I heard this before but I cant believe the chainrings can get worn out in one ride...?
And you say they can ONLY use proprietary shimano XTR chainrings..?

FWIW, the 06 cranks are cheap....

^^^ Hmm...that's not too shabby.

Just watched MT call Phil Liggett "Paul" on the SBS coverage.....way to go MT

At first i was going to give Toma the benefit of the doubt and thought it was a fair sledge, of a commentator who constantly gets the names completely mixed up, but then he corrected himself and it was business as usual for bumbling Toma.

Yes, mate of mine raced a state round in the wet ( at killingworth i think?) hed just put a new set on and rekoned they were junk after that. they are v v soft. and yes, you can only use the shimano XTR rings on the 06 version.

ya Phantom had 06 cranks for somthing like $400 for a while.

oh and for what its worth...

I'm red hot in the tipping comp!

I don;t rekon there's a chick on that VP page that I wouldn't hit. And I'm not that desperate I swear.

Those crazy Beligans and their tasy beers. Some drunk spectator took out Sandy Casar on the Cauberg yesterday and then started a fight with his DS. Meanwhile some other dudes were trying to steal Casar's wheels from his bike

Julian Dean had a tumble in the sprint finish today (just road rash apparently) but to add insult to injury the Viking got relegated for not holding his line

So saccy, you lining up a transfer to Palo Alto from Bathurst?

was Thor pushed off line by Deans stack? or perhaps Dean stacked because Thor went off line? if its the former then its a sucky penalty.

Problem is that all of those chicks are more interested in their careers than men. We're just a distraction for a couple minutes a week where they need some 'light relief'. They work harder and become much herder than men in this environment.

https://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=T4545 can somone please confirm for me that this is what i need to get my rear cluster off? somone has liberated my park tool one

And this differs how from most cycling blokes and their bikes?

All I do at work is browse the internet anyway so I'd go alright. They could hire me as "Manager of Female VP Affairs".

That's the tool, as the actress said to the bishop

Fine by me. As long as the pay's healthy and the work's good I'm happy.

[Edit] Or is that pays good and works healthy. Bah, either way I'd be there.

BTW, should see the female geeks up here. Jebus weeps.

Who's gonna win tonight then?

Robbie for the 3 peat tonight, rogers for the TT on saturday (?)

I know too many female geeks and they scare me. The more I work with them, the less attractive they become. I like women to be women and not pseudo blokes.

BTW, due to the wife coming home two days ago, I haven't had the chance to watch the TDF...has it been any good to date?

I'm not taking the p*ss.

Robbie was so convincing last night, it would be tough not to tip him for the 3peat.

Unsure about Rogers for the ITT. Think Zabriskie might take it, with Landis in the top 5 too.

Here's Marissa prior to going to work for Google....

all you need to know is this.....

Correct weight.

Cascade
Boag's (but not Strongarm)
Coopers

Or I'd reather go thirsty.

Hey, I just saw a video of the 'Big Brother Incident'. Anyone have an opinion on it?

Personally, I think having my face slapped with someone's genitals is, well, yuck, but the girl said "You're not going to Turkey Slap me are you?" and well, they did. Afterwards she then feels-up one of the guys and jokes around.

Now, the real question in my mind is, should 20somethings be rubbing their genitals in someones face for a joke in the first place, and should women see that as 'fun'?

Case of double standards I think. If a woman rubbed her crotch in a guys face, it would be labeled as gross and she would be labelled a '****'; but if you're a guy, you're obviously 'just having a laff'.

Personally, I also think women should aim a bit higher than 'something for guys to rub their penises on', but that's just me.

In The Age Tuesday, little Johnny said -

"The business community is always saying to me, 'Let us self regulate'. Well, here's a great opportunity fo Channel 10 to do a bit of self regulation and get this stupid program off the air."

However, using that logic, BB should encourage a continuance of this kind of behaviour because ratings go UP when there's controversy, which means more idiots staring at the screen, which means increased revenue through advertising.

Yet another case of Howard showing how little backbone he has. Calling something 'stupid' or 'In bad taste' placates the oldies and the youngsters flock to anything labelled thus like fies to poo, because Grandpa Johnny wouldn't approve (*snicker*), appealing to the teenage rebellion factor.

Corporations cannot self regulate, that's why we have the ACCC to put the smackdown on arseholes like HIH and anyone else who attempts to 'self regulate'.

If BB wasn't getting the ratings and wasn't making any cash, I'm sure 10 would axe it, but clearly it isn't, so why should anyone expect them to take it off the air? Also, anyone with access to the internet can see how tame ours is compared to even BB UK, so you could argue that taking BB AU off air would be a victory for the puritans and those wanting to promote censorship in this country.

saw it too.....you're right Thylo. The bit where she sez "You're not going to turkey slap me are you?" then runs over and hops into bed between them both and they do it.....hmmm.

Apparently Rita got TS'd last year as well.....nothign came of that.

your forgetting that this is a show that plays to the lowest common denominator and has contestants that represent this. 10 wnat it to be raunchy, even contraversial. why else stock it with gay guys and have them not tell anyone, have a matching set of mother and daughter enhanced airbags, provide shower cameras etc. its just cheap trash with a good publicity team. the more i ignore it, the more blissfull life is.

But, i think girls should not be using that as a basis for what to aspire to when they get older, but there is plenty of other exposure to similar things in society that are potentialy worse. I know that the same, and worse went on when i was their age! The smart will see it for the **** it is, the no so lit up will probably aspire to be the same.

Was it concenting? looks like it if she was feeling one of them up. I think instead of the public being outraged, headlines in the major newspapers and pollies scoring points with an ageing conservative voting public has anyone asked her what she thinks? people are different, some guys get off on pain , intimidation etc as a sex act, some girls like to be intimidated, some girls are very dominant. Times are changing and along with them peoples attitudes, especially those of younger generations. Its probably as shocking to us as the free love generation was to their parents. not that i think they represent the same thing, its just an example

Id never even heard of turkey slapping till SWMBO told me about it last night. im filling it my mind right next to the dirty sanchez and tea bagging!