Thanks for this...I'm 90+ but nowehere near strong enough to break anything. Maybe this will give me the motivation to drop down into the 80's!!

do you know the dudes over on the "Aus Bike Cafe" forum? I think it's a bit of a clique over there, and whatever you do, don't criticize critical mass

Agree - seems to be a bit too much "us vs the cagers" over there at times.

I will now consider a new career as a motivational comment writer!

I think half of them ride together every Sunday morning, out east

.....and the whole USENET thing; gimme a break!! DO they think they're ARPANET purists, or something??!!

It's so impractical it's ridiculous. One day I'm gunna use the taboo words "chat room" over there, then run for cover. "Chat room?? Oh no, this is a sophisticated news and information posting service, populated by only the most articlute and educated internet users"

America - what a country! Not only can I get beer at my grocery store, but seeing as how the 4th of July is coming up, I bought fireworks today there too. Nothing like celebrating independence by blowing shyte up.

Hey, here in NZ every 5th of November we celebrate some dumb ****'s attempt to blow up the British parliament by burning an effigy of him and then blowing shyte up.

Celebrate failure with cordite

It's not a bad loop they do actually - I've done most of it at various times I think. I might not be welcome on the actual ride though coz I'm such a non computer dude I don't even know what the hell USENET is!!

I think I've got ARAPNETPHOBIA. (I'm with Wil on this one)

Are they behind this also?

https://www.woj.com.au/

chat room.

APAPNETPHOBIA

and yeah, I think there is some of them are involved at least.


Thanks. I am now fully PC compliant

I remember when you did that Oz... laughed my arse orf

re: kiwi-fruit - thanks pshaw, knew it was one of you wot done it.

jeez, where were ya? I had to get Hitchy on there to back me up.
I thought it was a relatively innocent comment, but I didn't know they were closet hippies/"Massers". One of them dudes was so farkin condescending........AAARGH!! I was about 2 posts aways from challenging ALL of them (with their pannier racks) for a torch-fest on Beach Rd

I think we won that round anyway Oz!......ya gotta luv those CM types. I reckon every ride I've done on the saturdee after one of their 'enlightenment rides', I've copped more abuse from joe motorist than the other 364 days put together!

hitchy

You shouldn't have any problem with the ksyriums...heaps of fat bastards (including this one!) are riding them all the time. I do tend to keep mine for race day though...too bloody stiff to ride evey day on. Hey whats this 90+ kgs?.....shouldn't it be 100- kgs?....or have you been getting out of the garage?

hitchy

Only a few days until Vinekourov begins his epic quest for the yellow jersey. Will it be a futile and fruitless journey into 200km solo breakaways? Will he spoil the sprinters party again this year and take out the Champs Elise? Or will his new team make him just shut up and ride to team orders again like a good little Kazakstani? Will SBS cross to the first day of cricket test and show highlights because its been rain delayed just when thing are heating up in Frogland?

Go the guys whose names end in "OV"!!!! and the Aussies of course...

Nah, but I had just been checking out Advocacy and Safety.

Since of my recent transition to a giant, im rootin' for the der kaiser

For sprinters Im going for McEwen for obvious patriotic reasons.

Anyone else gonna watch every stage. Im on uni break so I can

And while we're on the subject, what is it with this critical mass thing?

Maybe we should invite them to demonstrate the principle on Peats Ridge Rd on a weekday - it would be interesting to see them try and take the lane against a fully loaded quarry truck.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Mass

Actually Jock, from what I've been able to gather over on A&S I think the idea has evolved somewhat from that definition. (at least amongst the rather .... err.... interesting types that post over there)

Ppls on the A&S forum are a tad 'militant'. You will always get rednecks involved in mass participation events. If only they were all voluptuous, female, and members of Critical Ass

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Ass

ah, Hitchyoh, good to here from ya

One of the fanciest shops down here (Pro Motion; dealers of Scapin, Look, Time,
Cannondale, Giant, etc) recently closed for renovations and has just
re-opened as a Giant-only dealer!!!???!!

WTF????

Is that the way things will go? Manufacturers having their own retail outlets? 'Strewth'!!

I'd keep mine for racing if I could afford a second set of wheels to train on. Bluddy Campy - not so much around for cheap.

Which I suppose isn't really an issue since I've let the race licence lapse anyway....

I also probably don't notice them being too stiff for daily riding coz I'm <75kgs.