

well you got me!

Is SBS broadcasting it in HD? Because that would worth it to upgrade to to a HDTV.

I brought a HD set top box for my supposedly HD compatible big Philips TV and can't get the mofo to work. Works on the yellow red and white inputs but not the green blue red component inputs. I know the HD box is working and suspect faulty component inputs on the tv. bastid technology.

I don't think Wiggins has ever won a TT on the road??

He's half Aussie by the way.

yer, thats what my misses said to her last bf

Ya need to configure your RGB inputs, kiddo. And don't ask me how it's done, 'coz I have a projector instead of a TV, which means my image size is way bigger than yours.

hey 531, have you heard any of my other stuff, either as Dario Cipollini or Rowan Museeuw?

I might ring in tomorrow night, as forearms Van Petegem.

I am getting some stuff published on Dailypeloton.com. Hopefully have an article or two on Paul Crake and Heinrich Haussler on PelotonPress.nt in the next months too.

That Robert Gesink I asked Walker about, he is a star. 19 years old, and he rides uphill like Evans (almost). He also has a tt engine. Might have an interview in the works with Walker. Will link when it is in the can.